This film's really damn good, but you can only imagine what kind of films Pixar could make if they weren't kind of trapped into making films with a fifty fifty split of childish fun and deep as fuck messages. I mean, it's totally fine like this; it isn't a big deal. You have Turning Red, Elio, Onward plenty of films like that. It just makes me disappointed when I think of Soul and Lightyear. They could have been the one…

"The ancient and long forgotten language of cinematography"

This just might be the greatest love letter to cinema ever put to film, a dying wish to the art that is cinema. The way Bi Gan recreates these eras of cinema is really quite something, and the cinematography might just be the best I've ever seen.

Sight, In this story, we have the era of silent films, maybe the most important era for film, where countless techniques still being used today…

Such a weird, uncomfortably interesting film, so specific in its approach. It's very raw and real, and that's clearly due to the improv scenes and the fact that some of the Beach Boys were actual people, not actors. So, yes, it's very realistic, almost like a documentary. A lot of things stand out in this film, but its main strength is the power struggle between the two sides: the Sugar Mamas and The Beach Boys. Both are stuck in a…

This is not nearly as bad as people are saying. Does it feel like episodes of Mando, maybe? Should they have made it into a full length film Probably not, but I wouldn't say there's really anything wrong with it. Yeah, the dialogue is average at best, and it doesn't really further the universe in any way, especially for a film, though there's still a lot of good in it. Like Embo, for a start, looks great in live action.…

Cinema Paradiso really embodies the essence of cinema, celebrating the magic of film and its impact on our lives. It's a beautiful homage to the art of storytelling and the nostalgia of childhood memories tied to the movie theater experience. The way it captures the love for films and the emotional connections we form with them is truly special.

The passage of time is beautifully portrayed through Salvatore's journey from his childhood to adulthood, showing how his love for cinema…