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The flowers of war - Movie review

It is great that there are more than English movies that reproduce WW2 stories. Wait! That you can find WW2 movies that are not 'English' based. From the war movies I have watched, they are usually situated in the U.S., England, France or Japan. I think it's the first time I view one that is based on a massacre that happened in Nanjing, China. With all the war stories and movies I've heard, this was a first for me. It is based on a westerner who gets stuck pretending to be a father (or a priest) to a group of schoolgirls. Not long after, some women from a brothel find their way into the church to hide. When Japanese soldiers invade the church, the women get lucky, but the schoolgirls get chased by them. The westerner does his best to protect them, yet he gets knocked down. Suddenly he gets help from a Chinese soldier who is very good at hiding and shoots some of the Japanese. It triggers them to retreat. The next day, a Colonel comes over and makes a promise that if t...

Alpha - Movie review

This is not the first movie about the past. Yet there is not many that I know who try to portrait the first human tribes. So far I can remember two-no three movies like them. Two in English = 10,000 BC and Year One. Amazingly one in French = RRrrr. Which were all incredible in their own ways. I couldn't wait to see it since I saw the previews. Just by that I felt I could somehow relate * . The young man faces a pack of wolves. While protecting himself, he injures one of them. Making the others avoid the man. From that moment starts a journey of trust. How two different species can work together to survive. That friendship can last with language barriers. The main character fins his way to become strong. I could continue talking about this movie, but I will keep the best for you to view. 9.5/10 * When I was 10 years old, I lived in a place called Wawa,ON. In the back of where I lived was the complete woods. I saw many animals come by every day. I even had a squirrel come i...