Film This movie is silly and boring
So they wanted to make a very serious movie, and thus they filled their movie with serious things: colonialism, rape, child murder, et.c... and they belong to the school of thinking where you're supposed to be stiff and dour when dealing with serious things – so the movie is stiff and dour all the way through.
Reviews of the movie emphasize the fact that the violence is uncomfortable to watch, and that it mostly manages to be so without being graphic and gorny – and that's true and it's a good thing. We need the occasional reminder that violence is ugly and nasty.
But in the end, the lack of life and humanity means the movie can never be truly tragic, and moments that are clearly meant to be dignified and emotional end up feeling narmy and embarrassing.
It's a shame, because the plot is fine and it's a good idea for a movie. Someone should do it right.
Film How to kill a nightingale
This film is really raw and strong. It is not for everyone and not something you would recommend to anyone. Some positives about the movie: - The central plot is two different characters finding shared trauma and common things in each other, even though they are different in everything possible. - It is also about growing to accept others. At the beginning of the film, both Clare and Billy have negative attributes about each other but after they find out more about the other's lives, culture, and trauma, they begin to accept each other. - I like that this isn't a simple rape 'n' revenge and it touched upon colonialism - The Tasmanian landscape is strikingly beatiful and fits the film well. - It is very realistic and well done. Some negatives about the movie: - The writing is very poor in some places. - The first rape scene was very unnecessary - The villains are extremely one-sided and stupid - Excessive dream sequences - Of course Clare had to turn mentally ill. Not like women are ever made mentally ill because of trauma. - At some point Clare wants revenge, then she doesn't, then wants again, then doesn't?? - The deaths of the villains were unsatisfying. - Way too drawn out and long.
Overall I've mixed feelings about this movie. 3.25/5