Comments on: Vicky Cristina Barcelona – a Review http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000 Like you have something better to do? Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rellacafa http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-483 Rellacafa Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:45:25 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-483 I love this movie...I agree that it does leave you wanting to know more about what happened in their lives, but I also like that about it...Woody always leaves you thinking! It's also kind of nice to think about the plot as this moment pulled out of time and exposing these interestingly flawed characters...Penelope stands out by far but I found both Vicky's annoyingly anal attitude and Cristina's annoyingly slutty & hippy wannabe attitude strangely annoyinging interesting! I also want to go to Spain...right now..right away...perhaps I should just watch the movie again? ;P I love this movie…I agree that it does leave you wanting to know more about what happened in their lives, but I also like that about it…Woody always leaves you thinking! It's also kind of nice to think about the plot as this moment pulled out of time and exposing these interestingly flawed characters…Penelope stands out by far but I found both Vicky's annoyingly anal attitude and Cristina's annoyingly slutty & hippy wannabe attitude strangely annoyinging interesting! I also want to go to Spain…right now..right away…perhaps I should just watch the movie again? ;P

]]> By: Rellacafa http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-264 Rellacafa Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:45:25 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-264 I love this movie...I agree that it does leave you wanting to know more about what happened in their lives, but I also like that about it...Woody always leaves you thinking! It's also kind of nice to think about the plot as this moment pulled out of time and exposing these interestingly flawed characters...Penelope stands out by far but I found both Vicky's annoyingly anal attitude and Cristina's annoyingly slutty & hippy wannabe attitude strangely annoyinging interesting! I also want to go to Spain...right now..right away...perhaps I should just watch the movie again? ;P I love this movie…I agree that it does leave you wanting to know more about what happened in their lives, but I also like that about it…Woody always leaves you thinking! It's also kind of nice to think about the plot as this moment pulled out of time and exposing these interestingly flawed characters…Penelope stands out by far but I found both Vicky's annoyingly anal attitude and Cristina's annoyingly slutty & hippy wannabe attitude strangely annoyinging interesting! I also want to go to Spain…right now..right away…perhaps I should just watch the movie again? ;P

]]> By: kimberleyL http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-242 kimberleyL Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:17:49 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-242 I love movies like this because they make me think about my own perspective on life, the choices I've made and how they've influence the next chain of events. Excited to see what's about to happen for me now that I've made a 'turning point decision' to move to Melbourne! I love movies like this because they make me think about my own perspective on life, the choices I've made and how they've influence the next chain of events. Excited to see what's about to happen for me now that I've made a 'turning point decision' to move to Melbourne!

]]> By: Kimberley http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-241 Kimberley Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:32:47 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-241 I still come back to this comment you know; and whilst we disagree on the ending, I certainly like your perspective of making the safe decision or the crazy choice. I think that it certainly applies to so many areas, and it comes at interesting timing.. <br><br>Thanks for re-watching it and sharing your thoughts :) I still come back to this comment you know; and whilst we disagree on the ending, I certainly like your perspective of making the safe decision or the crazy choice. I think that it certainly applies to so many areas, and it comes at interesting timing..

Thanks for re-watching it and sharing your thoughts :)

]]> By: kimberleyL http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-236 kimberleyL Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:07:56 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-236 Having read your blog I was inspired to re-watch this stunning Woody Allen film because, although I have seen this movie before, I wanted to be absolutely sure I remembered it correctly. The visual sensuality and dynamic between each character one on one, one on two and as a group is intriguingly tantalising and sexual, yet it is not vulgar. <br><br>The tale of a man who falls in deep passion with many is, I feel, represented in a very raw and real way, beautifully depicted by Bardem who does not seem creepy even though, a stranger making love with two friends and his psychotic ex-wife could go down the crude crazy path. Johansson and Hall are brilliant in their polar opposite characters and Cruz is truly deserving of her Oscar. Each character is a magnification of an emotional state we can probably all relate to at some time in our life. I feel the ending is appropriate and does resolve the situation - Vicky and Cristina move on with their lives, each continuing in the same general direction as they started. Juan Antonio has lost all women for now but there is no doubt women are not lost for him forever and Maria Elena is off on another one of her missions.<br><br>I believe this movie depicts those turning points in our lives where we have the option to make the safe decision or the crazy choice. And when that moment passes, we get on with our lives, passing through the adventure and continuing on our way. Having read your blog I was inspired to re-watch this stunning Woody Allen film because, although I have seen this movie before, I wanted to be absolutely sure I remembered it correctly. The visual sensuality and dynamic between each character one on one, one on two and as a group is intriguingly tantalising and sexual, yet it is not vulgar.

The tale of a man who falls in deep passion with many is, I feel, represented in a very raw and real way, beautifully depicted by Bardem who does not seem creepy even though, a stranger making love with two friends and his psychotic ex-wife could go down the crude crazy path. Johansson and Hall are brilliant in their polar opposite characters and Cruz is truly deserving of her Oscar. Each character is a magnification of an emotional state we can probably all relate to at some time in our life. I feel the ending is appropriate and does resolve the situation – Vicky and Cristina move on with their lives, each continuing in the same general direction as they started. Juan Antonio has lost all women for now but there is no doubt women are not lost for him forever and Maria Elena is off on another one of her missions.

I believe this movie depicts those turning points in our lives where we have the option to make the safe decision or the crazy choice. And when that moment passes, we get on with our lives, passing through the adventure and continuing on our way.

]]> By: rosshill http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-232 rosshill Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:11:02 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-232 Haha I follow few but watch many ;) Haha I follow few but watch many ;)

]]> By: Kimberley http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-231 Kimberley Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:06:01 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-231 Very interesting, thankyou for that perspective. I'm not great at appreciating the 'present' sometimes, more stressed about the future! <br><br>(Tried DMing you but realised you don't follow me back - curious how you saw my link then!) Very interesting, thankyou for that perspective. I'm not great at appreciating the 'present' sometimes, more stressed about the future!

(Tried DMing you but realised you don't follow me back – curious how you saw my link then!)

]]> By: rosshill http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-230 rosshill Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:34:34 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-230 Nope, because it was fun while it lasted - sometimes you just have to bask in the current :) Nope, because it was fun while it lasted – sometimes you just have to bask in the current :)

]]> By: Kimberley http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-228 Kimberley Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:25:36 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-228 Yes, I mean it flowed quite beautifully, and all of the characters individually were quite interesting but the ending was ultimately dissastisfying so.. yeah. Disappointing! If anything it will make you want to go to Spain and have a summer fling. Oh wait. You're married. Scratch that! :P Yes, I mean it flowed quite beautifully, and all of the characters individually were quite interesting but the ending was ultimately dissastisfying so.. yeah. Disappointing! If anything it will make you want to go to Spain and have a summer fling. Oh wait. You're married. Scratch that! :P

]]> By: Kimberley http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-227 Kimberley Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:23:37 +0000 http://www.pop-couture.com/?p=1000#comment-227 It absolutely is, was completely serious wanting to start researching a holiday! But who am I, Vicky or Cristina? :P (I'll try not to be Marie Elena!) <br><br>I think you're right about Cristina; she was finding clarity towards the end, even though she thought she had what she wanted. But Vicky... it just seemed SO unfair not to know whether she'd ever be honest with her husband, or what she would do in general knowing about that one weekend in Oviedo. It absolutely is, was completely serious wanting to start researching a holiday! But who am I, Vicky or Cristina? :P (I'll try not to be Marie Elena!)

I think you're right about Cristina; she was finding clarity towards the end, even though she thought she had what she wanted. But Vicky… it just seemed SO unfair not to know whether she'd ever be honest with her husband, or what she would do in general knowing about that one weekend in Oviedo.

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