Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Friday, June 14, 2024

Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Dalton Trumbo
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt
Time: 111 minutes


 

During World War 1, Joe Bonham is a young American soldier who gets severely injured by an artillery shell. He wakes up in the hospital having lost his eyes, his mouth, his ears, his nose, and his limbs. He is presumed to be in a vegetative state, but his mind is alive, and he finds himself stuck in what is left of his body. As he alternated between fantasy and reminiscing about his past, he tries to find a way to communicate again with the outside world.

This film is based on the 1938 novel of the same name, by Dalton Trumbo. It gained cult status after being used by Metallica in their music video for the song One. This is an epic anti-war film. It rattled me to the core. You can feel the plight of the main character, who is stuck in a shell of a body. It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I adore this one.

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