Zone was an unsettling movie, I’m sure that’s the point. I was left with lots of questions which is not my favorite type of movie, I prefer to be given the story in its entirety, not made to guess what happened. There’s several scenes where you hear horrible noises, but don’t see them- one in particular where we see the German officer and the sky, while there’s screaming and gunshots. I suppose it’s symbolism – the officer turning a blind eye, but if you’re going to make a movie about the horrors of the holocaust, I feel we owe it to those who were murdered, to show all the story and not let a blind eye be the reality. I believe it will probably win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film (but only because Anatomy of a Fall isn’t in the running- really interesting that Sandra Hüller was in both films). 2 watch checks, Ryan would stay awake, this was a rentable one.
It’s Oscar time! Oppenheimer will probably clean up, but I truly loved The Holdovers, Barbie and American Fiction and I’m hoping they will be recognized in some category. I don’t think they will win, but Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling Paul Giamati, Jeffrey Wright, America Ferrera and are all SO deserving in their roles. (Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr & Lily Gladstone also so deserving and I think will walk away with the gold statue). Enjoy the Oscars & keep going to the movies!
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