What is The Last Movie You Watched?

"The Last Circus"..

It veered into unsuspected territory...but was still quite interesting.

..Oh yeah...saw the last Men In Black film too...I thought Josh Brolin's portrayal of Tommy Lee Jones was excellent (unless some type of dubbing was involved...I'm not gonna google that to find out...lol)...good ending too.

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Originally Posted by Stavros

Dune -David Lynch

This 1984 film has now been re-issued, and it is as daft as it was in 1984. I can't quite work out the symbolism of a film set in a desert on a planet called Dune (aka errakis aka Iraq is) where there is a precious substance called oil -woops, I mean spice- and where the locals are pledged to wage Shihad -or should that be Jihad- against various invaders, if only the one would come to guide them, who, it turns out, is Paul Moabit (no relation to Moab, obviously). I haven't read Frank Herbert's book, but I can't say the film inspires me to do that. As usual, the music, which consists of three notes played ad nauseam, is a burden to a film already burdened by confusing symbols and too many characters.

Dune Trailer Remastered - YouTube

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Overthinking again...........................

Watched The Awakening recently. Enjoyed it very much - everything a gothic suspense/horror should be. Story was great, scenes flowed well, cinematography was beautiful and performances by all stellar. Highly recommend if you're into movies like The Others, The Woman in Black, etc. And it doesn't hurt that Rebecca Hall is stunning..........

The Awakening Trailer Official [HD] - YouTube

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Originally Posted by runningdownthatdream

Overthinking again...........................

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yeah..I read a couple of the "Dune" books in my youth, but to me, Herbert's writing style was as dry as the planet he was writing about...and I could only get so far.

...but I never really equated 'spice" with oil.

...I equated it with an opiate.

..my stoner symbolism during that time only got so far.

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Originally Posted by fred41

yeah..I read a couple of the "Dune" books in my youth, but to me, Herbert's writing style was as dry as the planet he was writing about...and I could only get so far.

...but I never really equated 'spice" with oil.

...I equated it with an opiate.

..my stoner symbolism during that time only got so far.

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I read fiction to escape from reality so try to avoid falling into the game of analogies. Each piece should stand on it's merits (is it a good tale, does it flow well, does it create an alternate reality) rather than be viewed symbolically. Why try and equate anything in a work of fiction with anything we know? Just detracts from the work IMO.

HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE, love the gurl in the bear costume

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Originally Posted by runningdownthatdream

I read fiction to escape from reality so try to avoid falling into the game of analogies. Each piece should stand on it's merits (is it a good tale, does it flow well, does it create an alternate reality) rather than be viewed symbolically. Why try and equate anything in a work of fiction with anything we know? Just detracts from the work IMO.

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To some extent I agree with you, but when words like Shihad are used to describe violent reactions to invading forces, when the myth of the saviour is so central to the plot, and Dune is also known as Erakis, or Irakis or however it is spelled, analogies do rather suggest themselves.

Prometheus.

The Punisher