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Flugt (2021)
Not as good as I expected
To be honest the story isn't detailed enough and it seems a bit manipulative emotionally at times. It is however timely for sure. The biggest problem I had with this movie is that it is so eager to search for stereotypical drama that it leaves behind the tragedy like what it is really like being left in a foreign country by oneself as a teenager. The story doesn't really go there as it prefers building the false impression of tragedy around the siblings of the main character. We end up being stuck in a story between the tragedy of the adults that are left to their own devices in the foreign land and a story of a child that doesn't have any will on his own. The movie had its moments and the reality of the main character journey is horrifying but ultimately the movie lacks some pieces. Valtz in bashir or even the Breadwinner are far superior in my eyes. Also the animation style didn't really suit me though it is very subjective.
Strappare lungo i bordi (2021)
Deeply moving while hilarious at the same time
It's quite impossible to find the right words to describe feelings this series brought up in me. This show is imbued with the sense of melancholy of growing up so sharp that it almost has a taste. It's also beautifully European - I cannot explain, it just is. It's sneaking up on you, first you're laughing like crazy, everything is bursting with speed, you're getting overflown with vivid animations and dialogue full of emotions, jokes and snarky remarks, and then is slows down abruptly and reaches for quite touching observations, that ring so true to memories of young adulthood. Those little stings of melancholy are quickly covered up by more self-deprecating humor and relatable situations and then the ending hits and it just boils over, bringing every tiny relatable emotion up to the surface. Beautiful picture of feelings of insecurity and regret, that can give you flashes of long forgotten sensations that stay hidden underneath. I can only hope for more projects like this from Zerocalcare. And someone please translate more of his work to English.