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+*** DONE Mars Express (2023)
+CLOSED: [2024-07-29 Mon 21:54]
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: mars-express-2023
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract My review
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :image brain-rot/covers/mars-express.jpg
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :rating 4.75
+:END:
+
+On the surface, /Mars Express/ is a detective story about a female detective and her robotic partner.
+We've seen a lot of those, but they were mostly terrible.
+/Mars Express/, on the other hand, is one of the greatest SciFi movies I've seen.
+
+It is often compared to /Blade Runner/ and /Ghost in the Shell/.
+And while yes, those are the two big titles /ME/ takes from - there is so much more here to marvel.
+
+I don't want to spoil the story, but let me tell you it's great.
+This /could have been/ another limited run TV series - but luckily, it is not.
+We've got 88 minutes of great SciFi detective work which has already gone to history as a modern classic.
+Enough said that it smart, makes sense and it's worth to experience without spoilers.
+
+#+attr_shortcode: 4.75 "mars-express.jpg" 
+#+begin_rating
+Cover
+#+end_rating
+However, the biggest problem with /Mars Express/ is its older peers.
+This film takes from numerous other movies - not only the /big 2/, but also 2001, /Akira/, /Armitage III/, and even some Cronenberg.
+All of this works great - never have I felt that anything is a pointless reference[fn:marvel].
+The director and writer duo - Laurent Sarfati and Jérémie Périn - blend all those ideas perfectly, each borrowed /thing/ is their own in the context of this film.
+But it also creates a lot of unexpected foreshadowing.
+Now, I did not expect the ending - the film had a chance to end 3 times before the credits rolled.
+There were moments where authors could call it a day and still have a great film.
+But the story continues, becoming better and better each time.
+As a whole, I left very much surprised.
+Yet, a lot of twist and turns came as "hey, I've seen that already".
+Sometimes in better form, most often in worse.
+However, if you are the kind of person who tries to guess what's going to happen[fn:flow], you may leave unchallenged.
+
+But you will still marvel at the animation.
+The French were always the champions of European animation, and this is another proof.
+/Mars Express/ is breathtaking.
+It looks 2D, and even when the CGI rears its ugly face, it's just for a brief moment.
+We're seeing clear inspiration from /Production IG/, which is the best kind of inspiration.
+Anime no longer looks as good as it looked when /Mamoru Oshii/ ruled the scene, and /Mars Express/ fill a huge void in my heart.
+
+Not only because the animation is spot on, but also because we rarely see such a vivid SciFi world.
+It's often just a steel wall here and there, a bit massive computer, maybe.
+But /Mars Express/ fills the world with believable nuances - the "Police" tape is holographic, the roads react in a cool way to accidents, and even the gadgets are cool.
+I could not smile wide enough to show how much I loved it.
+They could have just made the bare minimum (like it often is), but they went the extra mile.
+As it stands, /Mars Express/ is one of the greatest SciFi worlds I can remember.
+
+#+attr_shortcode: :file mars-express-1.jpg
+#+attr_shortcode: :alt On the left a woman is sitting on a table. Another woman is standing above her.
+#+attr_shortcode: :class centered
+#+begin_image
+It's not anime, but it's breathtaking
+#+end_image
+
+This is the film to see.
+I know there is another blockbuster in the cinema you may want to watch, but please - give /Mars Express/ a chance.
+It's not a modern film, it's not an action film (even if the action is 10/10).
+It's a smart story, like we used to experience 20 years ago.
+They don't make movies like this very often, and we are lucky to have it.
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+[fn:marvel] Hello Marvel
+[fn:flow] I never understood that.
+When I watch a film, I try to go into a meditative state.
+I try not to think of the story as a jigsaw, but as an experience.
+
 ** Severance 
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@@ -2667,7 +2739,7 @@ When I pressed "play" on this hacker movie, I was not expecting such A-game.
 But as the movie started to show its cast, it was obvious - this was to be a blockbuster.
 An /Ocean's 11/ for the cyberage.
 Just look at the poster - Robert Redford is here!
-But, for me, Dan Aykroyd and David Strathairn stole each scene he was in.
+But, for me, Dan Aykroyd and David Strathairn stole each scene they were in.
 Aykroyd played Mother, a young hacker and conspiracy theorist ("the moon landing was fake" kind of, not "Melissa Lavigne"), and Strathairn played Whistler, a deaf phreaker[fn:phreak].
 Both played just the perfect amount of over-the-top characters - anything more, and they would be annoying.
 Everyone knew when to stop.