Magellan

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Y.t Z @Tinaz 1d The most needed reflection during this epoch of globalization ! Artistic! Stunning! Not for the masses though. See more Jed B @Fisisist Feb 5 Eventually I zoned out until I heard the sparse dialog, then read the sub titles and watched 20 seconds of palm trees blowing in the wind. Hot knowing the history of Magellan's voyage, I looked at a map of the Philippines and couldn't figure out how they got to Cebu without sighting land. I'll watch it again when it streams so I can fast forward through the rain scenes. See more Ramon L @Ramonelle Feb 2 Unless you know history, I don't think you will understand what is happening. This work is like a war epic with the battle scenes edited out. So sorry I had to waste three hours for this. See more Jose @Rogelio443 Feb 2 This is the most boring film I have seen in recent memory. Acting is subpar even for Gael and Joonee. The shots are long with no creative angles. And this is probably the first film I saw with no musical score. See more Lucia S @Love-movies Jan 15 Terrible film - director’s ego is the elephant in the film. Acting is wooden - but there’s nothing for them to do - just stare into the camera and utter some wooden dialogue while the audience is beaten over the head with an anticolonial message - which I get, but it’s a one-note drone. Nothing redeeming here. Nothing to watch. See more Ido K @BrandStrategyGuru Jan 12 I wasn’t sure what to rate this one. I wasn’t familiar with Lav Diaz’s cinematic style, so having a Q&A with him right after the film ended helped. I appreciate the epic scale, all the work that went into it, and his cultural perspective. But I couldn’t connect to his filming style. No musical score, hardly ever using artificial lighting can be cool - plenty of filmmakers have made films that I liked that feature no musical score and only natural light. Diaz puts the camera down in one place and lets it film without cutting for anywhere from 10 seconds to five minutes. You see whoever and whatever comes into the frame and he plans it like a canvas. It makes for a very static experience. Another trait that apparently is a signature of his style is long moments of characters just sitting and not moving. It goes on for a while and like I said, without any music. What this did was create a super slow pacing that made for - sorry - a boring viewing experience. See more Read all reviews

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