Movie #2096 "The Long Goodbye" (movie theater oscar-nominated live action shorts 2022) This was the worst of the bunch, and I was very disappointed because it had Riz Ahmed in it, and he has become one of my favorite actors --- he always seems to do worthwhile material; this one probably started out as one, but it's kind of a jumbled mess. The background story is that it comes from a hip hop album with the same name -- it comes across more as a musical video with a long rapped soliloquy at the end --- because the sound is so garbled, and his accent is so thick and we have no subtitles given, it didn't work for me at all -- it just went on and on. And it's too bad because the film sets up a nice family going through a preparation for a wedding, and then the bad guys (we are never told who they are) come to door, take them out into the street in front of their home, and tragedy ensues. I think the soliloquy was supposed to explain what was happening, so that's why it's all a bit foggy and messy to me. Sorry, Riz, I'm sure this was an important point you were making, but sound got in the way --- kind of ironic since "Sound of Metal" was his big movie last year and spoke so well about the importance of sound. I give this a 1 out of 5.
"THE LONG GOODBYE" 13 mina 2020
Riz and his family are in the middle of a typical family day in their house, whilst a far right march plays out on the telly in the background, which eventually arrives at their front door, leading to a devastating outcome.
Director: Aneil Karia
Writers: Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed
Stars: Riz Ahmend, Sudha Bhucher, Nikkita Chadha
No comments:
Post a Comment