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Thursday Appointment (2019)
Packed with events and life lessons
The language of this movie is universal. To undarstand it you do not need to know Persian or read subtitles, though it will increase your appreciation.
I am married to the first girl in my life for 32 years and we are still in love. Here are some of the events and lessons I saw.
1. The effect of family quarrels on children
2. Poverty in a corrupt system that leads children to beg in streets.
3. Empathy towards the young boy followed by giving him little snack but regularly.
4. Empathy towards the family in discord, followed by actions.
5. Acting like a child to communicate with a child.
6. The emotional and mental harmony between the old couple.
7. Spontaneous decision-making for a good cause.
8. Changing the address of the flower from customary and ornamental task into a vital and functional tool.
9. City traffic. Average human life of 68 years.
Starcrossed (2014)
Love or Lust
An engaging and intriguing movie, depicting the degeneration of family relationship in modern cities, which consume genuine love and compassion in humanity.
Four people find themselves in an asymmetric and awkward relationship in a huge and fancy house.
It is no secret that many beautiful houses hide horrible homes; many well- dressed bodies hold miserable souls. But what is the chance of complete metamorphosis?
In Starcrossed, actors match their characters and they play them flawlessly... But, I had difficulty to understand how those characters with complicated and volatile relationship let each other stay alone in pairs, for so long, and so many times... That should explain the reason for the deduction of one star :)
As for the second lost-star: the culprit was x-rated scenes, which I had to fast-forward. I wish, the author/director had taken the creative challenge to convey the intimate relationships with only subtle references, short scenes and innuendos.
I command the young author/director/co-producer Chase Mohseni (his name sounds like his parents have a very interesting story for his next movie) for his ambition and success in his first film. With such a start, I will not be surprised if I hear his name mentioned in an Oscar night within 19 years from an obnoxious host. Who knows, for writing the best script, for directing the best film, or for acting. He is a polymath and ambitious, and I am sure he will show us all.