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‘Downsizing’ Review

Last night, I got the chance to watch the new movie, Downsizing, at an exclusive screening. The movie centers around the idea of seeing the plus side in shrinking people, or downsizing. It stems from scientists in Norway creating this procedure in the name of saving the human race from humanity’s biggest problem; overpopulation. But later, we find out that people are downsizing to save themselves…

Pequena Grande Vida | Crítica

Após uma sequência de dois ótimos filmes (Os Descendentes e Nebraska), a expectativa era grande para a próxima produção de Alexander Payne, principalmente após o hiato de 4 anos e a estreia no gênero de ficção científica. O filme possui uma intrigante premissa, a de que, para ajudar a economizar os recursos naturais, o encolhimento a população a 0,3% da sua massa original seria a solução viável,…

Midhat is quite a fan of this film.  It has like this strong Pleasentville vibe, especially in the first half, also this low key morality vibe which Midhat quite liked.  What Midhat felt quite uncomfortable about is playing the Thai accent for laugh a little too much.  Now Midhat isn’t against funny accents, why he loves Malayasians, but it gets to a certain where you think maybe playing the dramatic monologue for laughs was not a good idea.  Maybe tonning it down a little would have been better, the film had a lot going for it afterall. 

SPOILERS Matt Damon’s character also didn’t seem to have a character arc he went from giving up medicine to help his mother to downsizing for his wife to leaving the cult for the GF.  I liked to GF’s character tho, she had the stronger character who recognized the Cult’s ambitions as the selfish actions that lead to humanity in that state anyway.  Although realistically she should have been more of a writer to analogies many ppl who escaped oppressive countries who are now writers END SPOILERS.

#Downsizing: decisamente non all'ALTEZZA!

Due giorni fa sono stata al cinema a vedere Downsizing, il nuovo film co-sceneggiato e diretto da Alexander Payne. Nel cast troviamo Matt Damon che interpreta il protagonista Paul Safranek, ma anche tanti altri attori conosciuti come Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Bastardi senza gloria), James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek), Neil Patrick Harris, Laura Dern (Jurassik Park, Big Little Lies, Star…

Pull your mud-soaked ears out and listen up you environmentalist vermin. Every waking moment of your pathetic lives and attempts at restoring the Earth to its heyday has led up to this. Take every discovery your scientists made or every bit of legislative progress your lobbyists were responsible for and shove it because liberal Hollywood is going to school you in how to save the environment. Your…