More Movies

So after I wrote those posts I thought of a few other lesser known movies that were greatly under appreciated.

The Messenger which was the story of Joan of Arc. I'm not a fan of Jesus, but this film was something special with an ensemble cast including (chicago's) John Malkovich. It highlighted the dirty political side of religion and I think it took a lot of heat when it came out. A catholic took me to see this in the theatre when I was in middle school and the performance by Milla Jovavich has stuck with me ever since - as well as the message about religion and power. Here is a less than perfect quality trailer.



Another film that I adore in my heart of hearts is Toys with Robin Williams and (chicago's) Joan Cusack as well as others. This was also an ensemble cast - I'm starting to sense a trend in my taste. This looks like a really cheesy crappy attempt at a comedy but it actually adresses several very important social, corporate, and political problems. This movie showed the inhumanity of unmanned drones before they even existed. They also display how corporations are molding our children into something unnatural. You may not like it, especially if you don't like Robin Williams, but it is just one of the films that are kind of personal to me. It's cute and extremely deep: a rare combination.



I will just randomly put posts like this up and I am always open to having conversations about the films if you don't agree.