I guess you could enjoy this if you are not familiar with the SCIFI genre, and perhaps under 25 years old. I get the feeling that this series is aimed at a younger audience, hence the lazy writing and simple dialogue. The dialogue made me cringe way too often. Simplistic, over the top group dynamics, you could tell from the very start of the first episode what the producers were trying to do with the characters. There is nothing wrong with the actors, the story has a lot of potential - but, this just still flopps on so many levels, it is just poorly executed. Also it lacks too much on the realism side, which so many SCIFI lovers do demand - at least to some level. At the very start, you notice that the gravitational wheels, or whatever they were trying to do, moves like they should... only that our characters stand with their feet towards the middle. Small details like that are found throughout the series.
I can tolerate a few derps, it is after all fictional. But some details are just way too lazy. Why is the whole friggin space station lit with lights, and lots of them? Oh, yeah, it looks cool. Nevermind that it takes up unbelievable amounts of energy. Watching a few episodes left me annoyed instead of entertained. I stopped after one too many character flashbacks.
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Sick Birds Die Easy
(2013)
what a fantastic mess this was
29 June 2016
Not recommended for everyone. But if you are interested in the subject, this is a real treat. Completely uncensored and incredibly weird. The camera work fitted perfectly with the story. As others have mentioned, this reminded me of Apocalypse now.
Quite a sad story all in all, a bunch of westerners get lost in the jungle and in their minds. I went holy s***, Jesus and wtf many times throughout this film. I hope all the best for the creator of this movie, at least he seems to be on the right track.
I really do hope that western culture will stay respectful and not go about and contaminate the Bwiti culture by ignorant iboga tourism - read ignorant tourism, considerate tourism is fine. Iboga has a lot to offer to the west, but it has to be treated with utmost respect, these things are beyond anything that any person from the west could ever come close to understanding unless you would go through proper initiation. *end of rant*
Respect other cultures and the plant teachers, peace out. Iboga is not a party drug but ancient sacred medicine, I hope this became clear in this movie.
Quite a sad story all in all, a bunch of westerners get lost in the jungle and in their minds. I went holy s***, Jesus and wtf many times throughout this film. I hope all the best for the creator of this movie, at least he seems to be on the right track.
I really do hope that western culture will stay respectful and not go about and contaminate the Bwiti culture by ignorant iboga tourism - read ignorant tourism, considerate tourism is fine. Iboga has a lot to offer to the west, but it has to be treated with utmost respect, these things are beyond anything that any person from the west could ever come close to understanding unless you would go through proper initiation. *end of rant*
Respect other cultures and the plant teachers, peace out. Iboga is not a party drug but ancient sacred medicine, I hope this became clear in this movie.
Avatar
(2009)
Almost flawless
5 January 2012
Warning: Spoilers
I will have to give this movie at ten, because there is only one scene that I don't like, and everything else about it is so beyond superb.
Though this scene makes me cringe a little bit:
*spoiler* the part where those big dinosaur beasts come to the rescue, I find it a bit cheesy. The music with a sort of "TATTARAAAH" used makes the scene even worse. I like the idea of Eywa giving a helping hand but this scene turned out bad.
OK, another thing I don't like is the end title song.
Anyway, why do I find this movie so fantastic? First off, I can't help to like a movie where there are blue beautiful nature loving aliens on a really otherworldly planet, and a movie where big corporations are the bad guys. What's not to love? This movie is very easy for me to like just for those reasons.
But this movie totally blew my mind visually also, it worked wonderfully as a 3d movie. And wow, the dialog! The wonderful so typical Cameronish dialog which really sits with you for a long time. I especially liked Colonel Miles Quaritch speech.
This movie has an important message, other than that we should stop plundering the earth. Cameron is a genius, and it seems many people are not seeing this one.
The Na'vi connects with their planet with some sort of neurological connection. It has a lot of similarities on how indigenous people around our planet connects with the earth. Instead of connecting their braids with weird tentacle thingies (lol) they take hallucinogens or go on shamanic journeys. Nature plays such a huge role for these people, not just because they use it as a resource, but it is also a teacher. A really important one, if you destroy their habitat you are also destroying their souls. We have seen this happen so many times.
This movie also really shows in a harsh way our disabilities on how disconnected we are from the natural world around us.
"No one can teach you to see." To really find these subtle messages you need to feel the movie.
I also like the similarities between night time on Pandora, with bio luminescent lights and awesome colors, and what the jungle looks like on ayahuasca. Try and google Pablo Amaringo if you have never experienced it.
The music throughout the movie is also splendid, it gives a lot of depth.
I really liked the way the Na'vi looked with their Maasai-like features, they really feed the imagination , also made me want to just kick off my shoes and go frolicking in the woods.
Thanks Cameron for bringing out such an important movie in such urgent times.
Though this scene makes me cringe a little bit:
*spoiler* the part where those big dinosaur beasts come to the rescue, I find it a bit cheesy. The music with a sort of "TATTARAAAH" used makes the scene even worse. I like the idea of Eywa giving a helping hand but this scene turned out bad.
OK, another thing I don't like is the end title song.
Anyway, why do I find this movie so fantastic? First off, I can't help to like a movie where there are blue beautiful nature loving aliens on a really otherworldly planet, and a movie where big corporations are the bad guys. What's not to love? This movie is very easy for me to like just for those reasons.
But this movie totally blew my mind visually also, it worked wonderfully as a 3d movie. And wow, the dialog! The wonderful so typical Cameronish dialog which really sits with you for a long time. I especially liked Colonel Miles Quaritch speech.
This movie has an important message, other than that we should stop plundering the earth. Cameron is a genius, and it seems many people are not seeing this one.
The Na'vi connects with their planet with some sort of neurological connection. It has a lot of similarities on how indigenous people around our planet connects with the earth. Instead of connecting their braids with weird tentacle thingies (lol) they take hallucinogens or go on shamanic journeys. Nature plays such a huge role for these people, not just because they use it as a resource, but it is also a teacher. A really important one, if you destroy their habitat you are also destroying their souls. We have seen this happen so many times.
This movie also really shows in a harsh way our disabilities on how disconnected we are from the natural world around us.
"No one can teach you to see." To really find these subtle messages you need to feel the movie.
I also like the similarities between night time on Pandora, with bio luminescent lights and awesome colors, and what the jungle looks like on ayahuasca. Try and google Pablo Amaringo if you have never experienced it.
The music throughout the movie is also splendid, it gives a lot of depth.
I really liked the way the Na'vi looked with their Maasai-like features, they really feed the imagination , also made me want to just kick off my shoes and go frolicking in the woods.
Thanks Cameron for bringing out such an important movie in such urgent times.
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