ORWELL 2+2=5
A look at the life and work of George Orwell, particularly focusing on 1984 and other anti-authoritarian work and filtering it so that it echoes the world today.
This is a well-made and compelling film that acts as a warning about the authoritarian leaders springing up across the globe. It clearly shows that 80 plus years ago Orwell was ringing the alarm bells. My issue with the film is that if you know Orwell or have been paying close attention to what is happening there is not a great deal new here. Yes, we can never be warned enough, but at the same time this film is not going to reach the people who need to hear it since this is way above their reading level and far removed from their reality TV tastes
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
The latest from Wes Anderson doesn't make a lick of sense but it deeply connected to me because it's the right sort of silly and because it feels very much like Anderson is trying to make something that feels like what would happen if Peter Greenaway tried to make a Looney Tunes film in the style of Wes Anderson. It's an incredibly sly and dry film that just does everything well. Yes, it's lighter than most other Anderson films but at the same time the lightness seems to have freed up the director so that it's a free doodle that gives him to do magical things on every level that he would never do in a more serious film. I was delighted beyond words because it was just fun for fun's sake.
Recommended.
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