This film is about the workers at a corporation called Belko, located in Bogota, Colombia, who get trapped into a messed up social experiment (thus the title). Little did they know that they will have to be a part of a twisted killing game that is controlled by an unknown voice from the intercom.
This film was very odd. It used technical aspects very intensely but the usage of it was awfully ridiculous, especially the music chosen for certain parts of the film. I am sure this is a kind of thing that one would either love it or hate it, but in this case, I hated it. The music chosen for certain scenes, almost made this film seem as if it were a joke, and it definitely took away from the seriousness and the horror, unless that was what the director wanted…There was one time where it was totally okay to use. This scene took place during the second round of killing. In this scene, Leandra is in shock, and there is simply nothing but Latin music playing in the background and all the other noise is blocked out, and there is a panning shot of all of the violence happening around Leandra, while showing her reaction and every little expression that forms while watching the graphic nonsense around her. At that time, it was appropriate and a unique way to set the scene. But a time that I thought was inappropriate was when the killing game gets very competitive and its everyone for themselves in order to survive, thus more violence, guts, and gore. Barry, the bad guy, is on this killing spree, and during this there is loud, opera playing and it completely takes away from the saddening, hard to watch, mood. In fact, the audience who could barely swallow their food, were laughing out loud simply because of the music. One thing this film did successfully was it’s smash cuts. The only problem was that every other transition was a smash cut and it was pretty annoying. This film was awful. The plot was great and there could’ve been so much potential, and I had expected a lot from it, but in the end, it was a disappointment. The two biggest flaws, other than the bad music choice and the annoying transitions, was the fact that there was no closure, too many f bombs, and the character the audience was rooting for the whole time gets killed off. Never in the entire film do they mention what the experiment was about, there was no point. The ending felt like the filmmakers were telling the audience the following,”joke’s on you, sorry-not-sorry for wasting your time lol.” The f bombs were way too much and unnecessary and it was getting obnoxious. And then, Dany, the girl everyone was rooting for, who literally does everything to save herself, (she literally does parkour), ENDS UP DYING. At that point I was like is this even worth watching anymore? But at the same time, it made me excited for the end to see what happens because obviously the director tricked us. Instead, the movie has no point whatsoever, besides the fact that the whole chips-in-people thing is real and that this could possibly happen. Don’t watch it. (Also this was gross and gory and this movie gave me Final Destination vibes throughout it).
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This Bollywood film is about Badrinath Bansal, a guy with an animated personality and an overconfident attitude with a big heart, who falls in love with a girl named Vaidehi Trivedi. Both are polar opposites. Badri keeps getting rejected by Vaidehi, but he can’t take no for an answer. Throughout the film Badri tries to win her over, while Vaidehi focuses on following her dream.
This film was great, but technically did not have much variety. It included all of the lighting techniques, and had numerous settings. The film did a great job with jump cut transitioning that did not make it obvious at all. There was not a set color scheme, but that was expected because of how truly “Bollywood,” this movie ended up being. A scene that stood out to me the most was when Badri brings Vaidehi back to her room when she is uber drunk. Before this scene, when they weren’t as drunk, they were telling each other how they really feel about each other, and this conversation verified Badri, how she feels about him and how he should reciprocate these feelings. That scene set the mood for this scene because as he tucks her in, there is silence, and a long, close up shot of the two just staring into each other’s eyes, and there is a quite a lot of emotional tension. The audience can tell that in this moment, Vaidehi is falling for Badri, but cannot read what Badri is feeling, although he tucks her in and walks away without making a move, despite the fact Vaidehi holds his hand and all. It takes an emotional toll on the audience and almost stuns them once they find out what happens next. When it comes to technicality, there was one thing that this film did perfectly, and that is wide shots of stunning views. For example, when transitioning to a different setting, such as Singapore, the shot chosen was a beautiful sunrise of the city life, and was introduced with an upward wipe. This film was done very well and had little to no variety when it comes to making this an impressive technically. I loved this film. It was fantastic. This film gives me hope that Bollywood still exists, and that it can have a modern message behind it as well. The message behind it was about gender equality/feminism, the dowry issue that still goes on even though it is illegal, as well as putting forth one’s dream of having a career and being independent, rather than forcing yourself into marriage at a time you are not ready. This film captured all these qualities without turning its head from Bollywood and turning into a more westernized film like most of the films. I think this movie has validated my love for its director, Karan Johar, and I can safely say he is my favorite director in Bollywood. Another aspect that I adored was the whole guy-doesn’t-get-girl thing, but the ending may surprise you. The choreography of the dancing, the music, and even the chemistry between the two characters was so admirable, I absolutely loved it. This film did not disappoint. (Also, I have fallen head over heels for Varun Dhawan thanks to this movie) This film is about a naval officer, Rustom Pavri, who is accused of murdering the guy his wife was having an affair with. This is based on the K.M. Nanavasti vs State of Maharashtra. He comes back home from his duties over seas, and comes home to his wife missing from his home. He finds letters that prove that she has been cheating on him while he was gone. He then shoots his wife’s lover and the rest of the film is finding out whether Rustom is guilty or not.
This film was very different from most Bollywood movies. It had technical parts that was very different. This film uses a color palette that really stands out, and uses mostly green and red throughout the film. There is almost a filter that makes bright colors stand out to make nearly neon, giving it a 50’s/60’s vibe (this was set in 1959). I have never seen the wipe transition in any serious movie before, and that was odd to see. Most of the aerial shots when Rustom was out at sea were tilted shots. This movie had a lot of technical aspects that I did not expect. A scene that stood out to me was the scenes in the beginning when the director shows Rustom, thinking about him and Cynthia, his wife, on his way home from sea. This was quite montage-like. Here is where most of the bright colors were, lots of natural light, very Bollywood, and this almost leads you into a different direction of the film. This scene is the only part of the film that appears to be happy, the rest of the film goes downhill from there. This film was okay. Going into this, I thought it would be about a love story of a naval officer and his wifey and the ups and downs of him trying to get back home and while he’s away and all that, but the advertising mislead me. My favorite singer’s song was in here and they threw it away in the first 20 minutes in the romantic montage and I was so disappointed. Overall, the story was cool, a bit slow in the beginning, but the pleading in court was exciting and fun to watch what the jury decides in the end. Lately, I’ve noticed that Bollywood is lacking in making their movies really “Bollywood.” Instead, they have given up on original ideas, and have been using adapted stories. |
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