Monday, April 7, 2014

نقد فيلم: موديلياني

أنتج فلم موديلياني سنة 2004 عن قصة حياة الفنان الرسام الإيطالي (اميديو موديلياني).
"عندما اتعرف على روحك ، سأرسم عينيك!" 
                                             موديلياني
نتعرف في فلم موديلياني (الإيطالي الجنسية) والذي عاش أوج عصر الفن الفرنسي في القرن التاسع عشر وتحديداً في باريس سنة 1919م. إذن الرقم مميز ولا ينسى كما هو حال فلمنا لليوم!
عاصر اميديو موديلياني وقتها بابلو بيكاسو وهو من أشهر وانجح الرسامين في ذلك الوقت وإلى يومنا هذا وكان منافساً شديداً له.
يتكلم الفلم عن طفولة اميديو ومعاناته وقت كانوا اليهود مضطهدين في إيطاليا ، فلم ينسى يوماً مشاهد إستيلاء الحكومة لأغراض بيتهم الذي نشأ فيه ، ويختم المخرج المشهد بولادة أم موديلياني وصريخها لحظة ولادة أخ أو أخت موديلياني.
كبر موديلياني في عاصمة الفن باريس وعرف بجنونه وعشقه للرسم وعلى طريقته الخاصة كان كثيراً ما يثير غيرة باقي الفنانين وخاصة بيكاسو.
يقع موديلياني في حب (جان) فرنسية مسيحية ، ومع رفض والدها وإصراره على نشأة إبن جان ومودلياني تربية مسيحية في الكنيسة ، يصر اميديو على الزواج من جان ، ويدخل مكرهاً على مسابقة المعرض المقام للرسامين في باريس ليتمكن من الزواج من جان وإبقاء طفلهما.

إلى هنا ينتهي سردي للقصة ويتبقى عليكم مشاهدة التفاصيل التي أرتأيت ألا أذكرها كما كانت في الفيلم وتكملة قصة الحزن والفرح ، الحب والكره اللذين من وجهة نظري نجح في تجسيدها عوامل كثييرة أدت بي حالما إنتهيت من مشاهدة الفيلم آن ذاك بأن اقرأ أكثر عن حياة موديلياني وإنتهاء بي بشراء الموسيقى التصويرية التي ما زلت ارجع لها من وقت لآخر.
كيف اعبر لكم عن مدى اعجابي بالموسيقى التصويرية للفيلم!؟
لم يعد من الصعب في يومنا هذا فبالضغط على زر واحد سوف تتعرفون على ما اتكلم عنه… (الموسيقى التصويرية)
لمحبي الدراما الكلاسيكية التي حاكاها لنا مخرج الفلم مايك دايفيز فكانت اختيارات المخرج للألوان والإضاءة متعددة وغير إعتيادية خاصة في سنة الإنتاج 2004. والتنوع مطلوب ولكن ما كنت اتخوف منه في الدقائق الأولى للفيلم هو أن يقع المخرج في فخ تسلسل الأحداث ولكن عفواً هذا مايك دايفيز. مالم يحظى بإعجابي هو مشاهد نزول الثلج الملونة ، سوف تعرفون ما اتكلم عنه حينما تشاهدون الفلم ، لجأ المخرج لإستخدام الجرافيكس في هذا المشهد وهنا خرجت عاطفياً من التفكير بالقصة وبدأت اركز على الجرافيكس وهذا ما لم بعجبني!
نرفع القبعة للممثل العظيم اندي غارسيا فقد جسد شخصية موديلياني ببراعة وإتقان وهو ما عرف عنه الإحترافية الشديدة في التمثيل ، فلم اتفاجأ بأندي في تأدية مثل هذا الدور بل تأكدت أنه اضاف للشخصية المكتوبة ، فالمناسبة هنا لقد كتب القصة للسينما مايك دايفيز نعم مخرج العمل ذاته! ومن الجمل التي لا انساها هي ما بدأت به مقالي اليوم "When I know your soul, I will paint your eyes".
أما بالنسبة لدور جان فقد أدته الممثلة إلسا زيلبلسترين التي كانت مقنعة في كل حركة تمثيلية "تعبيرية" قامت بها من خلال هذه القصة الرومانسية.
شارك الفلم في مهرجانات عدة منها مهرجان تورينتو السينمائي ومهرجان ميامي السينمائي ، كما ترشح لجائزة أفضل أزياء عن Golden Ssatellite Award
الجميل أن هذا الفلم حقق إرادات مذهلة خلال 14 اسبوع الأولى من العرض في الولايات المتحدة المريكية ولكن الإرادات الأعلى كانت في بلد الحب إيطاليا.
لعشاق تاريخ فنون الرسم والحالمين بالرومانسية كتابةً وصورةً انصح بإقتناء النسخة الأصلية لموديلياني.
لم أهو في حياتي شيئاً كحبي لسماع قصصك ولم أدرك قط أنك تروي لي نهايتي!

                                                                          بقلم: علي علي
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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Movie Review: Captain America - The Winter Soldier

You all know by now that I have a soft spot for superheroes! My favorites are, you know, The Wolverine (mostly ‘cause of Hugh Jackman), Thor and Iron Man. But the 2014 amazing summer season start with Captain America newest movie, The Winter Soldier.

As he awakes after being frozen for more than 70 years, Captain America (Chris Evans) is yet to adapt and update himself with the new world. To add to his worries, SHEILD is compromised from the inside and he has to run to solve the mystery of who broke into SHEILD’s system. The Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and soldier, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) are all he has. From the first scene, action starts. I mean well played, well planned action. It set the pace to what’s coming! LOVE IT!

I love how superheroes movies are evolving. For me I believe this is their time; the special effects and technology of today helped them come alive. Not only are they alive, they are real and believable; not as animated as they used to be.

Like all of Marvel movies, Captain America is thrilling, exciting and full with funny witty scenes. For me they always know how to make it appealing to everyone and I believe by the records their movies always smash, I am right.

To be honest, reader, I was never a Comic fan. I never got into it for some reason, but like everyone I grew up on Superheroes. For me they are the 20th century’s modern equivalent to folklore and fairy tales and that is why I love them. I noticed something as I watched The Avengers and Captain America today; every superhero that we know have a distinct character. It’s really got me thinking and Captain America’s character is captivating. He is this honest, straightforward person that we all have in us, but somehow believed to be gone. Maybe he does represent a time when people are more open and honest to each other; a simpler times. 

Chris Evans did an amazing job in reflecting the spirit of that character. Whoever casted him is a genius. I mean even his feature and his poster scream Captain America (the way I see him at least). Also I was shocked by Johansson. She was so much better than in the Avengers. She’s getting good and comfortable as the Black Widow and I’m so thankful that they fixed her hair color! It was way over the top before!

Other than that I really have nothing to say. Just to mention, for those who didn’t watch part 1, it’s all right. you will be told the story of Captain America within the first hour. They did it in a subtle way that I really like.  

I really enjoyed it and THANK GOD!! The summer season started! With a really great movie, nonetheless. I enjoyed it and I know you would too! I’m only disappointed that Divergent is not coming out next week here! The distributers sometimes kill me!

Last but not least, I want to announce that five writers are joining me in my blog! Super excited! Thanks to all of them and to you readers for always coming to see what I’m babbling about today!

Till again!
Kemz

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Movie Review: We’re The Millers

When I took two months off to write my book, I watched some movies and kept a review journal so I’m gonna write about the movies I saw then.

One that I remember because it was so freaking hilarious was We’re The Millers. I heard it was funny when it was released in cinemas, but never thought it would be that funny!

The story begin when drug dealer, David Clarke (Jason Sudeikis) loses his money and need to repay his boss by agreeing to smuggle drugs from Mexico. To avoid being captured by the police, David think of a brilliant plan; a fake family! The cops won’t be as strict with a family as they would be with a lonely man sneaking into Mexico. So he hires a family, Rose O’Reilly (Jennifer Aniston) who is a stripper to be the mom, the lonely kid from downstairs, Kenny Rossmore (Will Poulter) as the son and the runaway girl, Casey Mathis (Emma Roberts) as the daughter.   

The movie is so so so funny! I recommend it completely. Every scene just cracked me up! And it’s so sweet too, because it talks about how to find your own family. It’s not a family film though hahaha so don’t watch it with any kids around.

This is such an easy movie to review. Light hearted and make you laugh. Even Jennifer Aniston was really good. After Friends she got a bit lame I actually started to dislike her, but now she’s back! I’m so happy!

Don’t forget, if you want to post your reviews in KemzMovies send me an email! kemz@kemzmovies.com

Later!

Kemz
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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Movie Review: The Great Gatsby



Ah, Gatsby, we meet again!
Reader I’ve never been a fan of the book even though with among my writing friends that’s a shocker, but I never liked it. Even though it talks about the empty side of the 20s, the sadness behind all the glam, glitz and jazz! Still it didn’t do it for me. I did mention earlier that I won’t see the movie, but I was tempted only for one thing: The Fashion!

So I saw the newest movie and even though I think I’m probably the last person on the world to see it, the story goes like this:
Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) moves to New York in the summer of 1922 right next to the illusive and mysterious Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio). The billionaire who holds big fabulous parties and invite Nick to his world, because Nick is the cousin of the beautiful Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan) who Gatsby is deeply in love with and try to seduce away from her husband.

At the beginning I was really hooked. The 20s is my favorite era and the fashion is so breath taking! And this movie did it well because it one the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design. The dresses were timeless! And the Tiffany jewels made the biggest buzz when the movie came out. It also won Best Achievement in Production Design. The setting was magnificent! And the cinematography was a melody.

I loved the soundtrack especially because it was a mix of the crazy Charleston song with current beats. I think the highlight of the whole movie is the first party that Nick went too.

However the more I watched the more I got BORED!! I was checking the time left every 10 minutes. The movie got flat. It was way too long! 2 hours and 15 minutes was too much for that story. Even though the beginning made me think I should read the book and give it another chance, but by the end of the movie I remembered why I hated the book! It made me sad L

To talk about the cast, it was funny because the other day I was wondering what happened to Tobey Maguire. I didn’t see him in any new movies then bam he was right there in the middle of the movie. He was pretty good as well. Leonardo DiCaprio as well played his part well. His reaction when he saw Daisy again was so cute! I love Leo, he always was a brilliant actor. He needs an Oscar, soon!

So this is an ok film, but you need to be in a very good mood or probably sick in bed and have nothing better to do to tolerate the length of the movie.

To read more on the movie and check the trailer, click here.

On another note, I opened the blog to more writers! If you want to join, just send me an email to kemz@kemzmovies.com

Till next time!

Kemz 
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