2 Days in Paris

2 Days in Paris is about this couple who's in Paris for a couple of days (duh!) on a quick trip, but things may get a little weird when Marion keeps running into her ex-boyfriends every where they go. On top of that, her current boyfriend still has to deal with her crazy parents, not to metion with her herself.

I feel really bad to say this, because I actually like Julie Delpy, but I didn't like this one.

Too much dialog (dialogs that in my opinion didn't make any sense 70% of the time) it made me dizzy. And the fact that half of it was in english and the other half in french made my head spin, couldn't keep up.

I'm gonna be really honest and say that the only reason why I watched this was because Daniel Brühl was in it, if you look closely you'll see his name on the poster. They fooled me well. Here am I, watching this movie for over an hour and no sign of Daniel, at all. Turns out he appears in the last 5 minutes in a 10 seconds scene. I was so thrilled I wanted to cry, or punch someone (most likely punch someone).

The movie does get better after Daniel appears (yep, that's how good he is), I liked those last 5 minutes better than the whole movie. Probably because the whole situation is starting get resolved and so the dialogs made a lot more sense, I even kind of liked the last ones.

Not a movie I plan on watching again, specially because Marion annoyed the hell out of me (I tried to like her, but it was stronger than me).

I think their goal was to make a smart and funny movie with interesting dialogs, but I don't think they did it very well. Or maybe I'm just not smart enough to get it.

Don't really recommend, but we never know, you might enjoy it.

ps: It has a sequel named 2Days in New York with Julie and Chris Rock that I don't plan on watching.

Edukators

 

 This movie is incredible!

Edukators is about these two friends who try to fight this crazy capitalism we live in. When a third person joins the group everything goes wrong and now they  have to fix the mess they are in.

I absolutely love is movie! Seriously, I think I've talked about it with pretty much every person I know. I'm always saying 'You HAVE to watch this!!'. I can't get over how smart Jan and Peter were to come up with the Edukators thing. Kinda wish I had had the idea! haha

I gotta warn you, though, it's a German movie. It's long and slow and it's not a very 'entertainment' kind of movie. You may be wondering why I like it so much. Here's your answer: it makes you think! Makes you put lots of things into perspective and it has lots of great lines and amazing dialogs. Amazing!

I swear to you is completely worth watching. And you feel really funny after you watch it, you feel like doing great things and being revolutionary and changing the world! (I still feel like that everytime I watch it)

Oh, and a huge plus: Daniel Brühl, which as you guys already know means this is an awesome movie. ;)

You MUST watch this one!!!

Jedes Hertz ist eine revolutionär Zelle
 (every heart is a revolutinary cell)


ps: Last year there was this massive black out where a live (and by massive I mean that whole state plus some near areas ran out of light). The black out was exactly at prime time and I couldn't help but wonder if the Edukators had something to do with it. haha :)

Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas)

Décembre, 1914. Une histoire vraie que l’Histoire a oubliée.

Merry Christmas is about how during the World War I, French, German and British stoped the war to celebrate Christmas together. Best thing about it? It’s a true story!

It’s very moving to see those people realizing that they are more alike than they were told and that war is not worth it, at all. Truly proves how useless war is and how friendship can rise even in the most hostil of the enviroments. It’s a real lesson to all of us.

With the exception of the dreadful fake-opera-singing, all the acting is amazing. The actors managed to show us real people instead of just characters.

One of the scenes that moved me the most is a dialog between French and German, where the French says something as ‘My German isn’t nearly as good as your French’, to which the German answers ‘You’re not married to a German wife’. Can you image that? Being married to a French and all of the sudden you have to fight the French. That’s just crazy! Poor guy, would not like to be in his position.

Favorite scene: the very last one. I find it so meaningful and very moving. Love the song too, very touching.

Without an enemy there can be no war.

ps: Before I go, just want to talk a little about Daniel Brühl (he plays the german leading character). He is my favorite actor. Not one of my favorites, THE favorite one (watching the movie you’ll have a little sneak peek of why). He is German and he is brilliant. He has something most hollywood actors don’t (probably because they don’t need to), he speaks lots of languages; so I’ve seen him in German movies, French movies, Spanish movies and even Catalan movies. Also, he knows how to choose his works really well, if you see his name attached to a movie, you can be sure it’s a good one. It’s a shame he doesn’t get the attention he deserves (at least world wide, I’m sure he’s huge in Germany).