morningsong added 1 item to TV diary list

The Proposal sets up a great premise but it’s undone by its childish shallowness. Rather than properly developing their love, which is kind of the whole basis of the engaged before love trope, it’s made into insta-love. The lead male literally declares that his deep loathing turned into love because of a single kiss and a few words. They could have made her character be cold and aloof, without her being cruel, insulting and selfish. But that’s what they chose, and then that all’s supposed to be forgotten because she’s also human. Monsters are human. The cruel are human. There is just no genuine logic or intelligence to the script. Even his family’s interpretation that she left him at the alter because she loved him is a leap. If you want to watch the engaged before love trope, it’s carried out much better in the Turkish show Sen Kal Capimi (although you may want to consider it wrapped at episode 12). What makes this movie worth watching is the charisma of the actors.

3 weeks, 2 days ago

morningsong added 1 item to TV diary list

Persuasion: I can understand why so many people dislike this movie. I’ve never read the book but I can tell at the least that it is a very “modern” period drama. The costumes, mannerisms, and speech are not in line with the era. It doesn’t have the same romantic class or charm most period dramas have. I have to say I did enjoy the semi A Series of Unfortunate Events vibe in the beginning and her breaking the fourth wall. It was a cute dynamic. In general, I’m not a fan of Dakota Johnson’s acting. But the actor they cast for Wentworth had the absolutely most perfect puppy dog forelorn expressions. His edible expressions are the best part of the movie. The movie was also a lot of tell, not show. Everyone tells us how wonderful Anne is, even strangers who have just met her x). She never went to see her hurt friend? Okay. There are also just little annoying plot holes where you’re not sure if he’s heard what she’s said about him or not. I mean she tells one of his colleagues she’s felt sad for 8 years and he never hears of it?? The breaking of the fourth wall was too much in the end, too constant, to the extent it took you out of the story. Also the love story was wrapped up way too quickly, considering he was with another woman for most of the movie. The sudden nothing is what you thought wrap up was very cheap. His being romantic with her friend while having feelings for her was also a crappy thing to do to her friend. It just feels very meh in the end to watch two people not able to communicate their feelings, almost fall in love with others, and then decide at the last second to get together. It’s not exactly peak romance. Her character is framed as so strong and amazing but there’s a cliched weakness in her inability to tell him how she feels and just lay it out there. I’m honestly tired of characters who can’t openly communicate and then the whole plot is based on that. I also honestly just couldn’t stand how she would talk about her feelings about him so obviously and in front of him but not too him and with seeming no awareness of what he would understand. It gave me so much second hand cringe.

2 months ago

morningsong rated Persuasion

 Persuasion 4/10

2 months ago

morningsong added 1 item to TV diary list

Beautifully done movie. Well acted. The love story was very rushed though and didn’t seem to do the characters they’d set up justice. Would’ve been better as a short series.

2 months, 1 week ago

morningsong rated Emma.

 Emma. 6/10

2 months, 1 week ago

morningsong rated The Half of It

 The Half of It 2/10

4 months ago

morningsong added Spinning Out to have watched list

 Spinning Out 

4 months, 4 weeks ago

morningsong added 1 item to TV diary list

Hollywood doesn’t make good rom coms anymore so this is a rare treat. The way she and the writers treated the secondary guy was super awful but otherwise a nice movie.

5 months ago

morningsong rated The Hating Game

 The Hating Game 7/10

5 months ago

morningsong added 3 items to their collection

5 months, 1 week ago

morningsong added 1 item to Celeb look alikes list

Josephine Langford really looks like Eliza Taylor land a bit like Amber Heard. And honestly like Lili Reinhart as well. Hollywood is just hiring the same face over and over.

5 months, 1 week ago

morningsong added 1 item to TV diary list

I adore this show. It’s special. With a title like “Children Ruin Everything” you’d expect a run to the bottom for drama’s sake show alla Shameless. But it doesn’t. It shows trials and tribulations but always balances that out with joy and genuine intimacy. In a world where shows portray only the chase of love as worth the viewer’s time, this show shows the joy of actually having love. It portrays a couple who are actually partners facing problems together, rather than breaking up the moment they get together or have to face anything. Ugh I love them. And it really highlights what’s wrong with the rest of TV.

7 months, 1 week ago

morningsong rated Children Ruin Everything

 Children Ruin Everything 10/10

7 months, 1 week ago

morningsong rated Knives Out

 Knives Out 6/10

7 months, 1 week ago

morningsong added 2 items to their collection

1 year, 1 month ago

morningsong added The Green Knight to wanted list

 The Green Knight 

1 year, 2 months ago

morningsong rated Pete Davidson: Alive from New York

 Pete Davidson: Alive from New York 9/10

1 year, 2 months ago

morningsong added The One Where They Get Back Together to wanted list

 The One Where They Get Back Together 

1 year, 4 months ago

morningsong added Minari to wanted list

 Minari 

1 year, 4 months ago

morningsong added Shadow and Bone to have watched list

 Shadow and Bone 

1 year, 4 months ago

morningsong added 3 items to their collection

1 year, 4 months ago

morningsong added 2 items to their collection

1 year, 6 months ago

morningsong added 2 items to their collection

1 year, 7 months ago

morningsong added 6 items to their collection

1 year, 8 months ago

morningsong added 1 item to SJ Films list

1 year, 11 months ago

morningsong added David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet to have watched list

 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 

1 year, 11 months ago

morningsong added 3 items to their collection

2 years, 5 months ago

morningsong added Promising Young Woman to wanted list

 Promising Young Woman 

2 years, 8 months ago

morningsong added 1 item to Movie Diary (spiel within, not spoiler free) pt.ii list

This movie encapsulates the feeling of heart break. Fuck. Made my chest ache. So well acted. And that breakup speech near the end made me cry like a baby. Could've used a little better editing. And some part of me wants more info on why their relationship ended and wants to fight it but there you go.

3 years, 1 month ago

morningsong rated Someone Great

 Someone Great 8/10

3 years, 1 month ago