The worst Almodovar movie I've seen so far

Lane 2022-01-08 08:04:01

The worst Almodovar film I have seen so far.
I really want to make a two-star.

Although I fully understand:
when a storyteller,
he puts the heaviest and most tangled thing in his heart, which may be the same motif or several motifs,
in various forms, after repeating it seven or eight times,
What he talks about again is often just the remnants and extensions of that thing.

After he finishes talking about the most inferior remaining materials, the effort he makes again
is often just a futile effort.
Usually, the value of such works can only be reflected in the perfection of the form and structure.
The art form may be more mature, but the thought is like a torn hole,
and the content of the story condensed by the thought will inevitably be flat.

But for the storyteller, there is no regret in life.
From this perspective, Almo can already say that there is nothing regrettable.

In addition, I think that when he tells this story, he
may have regretted a certain movie in his past, and he had
a certain origin of the idea.

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Extended Reading

Broken Embraces quotes

  • [first lines]

    [in Spanish, quoting English subtitles]

    Modelo: What's your name?

    Mateo Blanco: Harry Caine.

    [voiceover]

    Mateo Blanco: I used to be called Mateo and I was a film director. I was always tempted by the idea of being someone else, as well as myself. Living one's life wasn't enough, so I invented a pseudonym, Harry Caine, an adventurer who, as fate would have it, became a writer. I had him sign all the scripts and stories I wrote. For years, Mateo Blanco and Harry Caine shared the same body, mine. But a moment came when suddenly I could only be Harry Caine. I became my pseudonym. A self-made writer made by himself. There was just one unforseen detail. Harry Caine would be a blind writer.

  • [last lines]

    [in Spanish, quoting English subtitles]

    Ray X: That's what we've got re-edited.

    Mateo Blanco: Do you think it's worth carrying on, or is it crazy?

    Diego: What? I pissed myself laughing. I'm dying to see what happens.

    Judit García: It's wonderful, Mateo!

    Diego: It's hilarious. You have to re-release it.

    Mateo Blanco: No, what matters is to finish it. Films have to be finished, even if you do it blindly.