Today one comment about the last Almodovar.
LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS
It premiered in spain and in the Cannes Film Festival Competition. It was destroyed by the critic and the public didn't enjoy it very much, i guess the fault is Almodovars! Just his. He got his audience to be used to soap opera like drama, sad spanish songs and more and more drama that i undesrtand people were dissapointed with this one. and yet all the elements were there, it's still a almodovar film! He is the only director i know that has the power of making strange crazy drama stories into these amazing films.
This last film tells the story of a blind movie writer who will tell his past to the son of his partner and in tell us how and why he got blind.
In my opinion it's a good movie, very well written (as usual) a little less dramatic if we compared with the others (which for me is a good thing) and using less drama music to creat atmosphere which I guess is also good. I undesrtand it bothered a lot of fans of his because the story is kind of déjà vu and much less dramatic or funny with the "movie in the movie" plot.
But Penelope Cruz and all the actors are really good. The film has a slow rythm and carried by calm music, beautiful images and many references to many other directors such as Hitchcock.
So in short, if you like Almodovar's style and drama you might be dissapointed with this one because it's really far from the usual Almodovar. But if instead you are curious and like to see different films from good directors then like me you will enjoy it.
Final words: do as you feel like. I liked it and recommend but don't say I didn't warn you!
LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS
It premiered in spain and in the Cannes Film Festival Competition. It was destroyed by the critic and the public didn't enjoy it very much, i guess the fault is Almodovars! Just his. He got his audience to be used to soap opera like drama, sad spanish songs and more and more drama that i undesrtand people were dissapointed with this one. and yet all the elements were there, it's still a almodovar film! He is the only director i know that has the power of making strange crazy drama stories into these amazing films.
This last film tells the story of a blind movie writer who will tell his past to the son of his partner and in tell us how and why he got blind.
In my opinion it's a good movie, very well written (as usual) a little less dramatic if we compared with the others (which for me is a good thing) and using less drama music to creat atmosphere which I guess is also good. I undesrtand it bothered a lot of fans of his because the story is kind of déjà vu and much less dramatic or funny with the "movie in the movie" plot.
But Penelope Cruz and all the actors are really good. The film has a slow rythm and carried by calm music, beautiful images and many references to many other directors such as Hitchcock.
So in short, if you like Almodovar's style and drama you might be dissapointed with this one because it's really far from the usual Almodovar. But if instead you are curious and like to see different films from good directors then like me you will enjoy it.
Final words: do as you feel like. I liked it and recommend but don't say I didn't warn you!
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