It depicts the life of Slovenians in Porabje region with a puppet show perfomed by the puppet group from Gornji Senik. The puppets represent the Porabje archetypes of a policeman, a cook, a musician, a blacksmith - in short, people who are also found in real life. With the help of the puppeteers, we discover their families and confront the problems of the existence of Slovenians in Porabje.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
If you’ve been itching for a sign to finally go on that unforgettable summer camping trip, this is it.
It’s no wonder Peele won an academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His script is layered with perspective and subtlety. Through a terrific vision, Peele creates the gift that keeps on giving. The clues and symbolic representations are aplenty, and as each viewing passes, you are destined to find something new. That’s a mark of great cinema.
Every movement becomes a question of identity. To become who we are meant to be. In order to reach that we often have to shed who we once were, and that shedding can sometimes be so brutal it’s ungraceful.
