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Non mi uccidere (2021)
Terribile!
This was one of the worst movies I've ever watched. It doesn't make sense at all. And although Lascia Ch'io Pianga may be kind of suitable in terms of lyrics, its melody makes no sense in this awful movie.
Sex/Life (2021)
If you're a 'moralist', this isn't for you
Most people who rated this show low were all concerned about its message, which wouldn't be a 'good one for couples'. Oh, please, if people let themselves be 'swayed' by a movie plot, that means there was already sth going on with them and they just needed a trigger. It's not bc you watch a movie about a bank robbery you'll tend to do the same yourself, is it.
Some people mentioned 'blurred' body parts. I guess that must be related to the location one is watching, because I saw nothing blurred; everything was very explicit.
As for the plot: sex IT IS important for some people. Don't judge them if you're ok with having a sexless life. First, Billie started remembering her story with Brad just because her husband wouldn't touch her anymore. He preferred watching soccer to having sex!! She said herself it didn't use to be like that. She liked their sexual life before the kids, even though it wasn't 'thrilling' as it was with Brad. Cooper started to see Billie only as the mother of his kids, and not as a woman anymore. That was what started the whole problem. She would try to 'seduce' her husband, but she would end up depending on a vibrator. Really? Marriage is not all about sex, but c'omon, not having sex for more than one year with someone who sleeps by your side every night?? Plus, she said herself: it wasn't a matter only of sex, but about feeling desired. It's awful being with someone who doesn't seem to desire you.
The other problem was Cooper trying to compare himself with Brad. People tend to compare themselves with their partners' exs, when they're different people and the situation is different. So ofc it wouldn't be the same, or just make things worse, which was what happened.
And as for Brad, the problem wasn't he being a 'rebel' or manipulative: like Sasha said, he was 'damaged'. He had childhood unsolved issues. If you don't try to solve them, you tend to scr*w up your relationships. And let's not pretend that isn't a common thing. Most people don't grow up in a happy family. Billie endured a lot from him bc she was aware what his problem were (he had an abandonment complex). She loved him, so she wouldn't dump him because of a behaviour she understood. She knew he needed help, and she tried to do that for a long time, until it was too much for her. If you run away from a problem instead of trying to solve it, you're just a coward like Brad.
As for the happy family, Caroline (and her 'crew') was a very important character in this movie as well: she pretended to be the happy wife and loving mother the whole time, because she cared about appearances. She wanted to be seen as having a perfect life, when nothing is perfect. When Cooper 'lectured' them all at Hudson's school fair about marriage having problems and the couple having to solve them it felt like 'that is all it is about!'
So have an open mind to watch this movie. It's not a romantization of a 'lustful' life; it's about people's needs (feeling desired, feeling needed, feeling emotionally supported).
Gabriel's Inferno: Part Three (2020)
Again another great adaptation
Well, my rating is solely related to how 'good' is the adaptation imo, bc if I wanted to rate the plot, I'd have rated the book instead.
I didn't think the movie was going to be so... explicit, tbh. I thought they were going to let the sex scenes implicit, but they followed the script thoroughly even there. Wow. We could really see Julia and Gabriel.
Again the adaptation was veeeery similar to the book (it's almost like reading the book itself, despite some minor details which don't make big difference to how the development of the story) and the choices for soundtracks got much better and suitable to the plot and to the scenarios.
I just can't give it a 10/10 rating, bc of both Paul and Christa, who should have had an actor/actress who matched their description as well as Giulio and Melanie did, among some other minor details which I think shouldn't be left out, like when Julia got Grace's necklace. Not that the necklace was that important, but if it was going to be part of the story then it should be told how it ended up with Julia.
As for the comparison with 50 shades of Grey... the very essence of the plot is very similar, indeed (good and humble girls falling in love with troubled and rich guys), but Gabriel's Inferno starts with romance/love since the beginning to culminate in sex in the very end in opposition to 50 Shades, which focus on sex since the beginning and culminates in romance throughout the development of the plot, which justifies why Gabriel changes drastically his behaviour bc of Julia (since he always loved her, differently from Christian, who had a hard time admitting he was in love and didn't want to be in a relationship). They're both 'cheesy', but the former is more than the latter, perhaps for having more clichés or for being less sexual and more romantic. Or both.
Gabriel's Inferno: Part One (2020)
Great adaptation
Well, let me tell you if it were for the adaptation itself, I'd give this movie a 10/10. I can't remember having watched a movie SO similar to the book. The dialogues are just the same and the situations happen mostly just like in the book.
As for the cast, I'd give it a 9,5/10. Both the leads match exactly the description in the book. Their acting is good as well. But I wished they'd chosen people more similar to the description to play both Paul and Christa. I missed that. They both appear many times in the story, so I wish they were just like how you read.
Apart from the songs/pieces mentioned in the book, I didn't like the soundtrack. It didn't seem to match the situations, and sometimes there was none when I think there should be. So that's why I rated the movie 8/10.
Now if you didn't read the book, be aware this movie is the first part out of three, which means the whole story will be covered in about 6 hours of movie. The plot is that cliché rich guy and poor girl / bad guy (says the character himself) and good girl / forbidden relationship btw professor and student. Yeah, you've got all of that. Both characters are somehow 'troubled' due to their past and they 'heal' each other. So if you don't like 'sugary' cliché stuff, don't try it.
After We Collided (2020)
Not bad
Not bad. It covered the main events of the story, changing how things exactly happened, but it's a very lighter version of the book. The book is far more intense and gives many details that enrich the plot, but it's still not that bad of an adaptation, considered it kinda covers hundreds of pages in less than 2 hours. And if you're watching this, it means you've probably watched the prequel, so you probably knows what to expect from it.
Lavender (2016)
Don't take it as a horror movie - take it as a psychological one
If you plan to watch this movie thinking about getting some jumps or chills, don't. It's not actually meant to scare, but to unveil a situation. It's more a suspense related to a character who's got a 'confused' mind.
Newness (2017)
Better than I expected
It's not 'wow, what an awesome movie', but it pictures really nicely both the ups and downs of some relationships and the discovery of oneself. It's not easy to figure out what you really want until you go through some experiences. And that's basically what this movie is about.
One statement that marked me on this movie was when Larry said that relationships are transactions. Psychologically and rationally speaking, that's a good observation.
365 dni (2020)
Comparing 365 days with 50 Shades
Since this movie was so compared to 50 Shades, here I give my 2 cents about it: although both have nudity, 50 Shades is more a drama compared to 365. The latter is more a porn with a suuuper cliché plot. The former is more an erotic drama.
365 days pictures that mafia guy who gets whatever and whoever he wants. I wonder why he would be able to see Laura in his property in the first minute of the movie, why he would see the image of that woman he just saw at his dying hour, and then get obsessed about her because of it. He doesn't know her, but he loves her to the extent of risking everything he's got. Really? And then we have Laura, who seems to be a strong and determined business woman who's got a bf who obviously doesn't like her. Does it make any sense? So he kidnaps her, she plays hard-to-get, and she falls in love with him bc he saved her life. How heroic! And less than 2 months of wild sex are enough to make her want to marry him and have his baby. Well, let me tell you there's nth romantic in this movie. You see a bunch of silly dialogues that make you roll your eyes. Just watch it for the sex scenes.
As for 50 Shades, although there's that cliché of rich CEO who also gets whatever and whoever he wants and the ordinary good student girl, the storyline is different and more 'sustainable': 1st) the woman isn't kidnapped nor forced to anything; 2nd) neither of them fall in love for no reason and they take their time for it; 3rd) there's a whole 'psychological explanation' for Grey's behaviour, which gives sense to the plot; and 4th) Grey wouldn't get involved with just 'any' woman; he'd choose them very carefully, mostly when it would come about (physical) health. So because Anastasia is 'just an ordinary girl', we don't get to know much about her story, but there's a whole story that develops and makes sense.
So imo, both movies can't even be compared.
Bird Box (2018)
Very subjective
If you have a hard time interpreting situations, you'll need to read what this movie is about. Everything you watch is subjective. So take that into account if you're considering watching it. It's got a dark side and a good side too. And it kinda reminded me of Blindness, based on Saramago's book, considering the subjectiveness of the plot.