It's time for... LOLIPINION

I got a couple of movies in from Netflix...Aguirre The Wrath of God by Werner Herzog and Grave of the Fireflies by Isao Takahata. Thanks for the recommendations Brad!

Anyhoo, first and foremost, I absolutely LOVED Grave of the Fireflies. Typically I go for the happy, uplifting stories and this movie is neither. Awesome story, just very tragic. It depicts a brother and sister orphaned toward the end of WWII in Japan and the daily struggle and strife to survive on their own. You feel their hunger as they starve, you feel the hopelessness as they are pushed aside by everyone. They are truly alone and no one cares. It really tells a vivid story of the real victims of war...the children. Very emotional movie. It's considered an "Anti-War" movie and I truly agree. Definite must-see. Again...I'm one that doesn't tend to watch movies that make me cry or that teach me things. (Dumb & Dumber-love it!) I highly recommend this movie.

Okay, now for Aguirre Wrath of God. This is a story of an expedition in search of El Dorado, "the city of gold". The opening scene is very impressive as this long band of conquistadors with slaves trek down this mountain with canons, horses and weapons...in full armor. The movie does well depicting how arduous the journey is. In the movie you watch the main character, Aguirre, slipping almost joyously into madness. Watch as he looses his grip on reality. It was almost like watching a chess game to see him manipulate the people around him, doing and saying whatever to make the fantasy in his mind real. I'm not even going to try to analyze this one. It's way beyond me....plus, truly, I'm not that deep. Quote from Wikipedia: "The film opened to widespread critical acclaim and quickly developed a large international cult film following. Several critics have declared the film a masterpiece, and it has appeared on Time Magazine's list of "All Time 100 Best Films". Aguirre’s visual style and narrative elements would have a strong influence on Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now." This movie....not a Loli-Movie. I can believe that the film opened big...Masterpiece? I don't know about that. It's almost like, people will see this movie because of the whole "cult" thing. I'm sure it's a masterpiece in it's own right...

I could be wrong...it's just my Lolipinion.

Toodles