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I Awake To See That No One Is Free

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago on 4 February 2023 01:40

This one is kinda simple yet subtle, like a painting; I couldn’t give it a straight review myself, so I’ll just give you a juxtaposition with the lyrics of a song which I’ve always thought is about anxiety, although anxiety can be related to other things….

“I awake to find no peace of mind

I said, How do you live, as a fugitive,

Down here, where I cannot see so clear?’

I said, ‘What do I know,

Show me the right way to go!’

“And the spies came out of the water

But you’re feeling so bad ‘cause you know

That the spies hide out in every corner

But you can’t touch them no

‘Cause they’re all spies

They’re all spies….

“I awake to see that no one is free

We’re all fugitives

Look at the way we live

Down here, I cannot sleep from fear, no

I said, ‘Which way do I turn?’

Oh I forget everything I learn!

“And the spies came out of the water

And you’re feeling so bad ‘cause you know

That the spies hide out in every corner

But you can’t touch them no

‘Cause they’re all spies

They’re all spies….

“And if we don’t hide here

They’re gonna find us

And if we don’t hide now

They’re gonna catch us where we sleep

And if we don’t hide here,

They’re gonna find us….

“And the spies came out of the water

But you’re feeling so good ‘cause you know

That though spies hide out in every corner

They can’t touch you, no….

‘Cause they’re just spies….

They’re just spies….”

The song is called “Spies” by Coldplay

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An average movie

Posted : 7 years, 5 months ago on 1 December 2016 09:56

If ‘Unbroken’ failed to really launch Angelina Jolie’s directing career, I'm afraid this movie however pretty much ruined her chances of ever becoming a major director in the near future. Indeed, it must have been one of the most misguided and pretentious egotrips I have seen in a very long time. I mean, sure, she knows how to pick up her collaborators and she once again had a very good DOP so the whole thing looked very nice but that’s pretty much the only thing that really worked in this movie. It seems that Jolie went for a vintage Art-house vibe this time but she failed just miserably. Seriously, you spent about 2 hours with 2 of the most unlikable characters I have seen recenly but the worst thing about them was not even the fact that they were unlikable but the fact that they were just so boring. Basically, they gave us here the 2 biggest movie stars in the world but they both ended up doing pretty much nothing except arguing about some rather obscure subject. Of course, you can’t help while watching this movie wondering what their actual relationship must have been as they shot this movie during their honeymoon and got divorced less than a year after it was released. Eventually, even though Angelina Jolie announced that she won’t be acting again after this movie and would focus only on directing, since this movie was so terrible, I wonder what she will do next. Anyway, to conclude, the damned thing was pretty weak and I don’t think it is really worth a look.

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