"The Prophet"

Skyla 2022-03-23 09:02:02

Jacques Audiard's three films of this century, "Lip Talk", "The Rhythm My Heart Forgot" and "The Prophet", have completely abandoned the dark, ironic tone of the earlier films.

"Lip" is the most commercial, "I" is the most in-depth exploration, and "Pre" shows the author's best at inner criminal potential and contradictions to the extreme. From one line, Jacques is in this film. The style is more and more focused on realism, but the key expression of the characters' hearts continues the essence of the previous film.

In general, the style and technique are all first-class, but for me it feels similar to last year's Grand Prize "Gomorra (2008)" in Cannes. Appreciation is greater than feeling. So this year, Cannes film critics once gave the highest score, but I had a premonition that the Grand Prize would definitely be enough in terms of style.

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  • Gaston 2022-03-27 09:01:09

    this film is such an equilibrium. it's even well balanced between equilibrium and edginess.(that's poorly described I know)

  • Dorothy 2022-04-21 09:02:19

    So-so, boring. Still prefer "Master Chef"

A Prophet quotes

  • Chef de détention: Any family on the outside?

    Malik El Djebena: No, sir.

    Chef de détention: No one to wire you money?

    Malik El Djebena: No, sir.

    Chef de détention: Friends inside, or outside?

    Malik El Djebena: No one, sir.

  • Reyeb: The idea is to leave here a little smarter.