M.A. Silence

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The movie has a feel of Spielberg nostalgia. It is as if Spielberg himself paid homage to his older films. And it works. It is also very nostalgic of the 20th century UFO culture.

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The movie is very whimsical. The main characters are all adults in their thirties but their encounter with the aliens happened when they were kids. And the aliens present themselves as cute animals. The movie was shot in winter, it has major cozy vibes.

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The action scenes are great. The car bursting through the windows of the farm and the chase scene right after made me feel on the edge of my seat, and it has not happened in a movie theater in a while. (It had not happened with Mandalorian for example).

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Some would say the plot is too simple, too naïve. I agree that the story is not complex, nor the themes and messages. But I do agree with this simplicity: yes, empathy is the superior form of intelligence.

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Emily Blunt gave the best performance of a panic attack I have ever seen. I cried with her. The acting turned sometimes dragging dialogues into great emotional moments.

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💚✨Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan✨💚

👉 Thoughts on Master & Apprentice 👉

The book reveals that Qui-Gon was anxious to let Obi-Wan down. He thought he failed as a master. He ruminated his guilt long enough to forget to see the truth. Only a misunderstanding between them caused most of the drift. A drift that would have been reversed, if only Qui-Gon had apologized.

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The Jedi gave Qui-Gon a choice: he could join the Jedi council or continue the teachings of his Padawan. He was chosen to seat alongside the most important members of his order. To become a leading voice in the galaxy. He took a moment to meditate on the offer. A moment the Jedi council agreed to grant him as well.

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A moment long enough for the Padawan to learn the terrible news: his master was going to give up on training him for good. And if this was not bad enough, he heard about the change of his fate from a third party. Qui-Gon had not considered that Obi-Wan needed to be informed first. As a consequence, Obi-Wan ruminated his own doubts: he was not good enough to earn his trust. He had no idea how close his doubts were to his master’s.

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What was surprising about Qui-Gon was his accurate foresight. His interests involved deciphering prophesies and old holocrons. He studied late at night at the Jedi archives. And he thought his dreams had meaning. Yet he missed the point with Kenobi.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi valued loyalty. To the Jedi ways and to his master. Granted, he was a little bit stiff about rules. The code guided the Jedi in many ways during their missions. But sometimes, a little creativity was the answer to an immediate life-threatening challenge. And Qui-Gon had that instinct. Their skills were complimentary. If only, their fear of failure did not get in the way of their communication.

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Some of the best Lord of the rings art I saw was in Wellington, NZ, at the Weta workshop studio. I believe Gandalf and Gollum are on scale (or almost).