The last witch hunter

I've re-read my last post on "Crimson Peak" and because I've read plenty of great thoughts on the movie I have to admit I don't think I really did the film justice. I still agree with everything I wrote, but I've read some interesting thoughts on Thomas's and Lucille's relationship and how they were rather pitiful in a way that I hadn't thought of. I can't say I still feel for Lucille in any way, but I do feel for Thomas. I hadn't thought of the way Lucille had manipulated him over the years. It's an interesting thing to consider...

Anyway I saw "The Last Witch Hunter" a while ago and while it was the kind of movie that I'd normally like: with magic and witches and all the supernatural stuff, it wasn't really anything too mind blowing for me. There were a couple of things that came as a positive surprise like the twist with the Dolan. It was entirely unexpected. Honestly, not having had seen anything of the movie besides the poster I sort of expected the film to be about the new friendship of Kaulder and Dolan the 37th( the one played by Elijah Wood) at first and I would have liked that since I really like Elijah Wood. But if there's anything I like in a Hollywood movie it is to be surprised and surprised I was. I also liked Chloe's character powers rather a lot and her style in general.

Now for the things I didn't like - the whole "character has lived for hundreds of years" topic is both really dangerous and really rewarding. It is really rewarding, because you can think about what that time would do to a human and it is dangerous, because we really don't know and therefore it can easily seem unrealistic. In this film, I don't think it was much thought about at all. The makers just seemed to think:"Hey, wouldn't it be cool if we made this character really really old? Yeah. It would. It seems cool and dramatic." But on the same time there's close to no consideration to what that does to a human mind. Or if there is it seems very unrealistic to me. Kaulder's whole character seems like there could be so much more to it, but the writers haven't bothered with him much.

My last big bone to pick with this movie is also the biggest spoiler - it's the ending. It seems like the writers were afraid to kill off the main character, because that is a big no-no in the world of Happily Ever After. But killing off Kaulder would have given the movie more of a point, it would have given it impact and meaning that now just went missing, because a random excuse was found to save the main guy.

Crimson Peak

I'm usually the one to roll my eyes when someone says they like a movie for it's visual side(meaning sceneries and costumes and not the camera work) . I think the visual is important, but if that's the only good thing about a movie you can find to say - it was a crappy movie. This wasn't a crappy movie, but I thoroughly enjoyed the visuals of this movie- the clothes, the surroundings, the scenery. It was stunning. I like a good horror movie and despite the fact that this was in fact a Gothic romance and not a horror movie as I originally foolishly thought it had some lovely horror elements. Overall it was very classy. It wasn't too scary, but thankfully not too gruesome or gross or - dull. It felt a bit fairy-tale-ish really. Some scenes reminded me of The Beauty and the Beast and Bluebeard. I wished the ending wouldn't be so fairy-tale-ishly cliche as well. It would have been a bit more interesting with some other ending I think? Maybe I'm too picky.
Also Tom Hiddestone can't ever do a fully evil character, can he? I actually like that, I like characters who aren't that one dimensional. I like layered characters.
(Edited on 26th of October: I was informed that the movie was not in fact Horror as I stated earlier, but a Gothic romance)

The Intern

I liked this one. A good solid 4/5 stuff, nothing life-changing, but it was a good movie regardless in many aspects. In the centre of it stands Jules, played by Anne Hathaway, a business woman who started her own start-up and became insanely successful. On the other side of it we have Ben(Rober de Niro), a retired pensioner who misses something in his life and therefore joins a senior internship program and ends up working for Jules Ostin in her start-up about online-shopping.

I like the idea of a movie about re-introducing old people into the work force. It's an idea EU politicians  keep talking about and it's nice seeing Hollywood go at it. I think it was pretty fresh.
I liked that they didn't make Ben out to be with some stereotypical old senior who sees a computer and then takes three days to learn how it is turned on. He caught on fast. Don't get me wrong, there are seniors who are hopeless at learning anything new anymore, but these aren't the people we should encourage to get back to work. Ben wasn't hopelessly behind of anyone, he was a man of his own era, classy and gallant, but he still fit into the workplace and every accepted him and I liked that. It was an awesome collective. I would like to work at AboutTheFit.

I also liked the fact that it was in bits pretty relatable to anyone who has ever been an intern and listened to other people's experience. Sitting around on that first day trying to think what are you supposed to do? Yep.

I also liked that this movie didn't desperately try to be "that movie that shows old people can really be part of society". It did that, but managed to look like it wasn't trying. It did seem a bit like those movies that "show that women can have a successful career and a family, but also it's really hard for them. Poor women." I feel like that was emphasized a bit too much, yes, it was a huge part of the plot, but the dialogue had a bit much of that "You go girl! You are a strong independent woman!" stuff. You know, Really stating it. So that it's really really clear the movie is addressing that problem?

All and all it was a good fun film. There was a lot of good humour. A couple of really dumb sex jokes too, but I have learnt that sometimes you just have to accept those in an American film. I liked the ending too, although personally I would have never forgiven Matt. Cheating is one of those unforgivable things for me, but it was Jules's choice. At least nothing weird happened with her and Ben. Oh! On that note - it's nice to see a movie where the male and the female lead are just friends.

The next films I hope to get a post done on our American Ultra and Ricki and The Flash. I have seen some really interesting Japanese films too, but as I can barely post on everything I see in the cinema I think I'll limit myself to that.

Paper Towns

I expected more from this and that's probably the only reason to be dissapointed. It wasn't a bad movie. I just expected something a little less - unpredictable, knowing John Green I knew he won't go for the classical happy ending, but the ending what I got was exactly what I expected, which wasn't what I hoped for.

It was nice otherwise, the characters were sweet and take away the ridiculously overblown prom theme you get in so many American movies - does prom really mean that much to all of you and there? -  and you get pretty nice characters, the nerds weren't too nerdy and I really could relate to the Pokemon song.

One thing that I honestly don't get about these types of films is and this is also sometimes a general understanding that floats around in society: Why do you have to do stupid things to feel alive? Stupid, dangerous, borderline insane? Sure you can allow yourself a mistake here and there in life, but I've never understood the importance of doing stupid things for the sake of doing them. There is a lot of ground between living a boring meaningless life and the life of crime. There are things that are quite responsible, but still immensely fun. I mean, Margo and Q nearly got shot.

Another thing I don't get - if Margo talked to her sister every day - why couldn't the little sister tell Margo Q was going to find her? She knew, right? It would have saved Q a lot of heartache if the sister had just informed her Margo didn't want to be followed, but she didn't - right?

Inside Out - Pahupidi

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There are certain times when I feel as if cartoons are really wasted on children, because as the movie ended the kids next to me that had been running up and down the corridors still had no idea what the character's names were - for Christ's sake. There were the most obvious, simple, logical, names ever! Joy, Anger, Sadness, Disgust and Fear. For some reason I feel that all of the kid's stuff I see lately is not only more fun likable than the movies for adults, but also carry a deeper message.

The film had those moments that you find easy to relate to, perhaps more so when you're older and have already seen a thing or do. It also included plenty of intelligent jokes, clever, witty solutions and ideas that takes a bunch of imagination to come up with.

While Joy is a pretty generic main character, she's happy, means well, likes adventures and is pretty brave, she's also a bit egoistic and narrow-minded. Like every proper main character she too lives through some good character development, but regardless Sadness is still by far my favorite. Not because I'm a particularly melancholic fellow. She's caring and more willing to listen. She's also....smart, spending a lot of her time reading, she knows a lot. If it came down to a choice between her and Joy to be my friend I'd choose her and not just because I don't think I could keep up with Joy's endless enthusiasm and energy. Fear is also weirdly charismatic. He also seems a bit more clever than the rest. It's interesting to note that Disgust is also associated with girly things like fashion, girlfriends and make-up. Just because she's a girl? It was also fun to see into the heads of other characters not just the main girl, Riley. All that's left is to hope that Pixar won't ruin this masterpiece by giving it a million sequels.

Eesti Keeles

Aeg-ajalt on mul tunne, et multikad on laste peale raisatud. Eriti kui need lapsukesed, kes pärast filmielamust ikka veel ei tea oma joogitopsi peal olevate tegelaste nimesid. Rõõm, Kurbus, Viha, Hirm ja Vastikus - lihtsamaid ja loogilisemaid nimesid on raske välja mõelda, kuid paraku tegelesid pisikesed vaatajad küll rohkem mööda koridori jooksmise kui filmi vaatamisega. Pole midagi teha, film oli pikk ja isegi Pixari filmikompanii maagia ei suutnud seekord põngerjat ekraani külge naelutada. Minu täieliku tähelepanu osaliseks sai linateos aga küll. Üldse tundub mulle viimasel ajal, et lastele tehtav kraam ei lähe mulle mitte ainult paremini peale, vaid on ka sügavamõttelisem.

Filmis oli küllalt selliseid stseene. mida elust enesest ära tunda, võib olla just siis kui oled juba mõnda aega elanud ka. Samuti piisavalt intelligentseid nalju, leidlikke, tõeliselt head kujutlusvõimet nõudvaid lahendusi.

Kui Rõõm on üpris klassikaline peategelane, selline heatahtlik, rõõmus, seikluslik hakkaja, kes on ka pisut egoistlik ja liialt piiratud vaateväljaga, siis minu lemmik tegelane on Kurbus. Mitte sellepärast, et oleksin kuidagi väga melanhoolne tüüp, aga kui peaksin valima kumba neist kahest endale sõbraks tahaksin, valiksin ilmselt Kurbuse. Kuigi Rõõmuga kaasneb nii lõbu kui ka...noh, rõõm, siis Kurbus on küll enamuse ajast masenduses on ta ka hooliv, hea kuulaja ja ...tark. Erinevalt Rõõmust on tema plaanid läbi mõeldud. Ilmselt ei jaksaks ma ka Rõõmu pideva ülevoolava energiaga sammu pidada. Kurbus on seega sügavam tegelane, kelles on peidus tarkust ja mõistmist. Kuigi ka Rõõm teeb läbi peategelasele kohase muutumise jääb kurbus minu lemmikuks. Hirm tundub samuti veidralt sümpaatne. On huvitav, et Vastikus on seotud ka naiselikke mõtetega moest, meigist ja sõbrannadest. Kas lihtsalt sellepärast, et Vastikus on tüdruk? Tore oli ka näha teiste inimeste, mitte üksnes peategelase Riley peas toimuvat. Jääb üle vaid loota, et Pixar ei tiku seda meistriteost veel kümne järgneva osaga rikkuma.

Minions

Now I've heard a lot of things about this one. I read a review and heard some comments and while they all seemed to agree that while it was quite good it really wasn't that good and I think part of that is hidden in the fact that people have the mentality that the first movie is always the best and from there on it goes downhill. It doesn't have to, you know and I could write a whole seperate post about sequels. Maybe I will. It's a topic I'd like to touch.

The following text contains spoilers!

The bottom line is - I liked it. If it had been a first part of something I might not have seen it, because I might not like minions by the look of them, but because I already know them - I did. I didn't have to be disappointed. The narration as it started off with was a bit long and I would have liked them to at least try and tell the beginning without words. It might have worked.

I liked the Villain Con  A lot. It brought forth fond memories of the cons I've been at. I liked the family of friendly villains. In general I love it about this franchise that tries to show evil people as nice guys with a peculiar hobby. I'm not sure how correct that is, but I've seen cartoon villains like that myself as well.

I liked Scarlet too. I think the era was right for her to be the first female baddie. Had it been 21st century - well - bit not good. I liked that she was independent and yet had a loving boyfriend. I was pleasantly surprised they stayed together. I liked the jokes for adults. It seems everyone did. It was nice that the movie had some intelligent humor in it as well.

I missed Gru and I kept hoping that a young him would show up! And he did! The movie ended exactly as I had thought it might and for once I wasn't annoyed at the fact, because it was exactly what I had hoped and left me feeling warm and fuzzy inside. I think it's hugely important how a movie makes you feel and leaves you feeling after your done. It doesn't have to be Oscar-worthy - if it makes you feel good inside - Go for it!

Tomorrowland - (Tulevikumaa)

I actually enjoyed this one greatly, but when days later I tried to recall which movie it was that I have yet to fail writing about nothing came to mind right away. So maybe it wasn't as good as I first anticipated, but it was the kind of film I liked - future, cute robots that develop emotions, sci-fi, Hugh Laurie.

It was the future that bothered me a bit at places through. Can we just get over the hovercraft obsession? Please? There are more interesting technologies to be thought of than hovercrafts, surely. The lack of fresh ideas maybe was this movie's biggest problem. The pin was a cool idea - it was without a doubt the best one the movie had and it was wise to build the story up to it, because it was also without a doubt the only original idea featured. At least it was original to me.
I understand that's it's much easier to say "Oh I've seen it, been there, done that" and much harder to come up with something sensational. However being only 20 years of age at the time of writing I don't think I should feel as if I've seen it all. Especially because when it comes to world I certainly haven't. Anyway…

The back story was a bit shaky too. I don't mean to be CinemaSins, but why was NASA no longer doing research. If anyone managed to get that please be so kind as to share it in the comment section.  Casey's brother asks her why are they tearing the thing down and her answer is something super vague. Along the lines of "They've stopped dreaming" and it never gets mentioned again! Ever! In the whole movie.
Also Casey is smart enough to get the dog is a hologram and yet misses a few other try obvious things that the viewer gets right away.

I still loved Athena. And it's not a bad movie so go see it.
(And yet I won't bother with the Estonian post)