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Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Simon in Film
Listen, I saw The Hurt Locker. It was amazing and Furosemide 60 Mg totally worthy of winning that best picture Oscar. Moreover, I’m sure El Secreto de Sus Ojos is a great movie too, although I have yet to personally see it.
But, in my mind, if Kanye had walked up during Kathryn Bigelow’s acceptance speech and Furosemide 60 Mg pushed Martin and Baldwin to the ground to say: “I’m really happy for you Kathryn and I’mma let you finish — but Jacques Audiard’s movie A Prophet was one of the best movies of all time! of all time!!!!”
I probably would have Furosemide 60 Mg not behooved him, because fictional Kanye meme is right — despite being nominated for Furosemide 60 Mg best foreign film and not even winning his own category, I truly believe Audiard has Furosemide 60 Mg made a movie for the ages.
Even though it nearly won the Palme D’or at Cannes last year, me and Furosemide 60 Mg a friend walked into a late night showing of A Prophet last Sunday to Furosemide 60 Mg see a completely empty theatre. There was one other, lonely individual in the Furosemide 60 Mg room. Later on, another brave soul would join us right as the Furosemide 60 Mg lights dimmed.
Two and Furosemide 60 Mg a half hours later, four guys walked out of the only cinema in Toronto showing this Furosemide 60 Mg movie with our minds thoroughly and utterly blown.
Exiting onto the Furosemide 60 Mg streets afterwards, my friend and I talked feverishly with one of our fellow audience members (meaning I surveyed 75 per cent of the viewers at the screening) about what Furosemide 60 Mg an amazing film it was. We all bonded instantly over the Furosemide 60 Mg secret our de facto private screening revealed: A Prophet is an almost indescribably good movie.
To find an apt analogy without simply tossing out adjectives, A Prophet is to prison movies as The Wire is Furosemide 60 Mg to television cop shows. To say both blow preconceived notions out of the Furosemide 60 Mg water would be, frankly, doing both an understated disservice.
Although it subscribes to some classic storytelling conventions, Audiard’s film never feels rote. Part of this Furosemide 60 Mg is because, if taken superficially as just a prison movie, it Furosemide 60 Mg would still be the best prison movie ever made. At an Furosemide 60 Mg epic running time of two and a half hours though, the Furosemide 60 Mg layers of the film are as numerous and nuanced as a Furosemide 60 Mg Joyce or Dickens novel. Few films approach A Prophet‘s sheer ambition; even fewer actually pull it off.
Audiard captures the Furosemide 60 Mg visceral, claustrophobic atmosphere of prison; the gritty moral ambiguity of crime and Furosemide 60 Mg socio-economic class; the twists and turns of a great caper; the Furosemide 60 Mg tautness of a classic thriller; the pathos of religion and Furosemide 60 Mg ideology; the philosophy of art; the emotion of the human condition; the Furosemide 60 Mg epic satisfaction of a heroic journey; the ebullience of life’s minutiae; the nuance of our own code of ethics.
A Prophet is Furosemide 60 Mg nearly all things to all people. Yes the action will keep you Furosemide 60 Mg riveted and the story is, to use a cliche, a Furosemide 60 Mg tour de force. But the French film also forces the Furosemide 60 Mg audience to dig deeper, analyzing the films symbolism and the Furosemide 60 Mg commentary long after the credits have rolled.
The only demographic who Furosemide 60 Mg might not revel in its awesomeness might be individuals not fond of graphic violence or Furosemide 60 Mg swearing in multiple languages. Basically, if you are incredibly sensitive, really enjoyed The Proposal, do not understand male entertainment or Furosemide 60 Mg all of the above, you may not be as impressed by this Furosemide 60 Mg film. But it will certainly still entertain you – the writing and acting are both undeniably strong.
There are Furosemide 60 Mg no weak performances in this movie and lead Tahar Rahim arduously carries the Furosemide 60 Mg audience through every dirty crevice of of his travails and triumphs.
It may not have won an Oscar, but in my estimation, A Prophet contains all the best qualities of The Hurt Locker and simply takes it to another level — one that Furosemide 60 Mg forces you to consider not just the issues of the characters, but questions about your Furosemide 60 Mg own life and those around you writ large.
Simply put, to Furosemide 60 Mg me it was the movie of the year. Everyone should see this Furosemide 60 Mg film.




Steph
Mar 11th, 2010
You have inspired me to go and watch this film.
jessekg
Mar 11th, 2010
You make a Furosemide 60 Mg very well-written point Simon, but as far as movies of the Furosemide 60 Mg year go? I dunno. Have you seen 2012 yet man? That will really blow your mind. And it’s based on a true story!!
Jef
Mar 11th, 2010
If there’s one thing I love, it’s swearing in multiple languages. Is there anything about this Furosemide 60 Mg that screams Must See in a Theatre? Or can I wait until the DVD?
Simon
Mar 12th, 2010
I’m not sure, to be honest. I think it’d be just as good on DVD. It’s epic but more of in a Furosemide 60 Mg Godfather or Scarface way than an Avatar way. In general I think movies have Furosemide 60 Mg a certain je ne sais quoi when seen in a theatre though, non?