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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/_index.md deleted file mode 100644 index f6eda16..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/_index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "SciFi from the Eastern Block" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-06-25T21:44:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3001 -primary_menu = "brain-rot" -abstract = "My reviews of SciFi from the post and current soviet countries" -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot] - identifier = "scifi-from-the-eastern-block" - parent = "scifi" - weight = 1020 -+++ - -{{< menu "brain-rot-ebscifi" >}} -Dune -{{< /menu >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/dead-mans-letters-1986.md b/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/dead-mans-letters-1986.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3d434f5..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/eastern-block-scifi/dead-mans-letters-1986.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Dead Man's Lettes (aka Lettes from a Dead Man, 1986)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-06-25T22:56:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3002 -image_dir = "screenshots" -image_max_width = 765 -primary_menu = "brain-rot" -menu_order = "name" -abstract = "A short review of SciFi classic" -image = "covers/dead-mans-letters.jpg" -rating = 5 -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot-ebscifi] - weight = 3002 - identifier = "dead-man-s-lettes-aka-lettes-from-a-dead-man-1986" -+++ - -Let's get this right of the bat: _Dead Man's Letters_ is a masterpiece; one of the greatest movies I've ever witnessed. - -A Russian town after nuclear war. -Professor Larsen, a Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, lives with his sick wife and few other survivors in the basement of a museum. -For the next 88 mins you will witness pure, soul eating _bleakness_. - -Talking about the story doesn't make sense, as it's not the point. -_Dead Man's Letters_ is very much akin to Tarkowsky's movies. -It's poetry and meditation on human condition. -There are long stretches of nothing but inner monologue of main character who _thinks_. -Not much of _comment_, but rather a _study_. -I don't think I've ever witnessed this type of movie outside Russian cinema. -It's not Bunuel, it's not Kubrick - but at the same it's very much _this_ type of movie. -More of an experience, than a 3 act story. - -{{< rating 5 "dead-mans-letters.jpg" >}} -Cover -{{< /rating >}} - -It's also one of the saddest movies I've experienced. -No one is fighting for the future. -They simply exist, waiting for the end. -The only glimmer of hope is Larsen who thinks the was ended. -But no one believes him. -Maybe he even doesn't believe himself? - -The visual side very much reflects it. -There are no real colors, everything is monochromatic but colorized. -Just like in German Impressionism or _Stalker's_ scenes outside of The Zone. -The movie is full of special effects, but none of them aim at wowing the viewer. -You witness despair and the despair becomes part of you. -Luckily, this is only 88 mins long - anything longer and it would be unbearable. - -{{< image class="centered" source="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091759/mediaviewer/rm794067713" alt="An old, white man wearing glasses. In sepia" file="dead-mans-letters-1.jpg" >}} -The "hero" -{{< /image >}} - -{{< image class="centered" source="https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fbyjma8jabmc61.jpg%3Fwidth%3D964%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D02b9a40ac8c094bc25d79890adb64b07c86c26e5" alt="Two characters sitting by a metallic table. On the left, an old man hiding his face in his hands. On the right a balding white man. The scene is blue." file="dead-mans-letters-2.jpg" >}} -You won't glimpse much happiness here. -{{< /image >}} - -The movie is a directorial debut of Konstantin Lopushansky and was co-written by Boris Strutsky. -Strugatskys Brothers are one of the greatest writers of _intelligent_ (up to a fault) SciFi, and Borise's talent is clearly shown here. -Just like in their books, the story is there as means to an end; a medium to discuss humanity. -It's not an easy movie to watch. -It requires focus, dedication and a lot of thinking. -You will get lost in it, and the movie may stay with you for a while - even though it won't ever be pleasant. -It's an unforgettable experience. -Too bad it's not widely known in the west. -Maybe it's simply too convoluted? -Or maybe it's just too different. -Anyway, a masterpiece. -I encourage everyone to at least _try_ to experience it. |