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The Theory of Everything. This is a biography of the early years of Stephen Hawkins, one of the most brillant minds of our times. A physicist that worked on black holes and all those sort of things. He also suffers from the ALS disease. The movie focuses on his early years, when he passed his PhD, and was diagnosed with ALS (given 2 years max to live (he's 71 today)) and mostly, his relationship with his wife. The actors are terrific, especially Eddie Redmayne. Believe it or not, it is truly a beautiful movie, not as much about science or illness as about life.
The Imitation Game. And again a movie about a genius! This time, Alan Turing, the father of the computer, and breaker of the Enigma machine. Also, a homosexual when it was considered a crime... Another really good movie. Another solid cast, led by the always awesome Benedict Cumberbatch.
Whiplash. Now that was an intense movie. A duel between an ambitious young drumer and his abusive professor. Great movie with an awesome Jazzy soundtrack. And a great performance by JK Simmons. So glad he finally got the role he deserves.
I also took opportunity that I was crossing the Atlantic to catch up on a couple films I missed or I didn't really want to see in the theaters. So I finally saw Philomena, a very touching story about a mother whose son was taken from her by the Church and who tries to find him again. Beautiful and sensible, with a great Judi Dench.
And in the "useless sequel to the prequel" category, the winner is Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Finally, I watched Snowpiercer, a South Korean adaptation of a French comic book. I haven't read the original, but the movie could have been better if you ask me... And I hate when I can guess "the big mystery that will obviously be revealed at the very end" from the start... And it's not even that I'm trying, I'm actually a rather passive watcher. But I've seen enough films to know the big clichés...
The Imitation Game. And again a movie about a genius! This time, Alan Turing, the father of the computer, and breaker of the Enigma machine. Also, a homosexual when it was considered a crime... Another really good movie. Another solid cast, led by the always awesome Benedict Cumberbatch.
Whiplash. Now that was an intense movie. A duel between an ambitious young drumer and his abusive professor. Great movie with an awesome Jazzy soundtrack. And a great performance by JK Simmons. So glad he finally got the role he deserves.
I also took opportunity that I was crossing the Atlantic to catch up on a couple films I missed or I didn't really want to see in the theaters. So I finally saw Philomena, a very touching story about a mother whose son was taken from her by the Church and who tries to find him again. Beautiful and sensible, with a great Judi Dench.
And in the "useless sequel to the prequel" category, the winner is Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Finally, I watched Snowpiercer, a South Korean adaptation of a French comic book. I haven't read the original, but the movie could have been better if you ask me... And I hate when I can guess "the big mystery that will obviously be revealed at the very end" from the start... And it's not even that I'm trying, I'm actually a rather passive watcher. But I've seen enough films to know the big clichés...
