The Philosophers

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Cinephemeride [ a falsely philosophical film whose initially ambitious scenario ultimately ends up tiring us with endless dialogue scenes Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review Joshua M After the Dark as it is called on netflix is an impressively smug and pseudo-intellectual piece of film making wrapped in a grade 11 intro to philosophy level of meaning and allegories. Acting was wooden for some and the writing and directing did not help the matter. With some dialogue and scenes making me wonder why it wasn't left on editing floor. It's "twist" was as subtle as a cannon. Interesting in concept. Poor in execution. Still at times the film was pretty to look at. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/18/23 Full Review Jos Pablo G Totalmente decepcionante, una idea emocionante que tenía por donde sacarle lazcas convertida en un drama juvenil insufrible, un profesor con aires de gran intelectual sofocado por alumnos mediocres y una relación con una supuesta gran estudiante de escazo sentido de la realidad, decisiones dentro de un ambiente olocaustico penosas y un final en contraparte a la trama tan suculenta que presentaba la sinopsis, la realización es una gran pérdida de tiempo y recursos y el título da muestra de ello desde un principio. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/05/22 Full Review kelly f A fun movie for me personally when I saw the write-up because I went to Jakarta International (now Intercultural) School for 3 years AND while in grade 7 there, was my first big, multi-day thought experiment. It was a prevent WW III scenario and each student took the role of a country. I will say, I never, ever was in or saw any class at JIS that was as White as this one. This was a fun and smart movie, unfortunately for this kind of film to hit, it cannot be inconsistent. There were two big inconsistencies in the final scenario that disappointed me. 1. The James character was supposed to be gay, but somehow in the final scenario he just decided to drop that. 2. The girl who was the soldier with the eidetic memory, uses her skill from the previous scenario, to memorise something to use in the next. Each scene/attempt is a self-contained universe, an action in one cannot be brought over to another. Other than that, it was fun. Loved seeing Jakarta on screen and the memories of the architecture, the gamelan music in the background! and classrooms of well-travelled, over-achieving kids from all over the world! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Teenager bullshit. The movie does not even make any sense. Why the hell should a philosophy professor make the whole class hate him without any plausible reason? Personal revenge? Show everyone the main character is dumb? That's stupid. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I understand and agree with some of the criticism about the movie, but overall I found it very different and thought-provoking. I found the film entertaining and believe many who did not, try to think too much about what makes sense and doesn't. Remember this is not a documentary of factual events, but a cinematic endeavor showcasing aspects of the human condition. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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