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Kurak Günler (2022)
Metaphors, metaphors...
This movie tries to parallel the current Turkish social and political state by using a simple story in a small town in central Turkey using many metaphors. Since the script writer has not worked very hard in doing this, the narrative becomes weaker and weaker as the movie goes on. The first parts were interesting and promising, however towards the end of the movie, the script fell to the point where it broke from being believable and original. Performances are generally good and cinematography is also above average. I hope more of these type of movies with a better story and script are produced in Turkey, because there is a need for them.
The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
Wasted much of its potential
This movie had much potential to be a masterpiece, but most of this potential was lost due to bad acting and bad script.
The Outsider (2020)
Boring and a waste of time. Avoid
I rarely review titles in IMBD. But, in this case I wanted to warn you about this. This is the one of worst series I have watched in the past several years. Even it is based on a Stephen King novel, the story is very simple and childish. (El Cuco? Really?) Most scenes of the episodes are too long and boring. And the end is quite disappointing. I wasted 10 hours of my life, where 3 or 4 hours would be much more OK for such a simple scenario.
Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Mediocre to poor
Some very important facts are missing. Some phantacy (supernatural) stories were added to increase dramatization. The "historians" speaking in this "documentary" are of questionable knowledge. CGI effects are of mediocre quality. Forcing Turkish actors to act in English was a plain torture for them and for the viewer. In summary, an important opportunity to create a better documentary was missed.
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (2004)
Everybody should see this documentary
This BBC documentary together with "Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)" must be in the list of everyone trying to understand the 21st century, i.e., the days we are living. Even if you are in the "neo-conservative" camp, you should watch this documentary to realize what kind of harm their ideas have done: By making the "enemy" look larger and more important than what it is, they both make us fear of a not so organized enemy and also make the enemy more self-confident for launching suicide attacks on us.
Starting from the 1950's, this documentary tries to explain the changes the western (Christian) and Islamic societies have undergone in the last 50 years. The startling thing is that so few people have influenced and manipulated us. And this is becoming easier and easier with the help of mass media today.
Just a note: Recently, I watched "Joyeux Noël (2005)". Although it has nothing in common with this documentary, you can see in the end of the movie that the "politics of fear" was always an instrument for controlling and manipulating the masses and unfortunately religion is one of the helping tools.
This documentary is highly recommended.
Eskiya (1996)
Good considering the year it was shot, but still disappointing...
I wanted to watch this film for years; but just yesterday I was able to. Now, I think that this movie is overrated. First of all, the screenplay and the shooting (especially in action scenes) have many flaws, which make the story unbelievable. The acting of Sener Sen and (partly) Ugur Yücel and Kamran Usluer is perfect; but what can we say about Yesim Salkim and Sermin Hürmeric?
I think "Gonul yarasi (2005)" is slightly better (more believable) than "Eskiya (1996)" although it has lower rating. However, this film predates "Gonul yarasi" by almost ten years and it may be thought one of the first pioneering good Turkish films of the last decade. For this reason, I recommend seeing this film.