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[Kaiser Arian XVII]

 

I like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz but Simon Pegg's next two movies are garbage... and I haven't watched Paul.

[TheClonesLegacy]

[Lorien19]

[smoke and mirrors]

Just got back from seeing this! 

 

 

Me too ...Scarlett

[mybudgee]

Winter Soldier... Scar jo stole the movie

[Hrungr]

Me too ...Scarlett

 

Yes indeedy...

[Lorien19]

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Me too ...Scarlett

 

She looked better in Avenger and Ironman 2 imo.

 

[Cribbian]

[TheChris92]

Mr. Nobody

 

First of all -- Thank you to BSN's very own Khayness for suggesting this film. It's my kind of unique surreal piece of cinema, ala Fight Club or Eternal Sunshine. Films that can't be tied down to 1 genre or mixes several tropes of different genres together to create a really unique experience.

 

One of the problems that usually occur, when writing about films that stands out from the crowd is that they tend to lack concepts to explain them properly. How genre film almost by definition interferes with the already well-defined patterns - and thus is easier to explain - as are the few movies that are not simple to capture, often difficult to describe. But you know what? That's why I love them. The kind of intense drama that asks something from the audience is something I commend with utmost respect. Mr Nobody is such a movie, it too feels like something that could have been weaved together by Charlie Kaufmann & Spike Jonze's zany-minds as the movie sometime wanna be science-fiction, romantic drama, then a philosophical playground and even a social commentary on humanity. There aren't exactly many movies, involving future "Blade Runner"-worlds mixed with divorce, depression, forbidden romances and space missions, but the whole show blends nonetheless merrily together here. In retrospect it's really neither of these things and yet it's all of them.

A red herring that drives the different stories together is love. It's love that puts the boy into a impossible decision, the decision of whether or not to go live with his father or mother & the choice between 3 women to spend the rest of his life with. The main character Nemo Nobody played masterly by Jared Leto, in most of his incarnations, functions as a sort of unreliable narrator as we originally envision him as a declining old man and apparently the last 'mortal man' on an unfamiliar futuristic Earth, where the secret to immortality has been found -- It's completely absurd but it doesn't matter because in fact, it's irrelevant to the story the film wants to tell but it functions as a subtle vessel for it to unravel. Relaying his story to a nosey journalist, Nemo tries to convince how it is like to be 'mortal' to love, to age and to die. It feels like less like he's trying to convince a stranger to his world, and more like he's trying to convince himself. As the plot unravels one will find how its perplexing flow is scattered into several different tales, all of them being Nemo's life as how they would be had his child-self made the corresponding choice.

Instead of following either the one or the other way, the film, however, takes a surprising jolt turn by telling both stories and by further dividing them up each time the protagonist finds himself within a new outcome. They occur particularly in the form of encounter with the opposite sex, the three different mentioned women, whom each leads to its very different result. 

 

The plot being the driving point here I gotta say that its meaning can be interpreted on many levels as much as David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. On some, Mr Nobody functions less as a enigma to be solved, and more like a relatively straightforward, yet fascinating account of the world's decor. I do remember hearing about how as children we are relatively explorers & philosophers, constantly questioning the functions of how the world is shaped but as we age we come to accept our daily routines and do less exercise thinking on "Why is it the way the it is?", which is perhaps a question worth asking.

This is also where I'll take the opportunity to talk about The Butterfly Effect and how it 'affects' the movie because it most certainly does as the movie is so keen to remind. The theory, in short, determines of how a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a great wind to occur a week later -- Putting it simply, a small choice can lead to a greater outcome. Without spoiling too much -- The way I suppose the plot is to be understood is that only 1 of the many realities are real and it functions more or less as a struggle to finding the right one. The plot bases itself on choice affecting outcome and thus one can take that to heart as they watch it. As a massive hint the movie provides many throughout the many stories as to which one would seem like the most natural to he who makes the choice. This, however, is but one of many interpretations as to how the movie could be put together for it make coherent sense. It's where the Butterfly effect comes into play. It elaborates on the weight of choice and how sometimes even one choice can only alter an outcome slightly and some may carry something larger than that. That's all I can say without reaching into spoiler territory.

 

Outside of its un-chronological plot, Mr. Nobody also presents some of the best cinematography I've seen in a while. It looks wonderful and sometimes it even downright scares and surprises me with the rather absurd sequences between each scene, examples like Nemo waking up from the pickles he's been placed in and how it subtlety blends it all the different 'realities' together. Another thing that is worth praising is Jared Leto's performance -- While his music is nothing to be excited about his acting, however, is a very different story. We are presented with a ton of stories where some develop wistfully touching, while others are tragic and exhausting. Whether you do or do not get that special someone, it may well in both cases turn out to have negative consequences in different ways. To create a character, where both are the same and yet very different, is a bit of a challenge for an actor, but in Jared Leto, director Dormael has found a man who proves worthy of the job, and he provides a cohesion all over the place, which means that you do not get lost despite the variety of plotlines

 

Overall, there's not much more I can say other than the actors who portrayed a young 15-year old Nemo & his girlfriend Anna were both superb and deserves as much recognition as their already Star-made colleagues in the film. 

Mr. Nobody are many things but one it may have in common with films like Eternal Sunshine or Fight Club, is its surreal approach to how the world is shaped -- Its child-like curiosity is welcome and I think its point was rather well made. 

[Sjpelke]

Finally saw Frozen today....

[mybudgee]

Scar Jo looks better each time I get to feast my eyes on her..

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Mr. Nobody

 

First of all -- Thank you to BSN's very...

 

First, Thanks for thanking this thread... (> you did!)

 

Second, use "Spoiler" please.

[giveamanafish...]

"The Lucky Ones" with Rachel McAdams, Micheal Pena and Tim Robbins.

 

 

Mentioning it cause under-rated, poorly promoted. The trailer doesn't really capture the essence of the movie which is the interaction between the three main characters.

[Robbiesan]

For those who love a good laugh at cheesy movies: Chupacabras vs The Alamo

 

New, Thor: The Dark World

[Sjpelke]

Iron Man 3...

 

Man what a great sequel of the franchise. For me the best one of the three. Robert Downey really nailed the character of weird scientist with a bad!ss attitude.

[CrimsonN7]

The Exorcist was the last movie I watched, been some time since I last saw it. Still gives me the chills, ah they don't make em like this anymore.

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Iron Man 3...

 

Man what a great sequel of the franchise. For me the best one of the three. Robert Downey really nailed the character of weird scientist with a bad!ss attitude.

 

Everyone said it's a bad sequel, therefore I didn't watch it.

[Ribosome]

Hobo With a Shotgun

One of THE most entertaining movies I've ever seen. Just a purely fun, over-the-top joyride that had me laughing uncontrollably. Highly recommended if you're an aficionado of the not-serious-at-all films (very ****** graphic, though). I won't say too much, given the simple premise.

[Spectre slayer]

It was alright, though it was a really slow paced movie.



I really liked the movie.

I also watched some of the old dragon ball z movies.

[metatheurgist]

Hobo With a Shotgun

One of THE most entertaining movies I've ever seen. Just a purely fun, over-the-top joyride that had me laughing uncontrollably. Highly recommended if you're an aficionado of the not-serious-at-all films (very ****** graphic, though). I won't say too much, given the simple premise.

You should watch Machete Kills if that's your thing.