123Movies: "A Beautiful Mind"- Mysterious equations of love

"Mind games" is a great movie for multiple viewing, and perhaps the most successful work of Ron Howard on visual expressiveness. Excellent directing is harmoniously combined with the colossal energy of Russell Crowe, who presented the image of John Nash in a stunning way. Crowe is an actor from God. He is able to get used to any role, but I believe that this film revealed his true talent. How he was able to play so phenomenally convincingly remains a secret for me. It is said that during the filming, Russell studied mathematics and psychiatry intensively, observing a certain contingent of patients. In view of this, the fact that he was deprived of Oscar outrages. Especially at the award ceremony, the real hero and his wife were sitting in the audience.

Before our eyes, for a little more than two hours of timing, the life of a gifted scientist floats by, whose difficult fate motivates and makes us think about the surrounding reality.

John Forbes Nash, Jr. is a brilliant mathematician, but unfortunately, with his own quirks. He is socially ill-adapted, somewhat absent-minded and uncommunicative, obsessed with science and numbers. Emotionality-almost zero. In the film the hero says about himself: "I was born with a double portion of my brain and half my heart." I don't think you can be more specific. To look at the things we are familiar with with a different view is a property inherent in any creative nature. Surprisingly, such individuals are often the engines of the technical and humanitarian process. For example, Isaac Newton, Nikolai Gogol, Ludwig van Beethoven, and so on.

Algebraic solutions are computable, but the human subconscious is vast and mysterious. Sometimes you don't know what it might reveal. John is a man with an inexhaustible power of mind, spirit, and will. What inner core you need to have to learn to live with what you can't change. I will probably never stop being proud and amazed at the limitless possibilities of such people. The main character showed superhuman perseverance to overcome his own defect, and was awarded the highest award in the field of mathematics for this. I cried when my colleagues placed pens in front of Nash in recognition and respect.

There are people who are not subject to life's difficulties. If you understand what they are guided by, you can forever get rid of feelings of shame, embarrassment and pride. A person can overcome many things, although not everyone is given this. The main thing is not to doubt yourself, never give up and not be afraid to seem strange, because normality is a relative concept, everyone goes crazy in their own way. As Nash himself said, you can't feed your fears, phobias, and nightmares. This is the only way to deal with many internal problems.

Looking at the consistently developing tragedy of life, I sincerely empathized with the main character, so misunderstood by the world, but who wanted to find a common language with him, and stand out, achieving the impossible for ordinary people.

Behind a great man there is always an equally great woman.

As a girl, I am very impressed with the love story of the main character and his wife — a pure, sincere, touching feeling that can ennoble a person, overcome any illness and help find happiness. Alicia is a real guardian angel for John, sent from above. This Woman is worthy of unceasing applause, adoration and respect. Despite what she had to go through, she did not leave her husband in such a difficult state, but supported him in every possible way and served as a link between the real and fictional world. Her dedication, dedication and patience are admired. Beautiful Jennifer Connelly is impeccable in this role.

Unfortunately, in may 2015, the media reported that the real John and Alicia, who went through a difficult life together, died in a car accident, until the last minutes being next to each other. Apparently, such love dies only in one day. May they rest in peace.

The acting of the other stars, in my opinion, is also brilliant. It was nice to see Christopher Plummer and the magnificent Paul Bettany. The storyline is built wonderfully-a slow start does not portend a shocking and impressive development of events. The sound range is selected perfectly.

Although the film is based on a biography, it should not be considered a documentary and relate the image created by Russell Crowe to John Nash. After all, the main idea is transmitted correctly.

In conclusion, I want to note that "mind Games" is an Oscar-winning, grandiose movie for fans of the intellectual genre, which does not need a rating scale, which is unforgivable to miss. Any enthusiastic epithets and maximum ratings will not be enough. It stirs the mind, touches and turns the most sensual strings of the soul, filling the heart with warmth and comfort. There are no moments when you want to rewind or go for a Cup of tea. Throughout the film, you are constantly interested.

The film is definitely included in the Golden collection of world cinema.

123Movies - "The Prestige" (2006)

After watching two "Batmen" by Christopher Nolan, I wanted to see other masterpieces of this Director. Hands reached the movie "Prestige". I would like to say that this is the best movie from Nolan that I have ever seen!

This movie is difficult to break down into certain categories like: directing, acting and plot because when you watch this work, your thoughts go somewhere far away and you just want to enjoy the film. After all, this is pure magic, which is a pleasure to watch. What Nolan does is play with your mind and perception of reality, making you wonder at his talent and genius. Unfortunately, movies like Prestige are one in a million.

Nolan has created a movie that will make you watch it in one breath, wondering what it will end up with. And the ending, take my word for it, is unpredictable. If you guessed it half an hour before the end of the film, then you are either a genius with an IQ above 160, although this is the theoretical limit, or one of the writers of "Prestige". The Director did everything that was necessary: attracted actors with whom he worked before (bale and Kane), showed a live England of the 19th century and the confrontation of two friends who became enemies, because of the death of a loved one through the fault of the other. Christopher Nolan continues to prove to us that he is not an empty place in cinema and that there is not even a thought to doubt his talent.

I would like to note the dramatic component of the film. When our heroes try to spoil each other's ideas and guess what the prestige of their rival's trick is, they completely forget about their lovers. Christopher Nolan knows how to select Actresses for their roles. Scarlett Johansson played the sexual assistant of Hugh Jackman's character, while Rebecca Hall got used to the role of a simple woman who is the wife of Christian Bale's character. Both played with dignity and claims to make to the game of these two representatives of the fair sex do not see the point. I believe that Nolan specifically "stuck" these characters in this film(if the author of the novel did not do it before), in order to show how much the illusionists are obsessed with guessing each other's trick and that they are ready to do anything for the sake of their competitor's prestige. And the dramatic component is that both characters are "blind". They live as in a primitive society, where the main unspoken rule — "an eye for an eye" and do not see that if you do not come to your senses — you can lose the most precious thing you have.

Absolutely no questions to the game of the main characters performed by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. Both actors made a huge impression on me with their performance. Jackman managed to show and convey the feelings of his character to the audience, namely: bitterness over the loss of his wife; hatred for the man who was responsible for her death and indifference to everything, not counting the prestige of his "colleague". Bale was even more startled. I don't know how he does it, but his illusionist is much more charismatic than Jackman's. He can show his character from all sides and make it so that his character will be liked whether he is good or bad. I can't put into words the versatility of these two brilliant actors.

The atmosphere in the film is at a height. The spirit of 19th-century England is well represented by suitable costumes and sets. The most interesting thing is to watch the performance of our heroes. How many people come to see a couple of tricks. In England, at the final of the "Champions League" so many people in pubs are not recruited as on their show. I'm being ironic, of course. Nolan did a great job combining all of the above and... making no mistakes.

I would like to say a few words about the younger Nolan. Jonathan Nolan did just as important a job as his older brother. He wrote the script. I don't know how to evaluate it, but if you evaluate it from the dialogues, they are delicious. They[Chris and John] just two brothers-acrobats in the arena of world cinema. If I were their father, I would be very proud of my children. They "play" together and at the same time create a world masterpiece that every movie lover should see.

What we have in the end:

- Beautiful story

- Amazing acting

- Excellent work by both Nolan's

- Beautiful scenery and costumes

If you have already watched this movie, the rating for you ranges from 8.5 to 9 (depends on whether you are interested in watching this movie more than once or not). But if you haven't seen it — then…

123Movies - Pulp Fiction: "Sin city" by Tarantino

After watching this film, reading some interesting facts about it and about the rest of Quentin Tarantino's films, I made a rather interesting conclusion. I think that it is possible to say that he was able to invent his own world — a place where lawlessness rules, the police are inactive, drugs are common, people are cynical and cruel. Conditionally, you can call it "sin City" (after all, the very same basin city (the real sin city) was just such a dystopian, terrible place). But if the original location is good (well, relative to that world) defeated. Tarantino has no good in the film. There are heroes who live. We observe them, draw conclusions, and look for their positive traits (which is certainly not easy). I like that many of his films take place in this world, which has its own mood, living independently. Interestingly, these films contain common characters (or related ones), common objects, and places (big Kahuna Burger, cigarette variety, Jack Rabbit slim). It is amazing that Tarantino was able to portray his own world, his own "sin City", so thoughtfully and completely.

This film shows three stories that take place in this place. The first broke out between Vicent (Travolta) and his boss's wife (Uma Thurman). There is no need to tell the story. But I want to notice that they are nice and interesting to look at. The story that happened to them is full of action. It makes the characters show at least some positive qualities. The second is the story of the boxer Butch (Willis), who suddenly decided to show miracles of honesty, not becoming "merge" the fight. So he got himself into a lot of trouble. But fate gave him a chance to redeem himself before the crime boss Marcellas Wallace. The third is the story of two would-be robbers Bunny and Pumpkin, who decided to Rob a diner. But they were not lucky — Jules (L. Jackson) and Vincent, assistants of Marcellas Wallace, had a snack in the same cafe. They also had their own adventures, after which they came to this institution. In General, the plot is interesting, twisted, consisting of three stories intertwined with each other.

The film is amazing! The abundance of humor (though black), unusual, characteristic of Tarantino, the course of the story, great actors — all these are the components of"pulp fiction". You can not miss the soundtracks, which are amazing to convey both the situation and the mood in the film. Music that magically appears out of nowhere will create a striking impression on anyone.

I am glad that a huge number of phrases from this film have become winged. Not so often you can find a character who turns any of his statements into a winged one. Jules is just like that. He quotes the Bible ("Now I will tell you a passage that I remember by heart"), jokes, behaves as befits a smart, pedantic, but connected with crime person.

I really liked this film, which makes a lasting impression both with its construction, plot, and acting, characters with pronounced characters. This movie should be seen by everyone. It became one of the masterpieces of world cinema, and fully deserved. This is one of Tarantino's best works (I can't say that it's the best, because I haven't seen many of his films). And of course:

10 out of 10

Have you ever admired the Matrix?

It seems that the dystopian Superboy of the Wachowski brothers has always existed, but in fact it only marks its 15th anniversary. It's rare to hear the phrase "ahead of time" now, but back then, just before the Millennium, I wanted to say it about the Matrix. Now the theme of the confrontation of humanity with intelligent machines is thoroughly worn out, even somehow it is not believed that artificial intelligence has not yet been invented. Time puts everything in place, and now it becomes obvious that until now there was only one film that could compete with the" Matrix "in the epic war of the dying human individual with his own children — "Terminator 2". I, like many others, hold the opinion that Wachowski's cyberpunk should not have been squeezed out of the trilogy, but it is in contrast with the sequels that the artistic value of the original film, which began this biblical-fantastic story, is clearly visible. 

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"You've felt all your life that the world is not right»

It is unlikely that our world is in great order now. But the term "Chosen", not too popular in the cinema before, is largely associated now with a tall young man in a black cloak. Unlike his colleagues on the set, Keanu Reeves was a world-class star before the Matrix. I am convinced that this movie is not the best for him personally. Could the Chosen one be perceived in any other way than Reeves embodied it? Of course he could, but Neo's face was supposed to be open. The value of his character is precisely in the spiritual development that yesterday's programmer Thomas Anderson experienced. The scene of his visit to the soothsayer is very significant. The news of impending death becomes an unbearable burden for the future Messiah's still weak shoulders. This situation is not easy, when a lot is expected of you, and you feel like the weakest link in the chain. Team Morpheus very differently perceives Neo, not everyone wants to entrust their fate in the hands of a complete stranger. The Holy faith of Morpheus is the main weapon of the few rebels in the unequal fight against the machines.

"Hero Morpheus ... Finally got together!»

With all due respect to Reeves, he didn't shock the world community with his game. Who knew about Lawrence Fishbourne before the Matrix? Who is he? The first black Othello in a theatrical production, the orderly in one of the episodes about Freddy Krueger. Now it is forever merged with Morpheus-the banner of a desperate human campaign. The shaven-headed captain of the Nebuchadnezzar is the most charismatic hero of this epic, whose influential manner of conversation attracts attention and is completely out of harmony with the role that he assigns to himself. Christ had no mentor, and Neo needed one. Too much doubt and even more fear, not even for the main task, but for agent Smith's impassive face. Unlike Fishbourne, Hugo weaving was not stuck in a single role, but he was the main tool of a soulless system that suppressed any resistance. Smith is just an Autonomous module, essentially a robot, but he's not just a performer. He is the ideologue of a new civilization that seeks to erase the old one from the face of the Earth. It has its own philosophy and it is very misanthropic. On Neo Smith reacts quite not as machine, in it manifests itself quite plebeian rage to the man who dared not fear the all-powerful program. This is the main weakness of Smith: he hates all people, but at a critical moment copies their behavior model.

"So, what do you need besides a miracle?»

Ideas in the virtual world created by the Wachowski brothers and many years later are fascinating. How easy it would be for people to get into the city with everything they needed, or to master the most complex skills in a matter of minutes. "Matrix" can partly be considered an action movie with martial arts. It's not just about Neo and Morpheus sparring. The ability to defeat the steel oppressors with their own fists and feet is much more interesting than using different-caliber machine guns. The theme of evolution is also reflected in this. At first, neo believes only in his weapons, and only then, partly forced, does he realize that His true power comes from within. Agents do not know emotions, otherwise they would understand that the usual means will not work against the Chosen one. Heroes-liberators do not deny themselves a healthy coolness: all these raincoats, dark glasses. But Morpheus himself is much better with an open eye. You can not hear his words, his eyes will tell you everything you need. How nice it is for each of us to feel right!

"First you need to understand the main thing: there is no spoon»

The matrix owes its success in no small part to its aesthetic component. Yes, as it turned out, the "stop-motion" effect was invented earlier, but is it important? An incredibly spectacular shootout in an office skyscraper is just as important as the story's mythology. Heroes will not be able to save the world by preaching alone, in this war, any object, even an ordinary spoon, can be useful. Directors teach us to be open to the knowledge that can be expected around every corner. There is no hint of arrogance on Neo's face, nor is there any blind obsession. Confucius said, " spiritual enlightenment will find you, just be ready for it." This readiness came to the Chosen one not immediately, it was necessary to master the magic of symbols as well. And the result is on the faces of agents whose programs are suddenly found to be flawed.

"I'm tired baby…»

Do not ignore the secondary, but at the same time, very important for understanding the essence of the film character. Cypher can be reproached with the very last words, and betrayal is never forgiven anywhere. All this is true, but there is one "but". The hero Joe Pantoliano crossed the line when he condemned his comrades to death, but his desire to forget and live in ignorance is understandable. We often, in fact, live in a world of dreams, in particular considering loved ones not who they are, but there are different ways to maintain faith, and disappointed in the new ideals of Cypher can be understood. But it is not easy to accept the romantic line of this film. The choice of an actress for the role of Trinity is the main failure of the Directors. I don't want to stigmatize Kerry Ann-moss, but against the backdrop of handsome Neo, she looks just an old woman with a completely unfeminine gait. Therefore, the fervor of Cypher's love is hard to believe.

"Welcome to the real world!»

Everyone has the right to choose. There will always be a moment in life when he will either be small-minded and leave everything as it is, or take a risk and try to reach a new level. Morpheus ' palms with the two pills symbolize the fork in life for any seeker. It is up to everyone to decide whether to soak up Cypher's ideology, live and enjoy it. Or, like Neo, not to be afraid of the dark door behind which the unknown lurks. It is important to be consistent, to go to the end and fate will definitely reward the person according to his merits.

Not just an action movie, not just a dystopia, not even cyberpunk. Cinema is an ideology where unreal fiction is wonderfully intertwined with the New Testament. I don't think there will ever be another such picture.

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