The Best 3 Of August

After moving to Canterbury in the UK and studying at the University Of Kent, I haven't had much time to watch movies or write reviews about them. Luckily, I am already settling down a bit getting accustomed to everything. So maybe this blog will survive and won't die out because of the lack of updates. August seems already a long time ago. There were a lot of interesting films I saw that month. Some of them I wanted to see for already a long time, some of them I never really wanted to and eventually turned out to be really nice experiences.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

Definitely a movie that blew me away, the story with its great themes of life, mankind and evolution, set for a large part in space, 2001 really shows the talent of the late Mr. Kubrick who with movies like A Clockwork Orange and Dr. Strangelove can already be seen as one of the great. His films make you question and capture a certain period of time and the atmosphere people in that time find themselves in. 2001 with its effects and story will come to stand the test of time and will still awe audiences hundreds of years from now.

2. Being John Malkovich

Bizarre, different, fresh, original and funny are all words that perfectly describe Being John Malkovich. Directed by Spike Jonze and written by the highly talented and gifted Charlie Kaufman, Being John Malkovich gives a wonderful portrayal of a group of characters that come to lose their sense of reality and who find themselves lost in the unknown. It's a highly enjoyable movie that exceeds all expectations.

3. Fargo

A very fun and smart film by the brothers Coen, Fargo is one of their best. With an oustanding cast the story leads its characters from one strange situation into another. Like all of their comedies the jokes are funny and they manage to show certain types of people in a humoristic manner, but without making them entirely ridiculous. Both a great story and great humour, Fargo holds all the ingredients for a comedy that is really funny and also very well written.