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When the undead gather in one place, it's not called a "life-loving gathering," but a "mass grave."

Wow, Alex really knows his stuff, unlike some others....

Gran Torino

A great movie. I enjoyed watching it again. Of course, I watched it in the original audio. No one complained that it was boring, suggested watching The Avengers instead, asked for more chips, or expressed other stupid thoughts.

Ravenous


The film is good. But I wouldn't say I liked it. The theme of cannibalism isn't something I'm drawn to, especially when mixed with mysticism. Moreover, the mystical events here are presented as real. Unlike other arthouse films, where it's definitely unclear whether certain events are actually happening or if the protagonist is just having a mental breakdown/dying hallucinations, etc. The soundtrack was pleasing and reminded me of Divine Divinity.

Yūkoku/Patriotism

Betray friends or the Emperor? As a true samurai, Takeyama chooses death without hesitation. His beloved wife follows him.

...

But by killing himself, he betrayed both sides. They were counting on his help, and he let them down...

His beloved wife follows him.

Against his will? :_(

She expressed her will by reciting the marriage formula (if they have one similar to the Western tradition. And even if it's different, it's likely implied), and she won't need to be involved in such matters anymore.

But by killing himself, he betrayed both sides. They were counting on his help, and he let them down...

In general, even the Roman, if not the Greek, Stoics allowed suicide in the case of an unsolvable moral conflict – that is, when it is physically impossible to act appropriately. I don't remember who first came up with this.

His beloved wife follows him.

😍 😍 😍

The author/director/lead actor later committed seppuku a few years later. It is not easy for a true patriot to live under American rule without trying to change something, regardless of the impossibility of success...

Against his will? :_(

Midnight, it is snowing. Suddenly, Lieutenant Takeyama appears in the doorway. The guard has been changed, and he is free until morning. And in the morning, he must attack his comrades. "I just can't do it! I can't!" Takeyama, a loyal soldier of the Emperor, cannot come to terms with the thought that he must kill close people to prove his loyalty. This contradiction terrifies him. Takeyama is a descendant of a samurai clan. He has only one worthy way out - to die by committing seppuku.
- I know what you feel, - says Reiko quietly. - And I will follow you wherever you go.
Takeyama is overjoyed. - Thank you. We will go together to the other world. But, please, let me die first. An error is not permissible.
Their involuntary smiles reflect immeasurable mutual trust. Death is no longer frightening. Reiko is as happy as on her first wedding night.

Overall, I liked the film. It's short, beautiful, and poetic; it clearly illustrates the moral conflict, courage, loyalty, sense of duty, trust, and love, and also shows in detail one of the distinctive characteristics of traditional Japanese consciousness and the ritual associated with it. I especially liked the scene after Takeyama slit his stomach – writhing in pain, he tried to finish himself off with a blade to the throat, but couldn't do it because the collar of his uniform was in the way; his wife, understanding his intentions, despite the paralysis caused by the scene unfolding before her eyes, barely forced herself to get up and helped him free his throat so that he could relieve himself of the suffering. It's a small detail, but very powerful.

The Boys

Initially, I thought it was mostly black humor and a parody of superheroes, but it turned out to be more of a silly drama with a serious tone. However, the first season is not bad, it's watchable, and the creators managed to keep it going for a while, which is commendable. But in the second season, they really churned out another political agenda, which is a shame. But I'm not surprised, it's Amazon after all. At least I'm glad that the head of the evil corporation isn't a white racist, like the other villains. I just burst out laughing at the photos with Himmler and Goebbels. In the third season, we can expect white racists smashing and burning stores. And of course, white racist terrorists beheading black teachers in the name of Hitler, amen.

I was actually thinking about watching it...

But at the end of the second game, not everything is so clear-cut... or did you miss something?

it's not that simple

Wow, you're a racist.