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Spirited (2022)
It has the right spirit in mind!
Let's face it: This film is not going to be a Christmas classic! It's a musical, but the songs don't stick and the singing is mediocre. The story is a bit rushed and the characters are not well developed, so you can't sympathise with them. But it has its heart in the right place! You can see that the production team had a good idea and the right attitude. The sets, the dances, ... are well done, and what remains in the end is the core idea and a nice variation on the Dickens story: No one becomes a better person overnight or by a sudden eye-opener! Everyone has their weaknesses and true change comes from the will to get up in the morning and try to do better! You just have to really mean it and face yourself every day. And for this message, the film has my utmost respect!
A Very British Scandal (2021)
Why should we care?
"A very British scandal" is well made, has nice cinematography, good writing, with Claire Foy and Paul Bettany a marvelous cast who play (as usual) brilliantly. But the story itself is quit daft. We watch two rich, narcistic horrible people do horrible stuff to each other. And they do it without remorse and dont care about the people around them (Like him dragging his dauther into breaking in and stealing a privat journal. Or her ruining her stepmothers name and giving her father grieve). And they do it all, just to stay rich and have a noble name.
And in the end not much has changed. Both are still rich, still horible people and only care for themself.
The only reason to watch this story is a lust for sensation and drama and in the end we are left with a story that is just like its characters:
Hollow with a nice wrapping.