❝Do you know what paradise is? It's a lie, a fantasy we create about people and places as we'd like them to be.❞
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This was a very surprising film, and I'm happy that I chanced upon it.
After reading the plot synopsis, I thought the film would be similar to The Equalizer, or Taken, but in my opinion there was much more depth to the story and the characters in comparison. The first half was very much a slow-burn, with a lot of time spent building Joe's character and setting the atmosphere, and I really liked the second half after Nina was recaptured; there were more facets of Joe's personality revealed with each obstacle he faced. I loved that the flashbacks weren't lengthy and instead acted almost like jumpscares, helping to show Joe's fractured state of mind and the events that made him the person he was, and the ending was very bittersweet.
Joaquin Phoenix is an awesome actor and he absolutely nailed it as Joe; everyone saying Joker is his best performance needs to watch this film (not his best but still better than Joker). There was a very delicate brutality to Joe that was expressed through minute mannerisms as well as bigger gestures. The other cast members were good, but were mostly overshadowed by Phoenix.
You Were Never Really Here was truly fascinating and I would definitely recommend watching it, especially if you're a Joaquin Phoenix or Joker fan.
❝Do you know what paradise is? It's a lie, a fantasy we create about people and places as we'd like them to be.❞
· · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · ·
This was a very surprising film, and I'm happy that I chanced upon it.
After reading the plot synopsis, I thought the film would be similar to The Equalizer, or Taken, but in my opinion there was much more depth to the story and the characters in comparison. The first half was very much a slow-burn, with a lot of time spent building Joe's character and setting the atmosphere, and I really liked the second half after Nina was recaptured; there were more facets of Joe's personality revealed with each obstacle he faced. I loved that the flashbacks weren't lengthy and instead acted almost like jumpscares, helping to show Joe's fractured state of mind and the events that made him the person he was, and the ending was very bittersweet.
Joaquin Phoenix is an awesome actor and he absolutely nailed it as Joe; everyone saying Joker is his best performance needs to watch this film (not his best but still better than Joker). There was a very delicate brutality to Joe that was expressed through minute mannerisms as well as bigger gestures. The other cast members were good, but were mostly overshadowed by Phoenix.
You Were Never Really Here was truly fascinating and I would definitely recommend watching it, especially if you're a Joaquin Phoenix or Joker fan.
