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Movie · Prime Video · 1974

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The Godfather Part II

46Watch it awake.

The first film's no still stands. This one is colder. A boy becomes the father, and the house empties. Adults.

The review

You already have the measure of the first Godfather on this desk. Part II is that measure with the romance stripped off. Young Vito is understandable, which is the danger, and old Michael is alone at the table, which is the correction. A thirteen-year-old on Prime will meet the gold type and think it is the grown-up film he is ready for. He is not ready. Readiness is not the same as curiosity.

Do not start it this morning. If an older house watches it later, the question is the one Michael cannot answer: what was the power for, once the brother's chair was empty.

Journal

Keep The Godfather Part II in the record.

No house has filed a sentence for this yet.

Live Historic number 46. Yours can differ.

The glance

Household and Piety and Republic and Temperance and Stewardship are the thin ones.

Is a marriage, a parent, or a child a real life here, or just a prop?

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Anatomy of a Murder

58 instead of 46

Anatomy of a Murder is still a crime film, and it scores 58 instead of 46. What you gain is republic: A jury is the public.

The eight

7
Industry
An immigrant's labor, then a crime that calls itself a business. The film shows both and does not confuse them for long.
4
Household
A family in the old sense, eaten by the word family in the new sense.
3
Piety
Baptisms and festivals, set against murders. The contrast is the accusation.
5
Courage
Vito's courage builds a shelter. Michael's nerve defends an empire. They are not the same virtue.
4
Republic
A community of immigrants, then a private state.
3
Temperance
Power, and the body count required to feel safe.
8
Truth
It tells the truth the first film risked glamorizing: the son becomes the ruin.
3
Stewardship
Nothing is left to hand a child but a warning. The warning is the reason to know it exists, not to watch it tonight.

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Movie · Netflix · 2021

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Back to the Outback

46Watch it awake.

A journey home. The lesson about looks is plain, and the home is the right destination.

The review

Back to the Outback is an escape home, which is a better plot than an escape into fame. The ugliness lesson is delivered more than once, and children will not miss it. The part to say aloud is the destination: they are not trying to be liked by the crowd that feared them. They are trying to get back to a place where they can live. Fine for a family evening.

Journal

Keep Back to the Outback in the record.

No house has filed a sentence for this yet.

Live Historic number 46. Yours can differ.

The glance

Industry and Household and Piety and Republic are the thin ones.

Does anyone here do a real job, and does that job matter?

This phone is set for a grown person, just me. Change the ages.

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Vivo

59 instead of 46

Vivo is still a family film, and it scores 59 instead of 46. What you gain is stewardship: He is finishing a man's word.