The Last Temptation of Christ
Now tell me if I'm wrong, but I think there's a comparison to be made with Brazil (1985). Firstly, I could only comprehend the first 20 minutes. And both are about neurotic guys in in their early adulthood who end up on an epic quest of some sort.
Anyway, apart from that. The film is... not what I totally expected from <PERSON>. Yes it has some very Scorsese type tropes. Like the quick triple cut with the axe and mounting the camera on the cross. But apart from small snippets, everything is a little sloppy? Like the wounds weren't always done very convincingly (let's not even mention <PERSON> ancient roman haircut). 306
Yet, 4 stars feels right. Maybe it's because I'm currently also making a film, and no it's not easy at all, things always end up very differently than you expect and shots look different than when you were filming them. After this very long film, I felt excited. There was a spark by the end of the rather intense sequence. So even though it wasn't the best film ever from a technical point of view, it's worth seeing. I like films like these, because it proves that you don't have to be so focused on that technical shit. Have fun making the film. And afterwards have fun watching it. 596