Reviews
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
Not sure... rachel ziegler...
I understand that many people highlight how faithful they were to the books. That's brilliant but this is a movie made for the mass audiences now.
First of all, there's way too much of singing, it gets cheesy and annoying. Secondly, they've tried too hard to remind us our "Katniss Everdeen" it's does not feel natural. I don't like Rachel Ziegler's performance at all she is way too theatrical her accent is too comedic. They have tried to make her Katniss.
There must be a Part II for this movie as well I suppose because it left many questions unanswered. I don't want to include spoilers so I will skip those questions.
Istanbul Için Son Çagri (2023)
It's a cute romantic comedy movie
I understand the criticism about "cheesiness" of the story, yes it's not something undone before and all.
After all, it's a romantic comedy movie to watch at home when you got time to kill. The actors are amazing, there is something empty with the plot such as the Asian guy who mistakenly took Serin's suitcase, if he is at the hotel then why he can't come back until the next morning? Or if his family lives & working in Manhattan why the guy stays in a hotel? That part did not make any sense to me.
The transmissions are well done, imagery is beautiful in my opinion. The ending didn't sit right with me, why Serin has to give up her job opportunity again? I thought they were going to agree on finding a middle ground. Ending was wrong.
Napoleon (2023)
Director should consider his choices...
The trailer excited me when I first saw it couple of weeks ago. The movie wasn't that exciting, to be honest. I doubted Ridley Scott's ability to execute another grand movie... such as Napoleon. One of the greatest figures in history must be played exquisitely. He looked like an odd man, he wasn't admirable at all. That has been said, I think we have to question the director's choices.
Having a big name can blind the audience most of the times but Ridley Scott has been making awful choices since the House of Gucci movie. The editing - timeline is weird. He has been making the same errors since then, maybe time for him to retire, giving his age.
Elemental (2023)
Wholesome movie
I really enjoyed watching Elemental, the animation quality is on point. It does reminds me of Zootropia / Zootropolis movie (?) because of the vibrant metropolis and certain divisions amongst the residents. I loved the storyline and the emotional scenes very much. It is definitely a sleeper hit, I haven't seen much promotion for the movie, I was able to stream it on Disney+ later on. They should not sleep on this successful movie. Definitely recommended to everyone, from families to adults its a joyful movie. Pixar should have been promoting this movie a lot more, they're sitting on a gold mine.
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Unnecessarily long
First of all, the storyline actually made me excited to go watch this movie since it's based on real events. However the movie is unnecessarily long, impossible to watch without an intermission. Leonardo's accent is horrible, some scenes are difficult to hear as well. Don't go to cinema for this movie just wait couple months to watch at home. It's not their best work, ending is very very disappointing.............
I'm not a fan of this movie unfortunately. The beginning if the film is exciting and successful visuals but the rest is unbearable. They should have casted another male actor. No need this man.
The White Lotus (2021)
Don't get the hype
This is obviously an American centric production because hello, the rest of the world doesn't care nor live based on these "issues". This show is boring, we are just witnessing some people's lives, the only thing that connects them is the hotel place. Ok I got it it's about the rich elite being awful and socialism for everyone ok cool cool. Still, it's a boring show, I don't get the hype at all. Therefore, the 15 minutes of Jennifer Coolidge (?) is up I think. Don't know how the Hollywood (the rich elite lol) pushed her back and suddenly she is everywhere. These characters are all getting similar amounts of screen time idk why they chose to shine her at the awards.