Kristina

> "I played the Advocate and wrote and directed this film. My name is Orson Welles." Crazy closing line... and dare I say, this was better than *Citizen Kane*! Maybe I was just more focused on this one and had enough energy to be stressed. First real exposure to any of Kafka's work because I'm not exactly a book worm and I only have surface level knowledge of his ideology and works. I know **the movie is not the same as the book (is it ever?)** and it should be judged separately but I doubt I'll ever read the book. Great and blunt critique of the justice system and build up of tension that isn't released but I assumed from the pacing and style in the first quarter that this would be the case. Which probably is the whole point that the **audience almost descends into madness** (much like the main character) because after so much has happened and many characters were involved, nothing really changed since the beginning where the cops bust into the apartment. We are **blindly led to believe that there is an end to this** even though there isn't one besides the closing credits rolling in. Which sends the rather pessimistic message that **there isn't any reason to pursue real justice** in the world just like in the fictional one. What really helped sell this to me was Anthony Perkins's character feeling **out of place at all times**. Besides the obvious that he didn't know what was the case and was out of the picture the entire time, his mannerisms and attitude seem much more advanced into the 60's style compared to the rest of the cast which may not have been intentional but works very well. Having watched this also means I can now pretentiously use "**kafkaesque**" in any context without providing an elaboration. And if I got the message right I'd say that *Eraserhead* is indeed very kafkaesque!

freddo guy was tweaking the whole ride lmao you'd think he's got an alien brewing inside of him

Apparently out of the 25 million dollar budget, over **1,5 million** was spent on music rights for the soundtrack which has about 40 songs on it. And this re-watch I noticed that *Monkey Man* is actually used in two different scenes and for that alone I'd add 1/2 of a star if it was possible. I've mentioned the soundtrack in a previous review and I'm not sorry about it because it is genuinely **THE perfect soundtrack** in any movie ever. What a shame there isn't a "peak soundtrack" category for any award. And speaking of awards, Lorraine Bracco was **robbed** of the Oscar AND the Golden Globe for her role. All due respect to Whoopi Goldberg but I find it hard to believe that it's even possible to produce a better performance in a movie like *Ghost* compared to this. I'm also strongly considering adding *Goodfellas* back to my top4 but the thought of replacing any one of the movies there breaks my heart.