ROBIN HOOD
Watchable. A postmodern take on the famous story. Robin hangs hoods all over the town the way Batman graffitti appears all over Gotham. Women and Arabs are equal partners to white men. The depiction of the Church is so anti-clerical it reminds of recent Polish "Kler" ("Clergy") and Spanish "La mala educación" ("Bad Education") of 2004. "The rich get richer" is quoted in relation to social matters which leads us to believe we're in the Middle Ages all over again. So on the one hand it's fascinating but on the other the fights and the rebellion are over the top so it's just an action flick. If the city doesn't look like Nottingham, you're right. It was shot in Croatia (Dubrovnik) and in France (Paris and the church of Notre Dame du Raincy in Le Raincy near Paris). Taron Egerton is fantastic in the lead role, especially his facial expressions. Great modern music by Joseph Trapanese. Comic book end credits.
OVER THE LIMIT
Recommended. Marta Prus had a hunch. She chose a protagonist 5-6 years ago and her protagonist went on to win the gold medal at the Rio Olympics. There's no blood, sweat and tears in Russian rhytmic gymnastics. There's swearing, sweat and kissing. Nothing implies Rita's a winner. So all the more you're amazed at how much the gymnasts have to endure to succeed. "You're not a human but a sportswoman" and "There's no professional sportsperson who's healthy" - they sustain traumas so often - stay in your mind.
버닝 (BURNING)
Recommended. Keeps you on the edge of the seat for the whole 2.5 hours. What seems in large part a drama about people looking for a sense of life, gradually changes into a thriller. The storyline's quite simple. And you know it's a game, especially with the viewer, since in one of the car following scenes for a while you can see clearly 노래타운 (Song Town) on one of colourful buildings, implying an entertainment district. Yet you never fully find out the truth and can never be certain of how it's going to end. Is his (and yours) interpretaition of events correct? Are some remarks just red herrings?
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