The last film you´ve seen and your thoughts about it

It's Oscar season, and so I strayed from my favorite genres to have a look at some of the heavy hitters, or at least those I hadn't yet seen.

The Artist:

Fun film that displays both intentionally and unintentionally why silent films could have never worked out for longer than a few years. The film itself, after about an hour, also becomes a victim of this reality. It makes for an interesting insight in the world of photgraphy and animation, but without proper text, the story is inevitably reduced to a series of thin predictable plot devices, as is the cinematography. Every aspect of film making has to be put into the service of explaining what story there is, leaving no room for actual film making. What it IS worth watching for, certainly, is the main actor, Dujardin, who was a perfect cast for this project.

By the way, it made me realise the saying ''A picture is worth a thousand words'' is quite a load of bull.

My Week with Marilyn:

Michelle Williams was wonderful in it, as was the overall concept. A ''biopic'' without the usual background, without any of the childhood bable, or any attempt at an explanation. It cuts right to the chase, giving us a week-long portrait which explains in few words all there is to say, and nothing more, about a complex person. Origin stories should learn a lesson or two from this movie.

A Dangerous Method:

I'm sure this one EXPECTED to end up in the Oscar tally, but was, quite rightly so, left out. Much has already been said about keira knightley's role, and every bit of it turned out to be true. I found myself either looking away, or impatiently waiting for her scenes to end, not because she was awkward, but out of sheer annoyance. The real problem with the movie, however, is that it goes on and on about nothing for all of two hours, and fails to bring anything of interest. The sudden ending took me by surprise, because I felt I hadn't watched anything at all just yet, and was waiting for the movie to actually begin.

Carnage:

Now this one has nothing to do with the Oscars, but I simply had to go and watch it, and was glad I did, especially after the craptastic Dangerous Method. It's very short, based on play, and Christopher Waltz is ever so fun in it. No reason to see it in theather, but if you ever come across it, it's worth spending the 1:20 lenght time. It will amuse you, guaranteed.