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Reviews
Creation (2009)
A must see!
I believe the reason this movie did not get the recognition it deserves is because of the many misconceptions of Darwin, pro and con. I would say the real man is depicted here without sterility. He is what he is. Although the movie is but a snapshot of the man the technique of storytelling expanded his life far beyond the years touched on in the movie. This is deep movie, a pondering of modern life and the way we think, and can provoke a study into the man whose thoughts (and other who used him) have certainly affected our lives. There are some movies that the historical context is so great that it is the primary job of the actors to stay out of the way. The history carried the day and the actors did their job. Good work to them, I say.
The Constant Gardener (2005)
Could have been better
The cinematography was excellent and succeeded in capturing the real Africa. Much of filming took places in parts of the continent I had never seen before. I found the movie did not flow emotionally and made the characters somewhat unrealistic. In other words there was a disconnect scene to scene which I found artificial. The plight of African nations can be horrible but because of the subject matter (hypothetical) it cast a doubt on what we were seeing was realistic. The woman character and her idealism brought a good contrast to the film. Overall it was a movie worth viewing and was thought provoking, though it could have better.