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I know that I'm getting past the line with the "(insert word here) noises" but I will stop using it when it becomes boring to me. And I won't lie, the joke hasn't gotten old for me yet. Plus I have a good time coming up with combinations, it makes me happy. The original idea was going to have Movie Slate alone watching this movie, but it would've been unfair to do so, plus I wanted the "Stares in (insert word)" thing doubled, for the sake of comedy. There's also my biggest fear, of turning Movie Slate into my mouth piece, so instead I had my birbo voice out my honest opinion about the movie, and let Movie Slate have her own opinion. Writing a character for a blog and trying to review a movie at the same time makes for a very weird mindset sometimes.

I have the feeling that anything I say about "Roma" can only hurt it. Let me explain you the place where I come from. For the longest time, Roma was this one very super hyped movie that everyone talked about. Everyone was saying what a wonderful movie it was, how well done it was, what a big deal it is that such a groundbreaking revolutionary movie was being released on a streaming platform and would be available to everyone with an account. Then the awards season kicked in, and it seemed like this hyped was justified, with many outlets showering it with awards, matching the praise it was getting. When something, be it a movie, a videogame, a book, or a TV show, gets this much hype I tend to leave it aside and focus on something else. I like to distance myself from that hype so what I say or word doesn't feel like boiler plate, like someone else already said it. So I gave "Roma" a go about a year after it debuted on Netflix, knowing next to nothing about the movie since I had avoided spoilers.

I won't go into detail and will keep it simple. Yes, the cinematography by Alfonso Cuarón is unbelievable, and well worth being named revolutionary. The acting is all fantastic, on par with the very mundane and relateable writing. The story is nothing to write home about but that's the nature of this movie, presenting a pie of life (not just a slice) and showing us the normalcy of a situation that's quite real. Yes it's a very good movie, perhaps even an excellent movie, and if you have a Netflix account you should check it out.

"Roma" makes use of its strengths and release platform to create the portrait of a family that's as universal as any family customs can be without becoming snotty or full of itself, presenting themes and subjects at face value and growing in its simplicity.

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Posted previously at: 2020-07-07T17:10:44