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Cinema Paradiso

Facts: the city Giancaldo doesn’t really exist, they filmed in different parts of Palermo.

What a great and fair way to put nostalgia…. The fact that I almost cried because of building being demolished shows how strong the message was delivered by the director. Im kinda obsessed over old Italian movies. I love the feeling it gives me. Maybe I miss Italy. Maybe I should go back. Maybe I loved this movie so much because I too feel nostalgia when it comes to Italy and I wish….. oh god how I wish to go back to being 21 living in Italy ;( Anyways…..back to the movie, I wish they told us what happen to Elena -.-‘ (pink) I mean we know he didn’t get to be with her again and that he never found true love after her but I wish we’d had some clue on what happen to her. (pink) I guess its the way it’s supposed to be, you know like, sometimes we don’t get what we want to happen and that’s okay. Alfredo has the best lines tho and teenage Totó remindes me of a guy I was to date, ew omg, I mean he’s cute but I can’t believe I was doing that XD you live and you learn.

Maléna

I seriously wanted to take the most out of this movie but I couldn’t concentrate with the fact that 1. She is literally ethereal and 2. Wasn’t that considered pedophilia???? Because they’re 20 years apart (you’re 20???(tiktok sound)). That didn’t seem right to me. Why is a 16 year old kissing a 36 year old yk o.O Anyways…..other than that, the movie is really my thing, I luv luv luv Italian movies!!!! I want her aura but i can't pretend to be nonchalant.... And also why is every single woman in that village talking sh**t about her??? I guess girl power wasn't really a thing yet back then :/ I loved it but I'm giving it 3 star because of the whole pedophilia thing.

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (หลานม่า)

I didn't want to write this review because it's going to make me cry but I will. Im so sosososossososo soooooooooooooooo grateful to have my grandparents with me and although I don't say it much, I think about it everyday!! I hope most of all that they know that and that they know that I love them!!! Grandparents are just so precious ☆*.:*☆ I just hope that the Byas from all universes have had my grandparents as their grandparents truly!!! Other than that the movie was great!!

Straw

Omggggggg im actually speechless with this plot 0.0 when she gets the call from her mother and then she tells her that her daughter died my jaw dropped to the floor, literally never had this experience with a movie .0.!!!!! It was really devastating, heartbreaking, i cried a lot ;.; She's just a girl really, trying her best and it really showed me that we need to be more compassionate with people around us and always kill them with kindness!!!

Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)

Being a kid is such a gift. Ponyo is a visual representation of that truly.

Train to Busan (부산행)

Ok wow (????) good way to start my flight back home from Houston I guess… It made me think about selfishness and kindness. In that situation, would I be able to forget about me and help others? I think so lol!! Thank God zombies are not real xp

Incantation (咒)

Facts: The movie was inspired by an incident that occurred in 2005 in the District of Gushan, Kaohsiung (Taiwan). A family of 6 people claimed that they were possessed by evil entities from Chinese folklore. The oldest daughter died and the other members of the family were arrested. Ultimately the surviving family members were released when it was determined the daughter had starved herself to death in the belief it could drive the deity out of her body. The most anyone could be charged with under Chinese law was the equivalent of improper disposal of a corpse after the rest of the family abandoned her body outside of a hospital before leaving town.

This was the second time I watched this movie actually and it hasn’t failed to scare me again. Starting with the creepy chanting ever once in a while like….what exactly is that (????) and then the fact that the woman is talking to us from the camera like a freaking youtube video…… I just…. I can’t ;O The movie is really just an invitation to do creepy things and this time I actually realized at the end *spoiler* that the woman is just still possessed and its her wish to make us make the same mistake she did which was to play around with such powerful cults and curses. Like who in the his damn right mind goes to a place like that (????)

The Wings of the Wind (風立ちぬ)

The film's title, "風立ちぬ" (The Wind Rises), translates to "The Wind Lifts." It wasn't my favorite Studio Ghibli film; I didn't particularly like the animation… but the way the short character (Kurokawa) walked was funny. On the other hand, it mixes history with fiction, which is quite interesting. I liked how they handled the interactions between Jiro and his beloved, and how the universe brought them together. I think Jiro is actually a great inspiration because he's a genius and studies a lot. Maybe I should also talk to my source of inspiration, try to understand what it would say to me knowing my situation. But who is really my inspiration? I have multiple inspirations, but I'd say the main one is fictional, Hannah Montana? Just because she always had the best of both worlds, and that's what I always try to have. However, thinking about it, she had the best of both worlds until she didn't, and it's okay, sometimes not having the best of both worlds, I guess, is also about making the most of each moment and feeling it.

Frankanstein

The longest movie I've watched for a long time!!! I liked it tho, I feel like I should read the book. Got a crush on Lady Elizabeth and her long hair??? She is so ethereal, so angelic!!! Wish I had her hair really. I love the 2 main characters, they're both beautiful and they go together really well!! Also loved the plot, I love how I always thought frankanstein was supposed to be a bad guy but actually, frankanstein is the name of the creator!!! Like what?? I lived in the dark all this time kkk Anyways, I really want to read the book this year.

The Housemaid (하녀)

It's a very erotic movie but I guess that's why I watched it. Never knew that koreans could be this sexual actually kkkk. I'll give it 4 stars because of 이정재!!!!! Cause like??? Excuse me??? HOT! WTF. I was speechless!!! The man he used to be....damnnn :P I guess that if you're into k-culture you should engage more with previous generations of idols and actors!! It's worth it trust me!!!!

Anyways it's a thriller so, a little bloody but very interesting, very aesthetic!! It's a very steady movie tho, if you don't like that kinda of movies, this is not for you. but it balances it with the hot parts if you know what i mean kkkk

From Up on Poppy Hill (コクリコ坂から)

The title “コクリコ坂から” means “From Up on Poppy Hill” which is great because, most of translation don’t do justice to the real meaning in japanese. I loved this movie’s soundtrack fr!!! Specially “summer of goodbye”. Different from all the other gibli movies in my opinion and the soundtrack really makes a difference!!

It made me think about love again. Umi and Shun start having feelings for each other. After that they find out they're siblings!!! How would u react to something like that??? I have no idea how I would react honestly!! Umi and Shun repress their romantic feelings and they continue to see each other as friends. But that didn't work out and Umi later professes her love to Shun. The worst part????? He reciprocates in spite of their situation. OMG!!! At this point I was like ohhh hell nah but then, here comes the plot: Shun wasn't actually her brother. Umi's mother comes back from the states and tells her that Shun's father was actually Hiroshi Tachibana... Uff, the relief I felt kkkk

Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば)

Beautiful! This is crazy good but then again… studio gibli!!!!! PERIODT. I loved a specific quote from shiro nishi when he gave Shizuku a rock with an emerald stone inside which was “when you first become an artist, you’re like that rock. You’re in a raw, natural state with hidden gems inside. You have to dig down deep and find the emerald tucked away inside you and that is just the beginning, once you find your gems you have to polish them. It takes a lot of hard work”. This makes so much sense in the phase I’m in right now in my life.

It takes time to be perfect I mean you might not even be perfect ever!! But whatever is your selected skill you just gotta work on it very very hard to be what you want it to be.

A Whisker Away (泣きたい私は猫をかぶる)

The literal meaning of the japanese title is "wanting to cry, I pretend to be a cat", and it makes so much more sense than the translation to english!! Miyo "Muge" Sasaki is a peculiar second-year junior high student who has fallen in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge resolutely pursues Kento every day, but he takes no notice of her. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Kento. Muge discovers a magic mask that allows her to transform into a cat named Tarō. The magic lets Muge get close to Kento, but eventually it may also make her unable to transform back to a human.

The clip, starting at 1:40:11, reminded me of the summers I spent at my grandparents' house in Cebolais. A small litlle town in the north of Portugal. The light, the sound, the characters' positions, and the fact that they were eating ice cream gave me the same feeling I had when I spent entire summers there. I watched the film on my way to Munich. It helped me focus on something other than the turbulence. It's a really funny way of putting things. A beautiful way of saying that we don't need to change ourselves for someone to like us. And that we should always be transparent about how we feel with the people close to us. Although that was my interpretation, the title refers to something even deeper. The story is about this girl who'd have this spontaneous personality and everyone saw her as this outgoing extrovert girl. The fact was that she didn't really have the capacity to tell others that she wasn't okay. She was actually very sad about her parents divorce. But at school you'd look at her and think that she had everything figured out in her life. Now that I think about that, it could also be a way to say that we can open up and it's okay if not everything is okay yk??

Mantis (사마귀)

Very interesting approach on talent and training. This movie is about serial killers who are trained since they’re kids. The thing is we all make our own interpretations of art and those interpretations are made based on our own experiences and what we need to learn at that point of our lives. Well, what I got from this movie is first of all the power of knowing your worth, no matter what other people say about you. If you know your worth, the universe will make sure that everything falls into place. Mantis the main caracter, he lets everyone think that he lost it even thought that means losing the starting point of his brand new company. All that for the girl he loved??? TALK ABOUT A MAN LIKE THAT!!!! Anyways my point is, he didn’t care but the fact is that he knew eventually everything would fall into place.

This is actually so twisted. “I hated you and me”. He loved her and she was jealous of everything he had what he was. Mantis had this opportunity to fight the girl he was in love with and took it. Let her win because he figured she would be able to finally be what she wanted to be, better than him. Turns out she was able to do what she wanted that was to be her own boss.

Love Untangled

To be completely honest this was very conforting. I wanted to watch it because there's a page on instagram that made a lot of edits about it and they were so peaceful!! I tend to dislike shows if I don't find the main actor atractive, judge me, but its different with movies. Even though I don't find them the most atractive, I really enjoyed it.

Main actress, 신은수, very cute!! She's only 23 wooa!!

Sinners

I mean…..the visuals of this movie are something else!!! Love all type of movies that represents the 30’s, wish I had been there. Of course the soundtrack is as good as the visuals!! Michael B. Jordan never fails to make my jaw drop.

Ok but what hell was this??? Vampires??? Jajajajajaja no way!! I’m shocked about the 360º turn of this movie, but what is really the message? Ok I guess, the film uses vampires as a metaphor for white supremacists but what a weird way to put it right?

Idol I (아이돌아이)

There's still hope!!!! An idol falling 4 some1 that's not even in the same enviorment than him?? Delusional but possible!! That's one of my mottos now!!

The thing is, I wouldn't say that the plot (always knew it was Choi Hee-jin who killed him, I just didn't know how or why) is amazing nor the storyline. Plus I didn't find the main actors that atractive... Although I'm team Chung-jae!! Not even team Se-na!! Like... 4 me it would've been better if it was Kim Hyun-jin and Choi Hee-jin the main characters kkkk sorry :/ I've only watched shows where Choi Hee-jin is not the main caracter, now I have to watch another series with them being the main characters kkk

Stranger Things

Unpopular opinion: stranger things is overrated. There!!!! I said what I said!!!! Although some seasons are better than others. My favorite one is season 3, 4 multiple reasons!!! I really liked de plot and the story line.... plus, have a crush on Billy….. wooooowwwww how basic of me ://// the truth is that there are multiple holes on the later seasons and the story line is very mixed up. But anyways!!!! It was a show I got to experience with Jessica and that makes it worth it!!! Recorded our reaction to the last episode kkkkkk it’s the funniest :P

True Beauty (여신강림)

I cried, I laughed, I cringed, I loved it!!!! At this point I think I have a problem. I won’t watch the show unless the main actors are handsome. Can you blame me? Cha Eun-woo is the most delicious man ever like (???) (at least until I watch another kdrama) but fr now, HE IS DELICIOUS!!!!! Tall, handsome, cute and talented (???) it’s insane :OO

That's beside the point tho kkkk this show really spoke to me a diferent way because of her thinking that she's ugly because of acne. I'm not even going to start on that matter actually cause it's painful but yeah I feel you girl!!!

Vampire Diaries

I really wanted to get into the Halloween spirit. When the series came out, I remember my mom watching it every week whenever a new episode aired on TV, and since I'm in my nostalgia era, I thought I'd give it a try. For the first 3 seasons I was obsessed. However, I think that from the fourth season onwards, Elena started to give me the ick like... what's wrong with her?? Silly girl. Anyways I didn't want to see her with Stefan nor Damon. She was just so used to having everything she wanted because of them and having 2 brothers fighting for you and just be feeding it it's crazy. Sorry, I got carried away lol. Anyways, my fav season is the 7th!! The story line with all the future visions and the throwbacks is very very very addicting!! I guess they saved the entire series just by that.

Anywayssss, I fell in love with the actors, I repeat: ACTORS (Damon, Jeremy and Matt). They handpicked the actors themselves. I've never seen such a hot cast. This is btw my top three bias on VD.

Kay, Bye!

Hometown Cha Cha Cha

I cried, wich means that it was good good!! Enemies to lovers basically. And I know that k-dramas over romanticize everything but for instants I actually believe that I will find that type of love someday, before ofc, I get back to reality ;()

I think I enjoyed this drama because of the sense of community that reminded me of my hometown. They were a close-knit family without blood ties and welcomed Hong Du-sik without asking questions or anything.

Kay, Bye!

Wednesday

Tim Burton's creation are always good right? I love his genius!! First season is better than the second one tho, truly!! Great story, great plot twist and I love how everything connects in the end. Great way to start halloween season.

Somehow I can relate to Wednesday, she is really lonely and bossy and everything I am, minus the "dead" part lol! I wish I had someone like Enid who understands her even though she doesn't really explain herself.

Kay, Bye!

It's Okay not to be Okay

First ever k-drama I watched back in 2024. But just now I realized that the literal meaning of '사이코지만 괜찮아' (title) translates to 'Psycho but it's okay. Actually it makes total sense because '사이코' is 'psycho', '지만' is 'but' and '괜찮아' is 'its okay', I just never really read the title in korean before. I very much liked the story, very deep and relatable in some parts. The plot tho, had me gagged, I never thought in the first 13 episodes that the head nurse Park Haeng-ja was in fact Ko Mun-yeoung's mother and the psycho bitch that made their lives miserable!! Crazy!!

Main actress, Seo Yea-ji, is beyond beautiful and Oh Jung-se is an amazing actor, I love him!!! Let's not talk about the fact that I had a huge crush on Kim Soo-hyun but after what happen this year (2025) with Kim Sae-ron, I just can't look at him. :P

Kay, Bye!

Attack on Titan

Literaly the best anime I have ever seen in my life!!!!! It is so complex and so addicting... This is genius!! I actually want to start my book collection for attack on titan!! And 4ever rewatching it!!

First time I had a crush on an anime caracther. Levi is the proof that short kings can be hot 2!! And Eren in 4th season just ends me!!

Kay, Bye!