tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post658461556576606116..comments2023-09-29T22:23:11.739+10:00Comments on ANYTHING BUT HUMAN: Monsters: Film review (spoiler alert)Julie Joy Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494942281316667133noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post-1519697465615640622015-08-14T15:55:29.396+10:002015-08-14T15:55:29.396+10:00" I enjoyed the poetic nature of your respons..." I enjoyed the poetic nature of your response"<br />Huh??? You haven't even read it yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post-81396542194792552442015-08-14T15:54:35.325+10:002015-08-14T15:54:35.325+10:00meh. Not much happens in this movie-lotta talking...meh. Not much happens in this movie-lotta talking, once in a while a blurry Cloverfield style shot of a monster. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post-50338188758483727082013-12-10T19:01:21.821+11:002013-12-10T19:01:21.821+11:00Thanks for your valuable comment 'Anonymous...Thanks for your valuable comment 'Anonymous' December 10th - I enjoyed the poetic nature of your response. Did you know that 968 people have read my review since I posted it. :)Julie Joy Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494942281316667133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post-53608135653843336452013-12-10T12:20:33.524+11:002013-12-10T12:20:33.524+11:00Not to contradict anything you've said, just t...Not to contradict anything you've said, just to add... the creatures are a long way from home. The main characters are a long way from home. This film is about dislocation within an 'alien' environment beyond normal bounds. The future is uncertain, the now endless, the past irrelevant. The main protagonists are surrounded by so many 'constructions' - physical & otherwise, yet their own are stripped away. Their jobs, roles, relationships, important in another time and place, have no meaning here. They are adrift and have just each other for comfort. That's all. And it's enough. Strikes at our very core.<br /><br />Beautifully filmed. Beautifully acted. Beautifully scored. A treat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post-9216349312028953122010-12-06T19:26:26.360+11:002010-12-06T19:26:26.360+11:00I can understand why you went into 'conspiracy...I can understand why you went into 'conspiracy theory mode' whilst watching this film ~ with all the stories constructed by those in power, one wonders if we will ever really know the reality of any given situation.Julie Joy Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494942281316667133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4657450053451704408.post-14558585800769614252010-12-06T18:02:43.582+11:002010-12-06T18:02:43.582+11:00I saw the film Monsters yesterday, Julie has provi...I saw the film Monsters yesterday, Julie has provided a review which covers all bases. What I liked about Monsters was the anti Hollywood approach; the female lead did not scream when centimetres from a large alien ( she took a thinking approach that was effective) the male lead did not shoot anything to "save the day". Even the monsters were not one dimensional (seen as beautiful and terrible in different moments) The sub text of American self interest was so well done I began to question half way through if the USA had 'created' the monster story to control illegal immigration ( I was in conspiracy theory mode). The good thing about this film is the audience were not treated like idiots, I enjoyed it very much. I thank Julie for the Spoiler alert (she blogged about it before I saw the film. LaurenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com