my reviews ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆
this is my space for thoughts and my reviews of the stuff i like, or the stuff i don't like. most of these are transferred from other logging sites but i always make little changes :p
i think what i have the most to say about anything when i am done with it is a book. funnily enough i can never find the words..
kafka on the shore by haruki murakami
★★★★★
spent a while reading this once. read the last hundred pages or so in one sitting, which is rare- i usually read little by little if i go outside. i carried the big thing everywhere w/me, even when it was more of a nuisance than anything else... i have a knitted bookcase that my friend alex did for me for christmas. so the book was in perfect state...
well it blew my mind away. i read it pretty slowly...i was completely swallowed by the story that way. it gave me moments to think about everything as i read, making sense of what was happening.
the way the magical realism gradually slips into surrealism is simply stunning and exciting. the entire book is a metaphor. its ridiculous, its serious, its gripping, its dramatic. it breaks you completely at times... every character is fascinating and quirky and unique. #I FUCKING LOVE YOU OSHIMA
there were moments when the book felt almost theatrical, as if it were meant to be performed. beautiful conversations throughout, memorable and distinctive lessons from each of the caracters introduced. so many gems under the lines, so many interestings points of view.
you are feeling so many things all the time. this book is a surrealistic painting, a song, a kind of jest, even. its rich and resonant, patiently paced rather than urgent. it’s strange. it’s epic. its disturbing.
the plot resolving and sorting itself out as it paradoxically gets messier, dimensions shift and blend and time warps. i really get why its so beloved. it is great.
10.03.26
stoner by john williams
★★★★★
what a life changing read. a wonderful, wonderful book. just so tenderly sad, such a slow and peaceful sadness and yet at times also incredibly frustrating. it was beautiful, so so beautiful. the beginning introduction haunted me for the entire book. despite everything, two pages in and i was already attached to william. i guess the book tried to warn us: "this is william. he was here, he isnt anymore," to right afterwards tell us the entire life story of a man. a good man!! fuck!!!!!!
overall i always had the same aftertaste. our lives, on a bigger scale, can seem, maybe, insignificant. but we all hold so much ..!! its just nice to think: each person is the entire world.
i dont even know how to explain how much this book moved me. the meticulous writing, the tone, so precise and always fitting, and yet never cold or mathematical. just the art of using the exact right words. reading this felt rewarding for the mind: i felt like pointing at the pages and going "yup! that's it!" about how feelings feel. about how real life conversations feel, how they blur into memories but sensations linger for longer. the dialogue that only showed up when necessary, most conversations were told in a tone closer to a secret or forgotten truth. maturing with william, getting angry with him, sad with him, frustrated with him. we were always there. we knew him better than anyone. the loss of william is beautifully impactful because of this. we lived with him, in a way, so it doesnt matter, nothing else matters..
real life feels ust like this book, in a way. we are meaningful in our own ways. we are in love, we fall in love, with silence, with words, with ideas... we are love. we all have lives, as simple or as complex as they may be, and theyre all ours. incredibly small, but not insignificant. or maybe we are
it was so descriptive and beautifully written. i loved the slow pacing, somehow incredibly addictive. overall it was super memorable, made me reflect on loads of things about time and love and life and my decisions. especially fullfilment and the desire to just be.
24.02.26
heaven by mieko kawakami
★★★☆☆
siempre digo que mientras cualquier cosa te mantenga entretenido, ya es un argumento válido para decir que te ha gustado. quiero decir, la gracia de todo esto es contar una historia. si estoy entretenido, pues se ha cumplido el objetivo. claro está, esto es muy amplio. siempre se puede hacer mejor o peor. en este caso, se me ha quedado bastante sin más! es una lectura amena, aún así tiene monólogos bastante fuertes. sin embargo es en los diálogos donde el libro se me cae por completo. la relación de los dos protagonistas es lindísima, pero muchas veces prefiero cómo se hablaban por las cartas que en persona. y aún así, en las cartas también muchas veces cerraba los ojos pensando qué es esto... se le va un poco de las manos lo de intentar ser filosófico. sí que aborda bastante filosofía el libro, muchas veces de maneras bastante crudas, porque es un libro bastante crudo y frío por cómo trata los temas que trata. por esto mismo tampoco me gustó el final. algunas escenas de bullying fueron particularmente difíciles de leer, sobre todo las últimas. de todas formas, creo que donde destaca el libro verdaderamente es con los monólogos del protagonista sobre la vida. no solo creo que es acertado con la edad que tiene y con cómo piensa y cómo actúa, sino que también son muy bonitos y reales. en general la lectura fluye con naturalidad. tiene un ritmo muy fácil de seguir y las conexiones que hace con una cosa con otra... se siente todo muy humano. okay book!
english
i always say that as long as something keeps you entertained, that’s already a valid reason to say that you liked it. i mean, the whole point of all this is to tell a story. if i’m entertained, then the goal has been achieved. of course, this is very generic. things can always be done, and ones can be better and other can be worse. so. in this case, this book left me feeling a bit neutral? it’s an enjoyable read. yet it still has some rather intense monologues. however, it’s in the dialogues where the book really falls apart for me. while the relationship between the two protagonists is beautiful, many times i prefered how they communicated through letters rather than in person. and even then, in the letters i often found myself closing my eyes thinking what du hale is that... the attempts at being philosophical get a little out of hand. the book does tackle quite a bit of philosophy, often in very raw ways, because it’s a rather raw and cold book in how it handles its themes. for this reason, i also didn’t like the ending. some bullying scenes were particularly hard to read, especially the last ones.that said, i think where the book truly stands out is in the protagonist’s monologues about life. i don’t just think they are fitting for his age and the way he thinks and acts, but they’re also very beautiful and realistic. overall, the reading flows naturally. it has a very easy-to-follow rhythm, and the connections it makes between one thing and another… it all feels very human. okay book!
9.11.25
sweet bean paste by durian sukegawa
★★☆☆☆
wow okay! i didn't like this one! it's a quick, easy and simple read. it started off very cute and i was enjoying the overall vibe, but it quickly fell off for me! it's undeniably a sensationalist book. it's just a quick, easy way to make the reader feel warmed through and i felt like that realization ruined the book for me. i always knew what was going to happen, because everything follows a dramatic sequence of events that slips into predicability way too easily. nothing surprised me or made me upset because of that. the characters were cute but that was really it. of course the grandma teaches a valuable lesson and the middle school girl is confused about life and the middle aged man is tired about everything and has no purpose in life. they're all so archetypical it was a bit painful. it also feels like it just deals with themes because they are a guaranteed emotional hit rather than actually exploring them. like sentaro's alcohol problem and suicidal ideation are just kinda there. and more importantly the ending was just awful because of this. when they pointed at the moon.. oh come on bro.
9.11.25
The Wolf Among Us (2013)
★★★☆☆
i played all of this with my friend bea and it was funny. it always is when it comes to playing choice games.
overall, as a game, it was alright! i was surprised when it finished because i thought it had a second season but apparently not? anyways i love telltale games i really do! but this one maybe wasn't all THAT, i had high expectations but overall the story felt sketched out, not fleshed out enough.
it was mostly picking up clues but never actually putting anything together, it felt rather messy. the characters were fun enough and i think bigby is a well-written character.
the aesthethic and smart use of resources was also impressive, especially the lighting! so good.
i can't help but compare this to other telltale titles, i think its clear to me how twdg (esp season 1) will always be their magnus opus...
Sally Face
sally face owns 70% of its charm on its aesthetic, 30% on story, and 0% on gameplay
playing this sucked; it was painful, boring, slow, and confusing, making me feel like i was doing something wrong.
the puzzles were unbearable, and after finally solving them i had no clue where to go next, ending up on youtube guides and frustrated that i wasn’t seeing all the content; i hate hidden lore disguised as “extra content.”
and then my partner spoiled me heavily—totally accidental—but i never bothered picking it up again :/
Marvel’s Spider-Man
i couldn’t stand peter calling himself spider-cop and working with the police; i just couldn’t.
it’s a fantastic game and fun, but i wanted a good spider-man story, which i didn’t get, so i picked up miles morales instead; combat was similar but better, yet the story was still dull.
i managed to finish miles morales because at least he didn’t work with the cops, lol.
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
honestly, i didn’t enjoy the game; i dropped it and watched a playthrough instead because the gameplay was insufferable.
i liked riku’s part, probably because of bias, but he was genuinely interesting—balancing darkness and light, facing his fears, and learning he could live with both.
meanwhile, sora completely forgot his original goals, shifting from saving kairi to chasing riku, and then only caring about naminé.
and honestly… fuck naminé lol
on a brighter note, i really enjoyed axel.
these are just some random reviews. i am a one-liner letterboxd guy, unfortunately!
frankenstein (2025) by guillermo del toro.
9.11.25
★☆☆☆☆
creo que sería más fácil decir lo que me gustó de lo que no. porque creo que esta es mi peor watch del año con diferencia... hi i am from netflix and this is my movie.
jacob elordi y mia goth devoraron.
on another note, absolutamente todo lo demás de la película me pareció terrible ijbol. la estética me pareció fea straight up no tengo explicación objetiva simplemente me lo pareció. siento que es una película completamente escrita por wattpad, me ha dejado súper fuera de lugar. no me he leído el libro lo siento pero estoy tan seguro de que no es así... only time will tell porque me lo quiero leer pero en general la divisón de las partes me pareció casi que infantil. en general la película entera era tan dolorosamente obvia y directa, muchísimos diálogos no son directamente corny y terribles sino que horrorosamente obvios (por si no te quedaba claro un personaje mira a frankenstein a los ojos y le dice "youre the real monster...") me puedo morir ahí sentado eh. en general todas las frases se notaban que querían ser one liners deep y profundos pero es que terminó saliendo de wattpad todo. las secuencias de acción me parecieron, esencialmente, puro chow. no sentí a guillermo del toro en esta película para nada. se me hizo súper barata y marvel-like. siento que los temas que toca no son nada nuevos ni los abrazan de maneras innovativas. básicamente que no es nada que nadie no haya dicho antes, e incluso mejor. im 13 and this is deep y ya está.
9.11.25
the holdovers (2023) summer 25.
★★☆☆☆
okay this doesn't deserve 4.2 average that's kinda crazy #lawl
my parents really fucked with this i guess, i can totally see why. it's cute, it holds up, the characters are somewhat solid. really hold onto that somewhat. at least i didnt find them insufferable by the end of the movie, but maybe thats exactly why this feels a bit hollow to me. its kinda rubbing you in the face "oh this has a message! these characters will change and its going to make you cry!" which i did! a little! but what was funny it's that it wasn't regarding paul and angus. The scene with mary and her sister unpacking curtis' clothes was beautifully gentle.
Regardless, both three stories felt very underdeveloped to me. Halfway through the movie I told my mom I felt like absolutely nothing about them had been told, and that they were still treating each other horribly. This is not a bad thing per se, but it just makes you think hm I wonder how theyre going to pull it off, waiting to the end of the second arc and the last one to completely unfold something.. tricky :o So, did it do its job? weeeeeelll it kinda floats, and I feel like the plot got lost often throughout.
Also, the whole movie just felt off to me. The way they treat women in this is definitely a choice, not talking about the characters, i’m talking about the direction. The whole niece Elise interaction was ???. Then the ignoring of domestic abuse was mindblowing. To imply that it’s a horrible horrible thing for a mother (a very selfish and entitled one, don’t get me wrong) to start a new life after her husband beat her up?.. oookay buddy. And lastly just a movie based on 1971 and completely ignoring anything about class struggles, race, gender, etc in this era is definitely hard but i guess it does make you think damn white rich kids really live in their own fucking bubbles. It’s like nothing can break through it. I guess this was also one of the reasons I couldn’t really just care that much.. im sorry for not feeling sorry about a bunch of insufferable rich kids
There were a lot of good bits in this movie, dont get me wrong.. im still giving it 3 stars!! its not a bad movie at all!! The direction was sweet. I really liked how it flowed overall. Some of my favorite scenes include park's and angus' little nightmare interaction, and pretty much anything involving mary. She was the highlight of this movie to me for sure. I felt that it was thanks to her both paul and angus managed to start feeling empathy towards each other. Because thats the whole message, I think. Empathy. Its really not that deep...
9.11.25
some 2024 reviews
The Substance (2024)
★★★☆☆es buena...sí, lo es......
sabe lo que hace, se conoce los truquillos. es facilona. creo que tiene un score foley súper potente y no me sorprende que haya ganado a mejor guion tampoco. pero simplemente se me hace smart la película y ya está. está bien es disturbing y es lo que quiere hacer.
pero no calien les 2h i mitja LOL
Look Back (2024)
★★★★☆ (3.5 out of 5)uf... mira... fujimoto y yo no nos llevamos bien y ya está qué lástima. de hecho nos llevamos demasiado bien i lied pero es que no puedo con sus cosas siempre no me terminan de encajar.
spoilers
por qué se muere con un pico es que no lo entiendo. me la matabas con cualquier otra cosa y me lo como pero con eso... me sacó completamente. me gustó mucho en general el tono y la animación y la música pero es que siempre hay algo no sé como explicarlo, literalmente no encaja dentro de mi emocionalmente, no me termina de llegar. está bien, no quiero decir sin más porque no es verdad, pero el fujimoto glazing is crazy lo voy a dejar allí...
I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
★☆☆☆☆truñón alert lo siento chiques vaya mierda. not even lying top 5 peores películas que he visto EN MI VIDA
la metáfora es una mierda si es que puedes llamar eso una metáfora. alguien me puede decir cuál es la trama y el mensaje de esta película. porque me parece que pongas como lo pongas es ridículo
la actuación es insoportable y el diálogo es fake deep constantemente a excepción de algunos bangers
los personajes no tienen ni propósito ni objetivo ni meta ni absolutamente nada son horrendos
preciosamente grabada. la iluminación, atmósfera etc es espléndida pero no se ni que cojones ha sido ese guion ni entiendo las decisiones tomadas ni artísticas ni expresivas. es todo adorno y no hay profundidad ni la más mínima ahdkaj
lo siento por estar tan picado pero es que siendo tan radicalmente trans me he llevado la decepción de mi vida. es tan estúpido y fake deep que no puedo de verdad vaya mierda 🤥🤥🤥
Hercules (1997)
★★★★☆técnicamente increíble y narrativamente perfecta,
pero tampoco tiene un mensaje trascendente, está entretenida y tiene varios bangers
es mejor en español imo
Carrie (1976)
★★★★☆súper sólida súper buena!!!! de verdad un clásico en todos los sentidos .. visual y simbólicamente muy inteligente!!!
la he visto un poco borracho pero de verdad que hala!! es icónica y lo sabe!!! que chula me ha gustado mucho
Alien Romulus (2024)
this was so corny but sooo intense i gotta give it to them ngl
literally the only ‘good’ character was andy and it’s debatable
all of the jumpscares and scares were so silly and predictable but sometimes it got me
the last fucking alien was crazy
don't be fooled tho because this was bad. like so bad. so bad that... it was good?
i love hollywood man 😭😭
(silence. slow close up. “run.” [intense music])
The Thing (1982)
wow. wow!!!!!!!!!!!
so so tense!!! and the special effects were so motherfackin gud!!!! like what was that thing!!!!!!
some scenes had me sooooo bad and i was so afraid. It had me thinking and trying to guess so often.
but tbh the last arc!!! it was all over the place honestly but all in all!!!! such an amazing movie i loved it so bad!!!!! so tense!!!!
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009)
it's a show but idgaf!
tras no ver anime después de literalmente cinco años, porque le perdí el gusto, fmab me logró convencer y en menos de una semana ya estaba visto
más allá de una obra magnífica y poderosa con mucho subtexto, me parece un trabajo súper sólido, que aunque se salve muchísimas (pero que muchísimas) veces por el arte de la trama/plot armor aún así es disfrutable
los personajes son del elemento más importante a destacar, y todos son muy entrañables, memorables y el final es satisfactorio en ese sentido para lo que le espera a cada uno de ellos
la psicología de estos, hay algunos momentos que me sorprendieron positivamente sobre todo en cuanto al trauma, o sensaciones muy específicas proveniente de personajes que solo conocen lo que es la pérdida
la trama en sí no es difícil de entender y se aprovechan mucho de factores sorpresa que siguen funcionando, aunque como comento, muchas veces se hace un poco bola porque las cosas pasan porque tienen que pasar así para que salga bien el asunto
el pacing es literalmente lo mejor que tiene la serie además de los personajes. jamás estás aburrido. pero literalmente en ningún momento
no lo consideraría de lo mejor que hay, pero reconozco su importancia, y personalmente ha sido un disfrute (bueno, mucho más que un disfrute, diría yo)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
súper clara e íntima. explosiva emocionalmente y visualmente, se mantiene durante toda la película. súper emocionante
Stop Making Sense (1984)
fantastic and electric!
Poor Things (2023)
beautifully shot and amazing costumes, the set too but incredibly dull and meaningless. it just felt like haha omg she's so quirky!! she doesn't follow stoopid society's rules :ppp derp!!! hahah she loves sex!!! capitalism bad :ppp like cmon guys are u being serious and laughing and thinking this is a crazy metaphor about childhood...
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
i really went and watched these 3 movies completely spoiler free and it couldn’t have been a better experience. i never expected to like a fantasy story as much as i liked this, and i never expected to cry the way i did. i’m 20 years late and i don’t think i can add anything that hasn’t been said. these boys really have something to them, they really do