The Last Movie You Watched

[Exian]

I'm sick and called off work, so I watched three movies last night.

First, I rewatched Lawless. One of my favorites. Although, now that there's been some time since the last time I watched it, I think Guy Pierce almost went overboard in the last scene. He stops just short of screaming "I'm the bad guy!" Still, so satisfying seeing him bite it.

Blue Ruin- Damn, what a great movie. The director seems to have taken some notes from the Cohen brothers. Very low on dialogue and long on one shot scenes. I'd be glad if more movies felt less inclined to tell you exactly how to feel. Quick recap- a vagabond learns that the man who murdered his parents is getting released from prison. Now go watch it.

Fruitvale Station- A film about the life of Oscar Grant leading up to his murder at Fruitvale Station. I'm sure you've seen the cell phone footage of the cops tieing him up, laying him face down, and shooting him in the back. I'm not sure how to feel about this movie. For one, depending on how you look at it it's either a Hollywood money grab, or it's an important story that needs to be told. And I don't know how much of his life was made up for the film, which is par for the course with movies like this.

Some of the conversation points seem like they are made sure to be hit. Like the characters went out of their way to say something that would prophesize his death, and this was clearly done for the emotional impact. Took me out of the movie at times.

I would be interested to know how true some of the serendipitous meetings were and how much was Hollywood.