"Dead Presidents" Film Thoughts

     

Language: English

1995

Running time: 1hr 59min

From IMDb:

A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.

Dead Presidents (1995) - IMDb

Quote:

Delilah:  "It's not your fault you've been brainwashed by America."

Thoughts:

I had always thought I'd seen this movie before but once it started, I quickly realized while being familiar/having heard of the title, I'd never actually watched it and it wasn't what I thought it was.  

I expected to see a movie about a heist, but the heist itself is about the last twenty or so minutes of the film.  Then I thought perhaps it was going to be a film laying the groundwork of how all those involved came to contribute to being part of the heist.  Which is sort of true but giving how the story starts and how it ends, perhaps it's a character study of how/what America takes.

Again, I found myself thinking back to a recent book I read given the effects of the war (during and after) for several of the characters but I also feel like this film was marketed one way intentionally.  This is a heist movie but not in relative sense usually think of heists movie.

There was also something heartbreaking, got the waterworks going, during one part of this movie. This Hughes brother film is worth watching with a friend in order to talk about afterwards.

Same same, but different

 

Was updating GR and saw "The Wind Weaver" I thought the cover familiar... LOL

/update

OH!  I am grateful for:

-water

-access to hot water

-my uncle

^_^

"Captain America: Brave New World" Film Thoughts

    

Language: English

2025

Running time: 1hr 58min

From IMDb:

Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.

Captain America: Brave New World (2025) - IMDb

Quote:

Bucky:  "Steve gave them something to believe in, you give them something to aspire to."

Thoughts:

I didn't hate it.  And I feel that says something in of itself because I feel cinema was inundated with superhero movies.  I realized I too was hitting a bit of a wall when there were ones coming out and t thought I'd go to the movies to see them only to not see them.  

In this case, I hadn't intended to go see this whatsoever.  But I'm glad we did.  Everyone enjoyed it, I enjoyed the scene between Sam and Bucky as well as like this go around might be set up better(?)... like more planning/thought went into this round of Marvel and there are some intentions despite having to make some changes with casting in the overall universe.  Not that I'm the authority on Marvel, just know enough to be dangerous ^_^

The one takeaway I'll say is that the film did not shy away, let alone the character of Sam, of feeling the weight/pressure of the comparison.  It's thrown in his face, it's in his own mind and there can be something maddening when you think about times you've set yourself up for that kind of failure.  There are ways to elevate. that a predecessor or even you can't recognize, it's just one of those leaps of faiths you step into, bit by bit.  

There's also the mystery of Celestial Island, that if Marvel does it right, can probably keep evasive for it, for a bit, maybe 3 or 4 movies depending on how they drop them nugz.

Anway, this was worth the watch.