Madeleine moves through her days feeling increasingly distant from herself and the world around her. As she wanders aimlessly, the voice in her head questions promises of happiness, the apparent joy of others, and the point of carrying on. Amidst moments of anguish, silences, and thoughts she cannot silence, Madeleine confronts a loneliness that seems ever present, even when she is not alone.
An impressive narrative structure, a perfect use of the continuous shot technique, and great interpretations make "Boiling Point" one of the best films of 2021.
The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.
When you don’t factor in the plethora of inferior sequels that have been produced, Luca is one of Pixar’s simplest and most unassuming films in years — and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The film thrives on being a visual feast with a warm message for all ages, so much so that its unoriginal storyline doesn’t feel that big of a problem.
In The Novelist's Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.
It only seems to prove that when the company had their backs against the wall and needed an all pleasing, generic movie that had to make up for The Last Jedi, they chose to sacrifice almost everything that made their main protagonist interesting and that made her stand out as the strong female character that a generation of young movie goers was supposed to look up to. Instead, we were left with a Rey that was so much less than she could have been. And I guess that’s the real story of Rey and The Rise of Skywalker; they could have been so much more, but they were just more of the same.
