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A Man for all seasons has become one of my favorite movies, I truly enjoyed it. The actings, the costumes, and directing were spectacular. No wonder it won several academy awards.
The movie was about Sir Thomas More who couldn’t break his own religious beliefs even when it meant defying the king’s command.May 7, 2023 at 9:34 am in reply to: The Sixth Sense Movie Review & Analysis in Film Criticism #117005Armaghan HoushmandParticipantI liked this movie, it was horrific and spooky. Most of all the plot twist at the end blew my mind and after that it was easy to put everything together.
The child actor Haley Joel Osment played really well and I could sense the horror through his eyes.
Overall the idea of the plot and story were
creative, at least for its time.Armaghan HoushmandParticipantFor me, Awakenings is defined as a bitter-sweet movie. It made me emotional and inspired at the same time. The patience and compassion of Dr.Sayer with Leonard and other patients and his persistency to find them a cure was remarkable. Also, the fact that it was based on a true story makes it even more heart touching.
April 24, 2023 at 9:07 am in reply to: Fantastic Mr. Fox Movie Review in Film Criticism Course #116619Armaghan HoushmandParticipantThis movie was really beautiful and interesting. It is based on a children novel by Roald Dahl, I have read the book but still the movie got me till the end.
It was colorful and it had interesting characters.April 18, 2023 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Interstellar Movie Review in Film Criticism Course Forum #116379Armaghan HoushmandParticipantInterstellar is one of the best and most popular sci-fi movies of all time and the reasons are abvious to me. It was beautiful and full of emotions and I liked how they connected love and time together.
Its music by Hans Zimmer is a masterpiece as well and it’s one of the reasons that the movie is memorable.April 10, 2023 at 11:39 am in reply to: 2001 A Space Odyssey Explained in Film Criticism Course #116222Armaghan HoushmandParticipantThat was one of the best sci-fi movies that I have ever seen. Although the ending and the whole plot was hard to get for me, it didn’t decrease my interest for the movie.
The fact that the movie was made in the year 1968 is fascinating. I was questioning myself the whole time watching it that how did they make this at that year?
I also want the mention that the music made it 10 times better and creepier for me.Armaghan HoushmandParticipantThat was a funny and comforting movie. Although the plot was a bit cliche but I really wanted to know what will happen at the end.
March 29, 2023 at 12:16 pm in reply to: The Shining Movie Review in Film Criticism Course Forum #115887Armaghan HoushmandParticipantFor me Shining was a really fascinating movie with a lot of sense of thriller. I also liked the plot and the actings were amazing. But sometimes I got confused by some scenes and I felt I had some unanswered questions at the end. Also, I didn’t get the meaning of the ending.
March 20, 2023 at 4:10 pm in reply to: The Bucket List Movie Analysis in Film Criticism Course #115640Armaghan HoushmandParticipantThe Bucket List is a nice and comfort movie that you can watch with your family and friends during a holiday afternoon. It’s going to make you laugh and bring you hope, it also reminds us to live in the moment and spend time with people we care for and love. The movie inspired me to write a To-Do list of my own.
March 12, 2023 at 6:27 pm in reply to: Her Movie Review and Analysis in Film Criticism Course #115256Armaghan HoushmandParticipantWe always talk about how humans are and will be practically dependent on artificial intelligence. But what about emotionally? Is there a chance we get involved emotionally with an artificial intelligence? Well this movie is about it.
I rather found this movie strange, I can’t explain to myself how an AI can have emotions of its own. Samantha always told Theodore that she feels, but she was just processing and copying them and she did it so perfectly that Theodore believed it as a real relationship. In my opinion he was just fooling himself.
I also loved the lighting, cinematography and colors, they made me feel as lonely as Theo did. And the color red all through the movie showing Theo’s loneliness, compassion and lack of love just fit the story and plot so well.Armaghan HoushmandParticipantMy score to this movie is 8
I really enjoyed the plot and the atmosphere.
Overall stop-motion animations are my favorites.
I think the relationship between Max and Mary was really uncommon but special at the same time. One from New York and the other one from Australia.
And I have to add that the dialogues were the things that fascinated me the most, I found them really clever.
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I wish Mary and Max could seen each other in person.February 27, 2023 at 5:48 pm in reply to: Full Metal Jacket Movie Analysis in Film Criticism Course #114752Armaghan HoushmandParticipantI rate this movie 8 out of 10.
First of all I have to say I liked first half better.
The personality of Leonard and how the intensive training had effected on him, took my attention. The second half was more about the war itself and the death of poor ordinary people. I liked the musics and soundtracks too, I think they really suited the scenes and the atmosphere.February 20, 2023 at 10:27 pm in reply to: Still Alice Movie Summary & Analysis Film Criticism #114496Armaghan HoushmandParticipantI score this movie 8.
It was a great movie and it acknowledged the viewers about alzheimer’s disease and how it can effect the person’s life and how would it feel like. It was sad and somehow it seemed to me unfair to suffer like that, especially when she said she wished she had cancer rather that alzheimer.
And I found the ending interesting. When her daughter was telling her a story and then she said it was about love. I’m not sure but I guess it meant after she forgot almost everythin, love was the thing she could remember.February 15, 2023 at 11:35 am in reply to: Contact Movie Explained in Film Criticism Course Forum #114167Armaghan HoushmandParticipantMy score to this movie is 8.8.
There is something uncertain when it comes to Sci-fi/Alien movies, you can’t be sure how it’s gonna end the story, or whether it’s gonna be disappointing at the end or not.
But this one “contact” didn’t disappoint me. It was really interesting and inspiring. The acting was amazing, the connection between Ellie and Pulmmer was insane, and also I really liked the collaboration between members of SETI project.
It contained beautiful dialogues too.’ The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.’
Such a pity that Carl Sagan didn’t get the chance to watch the movie.February 7, 2023 at 5:24 pm in reply to: Wonder Movie Criticism & Analysis – Film Criticism Course #113812Armaghan HoushmandParticipantMy score to this movie is 7.8
I enjoyed it really much. Almost every scene was full of emotion.
I loved the actings, especially the child actors, they had a huge talent.
I also really liked the dialogues and the conversations between the characters. Like where Auggie says to her mom that she is only telling him that he’s not ugly because she’s his mother, and she replies that because she is his mom so it will counts the most. Or “you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out”, they made me think.
And I also liked how the movie portrayed the power of friendship and a good family and also each character’s challenges. - AuthorPosts