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Stowaway (2021)
Very stereotypical story, one person extra, what to do.. oh my.
Nothing new at all with this one, everything was so predictable.
The worst thing about this is that is was financed. The story is completely one dimensional, and everything lead to the outcome.
The other worst part for within the movie is the lack of proper science and safety that this "crew" took.
Crucial parts... no spares, out in space, no tether. I don't know who they consulted, but there was so much things wrong that it was impossible to just set things aside to enjoy the story as everything about the story revolved around the pseudo-science.
From the plastic clap of their non-locking helmets, to several other things from the start that just make me hope that the story would be somewhat original.
It wasn't.
Noise in the Middle (2020)
Enjoyed a lot about it, the ending being what loses stars
Having a daughter that is autistic myself, I tend to be very judgmental about anything that touches the subject. I was the sole parent (full custody) for a few years (until I met my wife that took my children as her own) and can understand the character and his portrayal quite well. This movie and the acting nailed it for the most part, and is a LOT better than most movies. It's something that most internet experts do not understand is the day to day challenges and frustrations of raising an handicapped child alone..
In this movie, many do not understand the idea:The father was a workaholic that wasn't that involved in his daughter's upbringing, as he had left it to his wife. She is now gone and he's facing the responsibility of doing it on his own. He is dealing with his wife's death, which he avoids in parts and feels very lost, which affect him in many ways. There are notes about addiction problems from his past, and that he was adopted that opens the door to many possibilities.
The daughter's autism is portrayed extremely well by the actress, and the seeing ghost thing is more about her just being someone that just happens to be able to do such, and not at all related to her autism, and the movie does it in a way that is actually fair and well done.
It's the new-age store owner that goes with this angle (of her autism giving her special abilities), which in my experience is close to how it is in real life. People that does consider themselves "knowing" and assume that any handicapped person might (or do) have special abilities. This is thanks to the media and movies and such, and all the "feel good" BS news stories.
The fictional therapy is acceptable for the sake of FICTION, and is a very minor point, and more about the plot of why they moved to the house.
The story is solid enough to be interesting, but the ending felt very rushed and that is what I consider what loses the stars for it. They did so much in the build-up of the characters and setup, that too much time was devoted to the development and ended up missing the half-way mark for the "things are changing" part of the movie which was packed in the last 15 minutes.
The final scene didn't work for a few reason that I'll omit for the sake to not spoil it.
Sonyeogoedam (2014)
Excellent story, well done, much better than many I've seen
It's the story about a boy that can see ghosts, but more to it, he needs to figure out what his ability can do.
Going back to his old house to live with his uncle, he must face both his past and his present.
I enjoyed this movie quite well as it did separate itself from most of this genre. Some parts are obvious, others not directly. Some movies do not need a huge budget to tell a story and offer a feel of "reality" and this was one of them.
I found it well paced, the development of the main characters was done well for the most part.
It didn't overdramatize the events and it wasn't a "blow the speakers up for a jump" type of movie... the movie emphasized on creating a bit of suspense instead of just going for the cheap jumps for the scary parts. A bit of comedy added actually worked.
Overall, it's movie that was well worth watching for me, it wasn't trying to be overcomplicated, revolved around a simple story without a bunch of sub-stories that so many try to do (and fail to do) in many movies of late.