TRAVEL TO MOVIES: DANCING ON GLASS

Director: Jota Linares

Cast: María Pedraza , Marta Hazas , Ana Wagener , Paula Losada , Iria del Río , Javier Lago , Andrés Lima , Mona Martínez , Jota Castellano , Silvia Kal , Juanjo Almeida , Samantha Vottari

Plot: When pressure threatens a ballerina in a new lead role, she and an outcast dancer create their own world, free from others' expectations.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dancing_on_glass

My Movie Review: The movie is a fine material that's quite intense like 2010 Black Swan that poses pertinent questions on the militant methods employed by the perfectionist world of ballet! Dancing on Glass is dangerous, painful, and completely foolish yet its perfect romanticization of the pain ballerinas endure for hell of spotless execution' go lengths just to please the crowd:) Maria Pedraza is such a memorable actress there's something about her face that sticks we first saw her in the first two parts of Money Heist as one of the hostages in the Royal Mint of Spain but she shine in Elite even though she got killed on the first season she leaves a lasting impression then on Toy Boy a pro bono lawyer taking on a case to free a dancer from prison time and now here in Dancing on Glass she's a trained ballet dancer that will do anything for the role as well as actor exceptional graceful and impassion in her dancing a delight to witness! The film follows the relationship between two female ballet dancers, Irene and Aurora, as they vie to win top roles in a new lead role as a star ballerina commits suicide as the story begins! Maria, the principal ballerina for the dance production of Giselle, takes her life during untimely visit to the States also Bare-chested dancers of both genders shown and a homoerotic subtext! There's plenty to dissect in the final act of Dancing on Glass after many scenes and moments of skewed reality, the opening night of the ballet: Irene watches Aurora and Norma argue, and it continues to escalate as the physical altercation between them led to Norma's death. Their fight ends on all freeze-frame of Irene and Aurora' dancing and enjoying each other's company!

Critics Reviews: For all the depth that the characters and plot Dancing on Glass bring to bear, it simply doesn’t fulfill its potential. Like most distinguished cinematographic feats covering the ballet universe, story churns passion, discipline and tragedy. Despite convincing performances, it all makes for depressing slog through the lives of girls who feel misunderstood, overworked, and terrified that they're expendable and replaceable. The performances in Dancing on Glass are stellar, but the story about the damaging impact of this kind of pressure on the psyche, feels too familiar to leave much of lasting impression. The ballet performances were beautiful. Dancing on Glass weaves complex story strands that the audience will take some time to work out in a story full of stern performances. Audience Reviews: The way this movie encapsulates the despair that comes with a passion, and the fear of losing it is just perfect. Great characters with whom anyone can relate. Only thing I would have like to see more would be more insight on Norma, the director, and the effect she had on other dancers. Magical and worrying study of the world of ballet and potential depression, besides the lives of Generation Z. It's just over extended its welcome, though a lot of that extra material was a wonderful choreography of Giselle, a famous ballet whose name I knew, but whose story I didn't. The plot could have been improved by better balancing action with monotony and sending just a more hopeful message:)

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dancing_on_glass

TRAVEL TO PLACES: SINGAPORE-- DON DON: DONKI

My Personal Experience: I went to Don Don: Donki at Tampines 1, one of the nearest mall in Pasir Ris just station away last August 4, 2022, together with my big sister we went there night! Since its still stick to go out that time and wearing a face mask is a must going out on those time were precious cause we gotten used to staying at home so had a blast visiting this Donki:)

Don Don: Donki

The largest Don Don Donki in Singapore was at City Square Mall, spanning 26,000 sq ft with a food court and a bargain section. However, this size has since been surpassed by other locations, with Jem Mall and Jewel Changi Airport also opening their own largest stores in sequence, with the latter specifically being the largest outlet in the East. While City Square Mall once held the title for the largest, the store at Jewel Changi Airport is the current largest Don Don: Donki outlet in Singapore. This is Donki in the East and has an aviation-themed concept with travel essential, wider selection of products, including perishables and delicatessen items!!

Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=don+don+donki+singapore&rlz=1C1CHBF

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: FURIOZA

Director: Cyprian T. Olencki

Cast: Mateusz Banasiuk , Weronika Ksiazkiewicz , Mateusz Damiecki , Wojciech Zielinski , Szymon Bobrowski , Lukasz Simlat , Janusz Chabior , Sebastian Stankiewicz , Konrad Eleryk

Plot: A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: Either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans or his brother goes to jail.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/furioza

My Movie Review: The movie is complex in a simpfy form this Polish police drama follows Dawid, a doctor who receives a visit from his ex-girlfriend and the story revolves around Michal a former police officer who is forced back into the dangerous world of crime and group of gang! An event from the past separates the fate of three friends, unexpectedly in the life of Dawid she appears again, storyline is easy to follow and that makes the film more enjoyable for me:) It is action heavy and carries a competitive vibe through out honestly a good film actors and stories are good, you really want to watch it until it ends with 2h 19m runtime, realistic film with the violence that goes with these characters' what can I say more is you won't be disappointed! Golden is the scene stealer the furioza tattoo on his hard chest and his awesome body really standout without saying a word just standing infront of the gang you can feel the intensity around him as he embodies what the film symbolizes his presence is enough to tell sides story! This is an efficient feature but not for sissies! A hooligan and crime film in the same time! Maybe it is accurate and close to reality in Poland. It's usually this mob dealing drugs and making rivers of money. The cops have undercover inside the club lighting up their operations from the inside. The gang gets into assorted meleés with rivals fighting with punches and kicks, starts with imagery that is quite contrasting with the movie's overall theme. The whole length of the film is filled with thrill after growing amidst gang violence, seeing deaths in front of his eyes, Dawid decided to be done with that hard life and aim to save lives' but Golden is the takeaway!

Critics Reviews: Furioza is a film that is dark, grim, and brutal. It is not everyones cup of tea! The themes of family, brotherhood, and morality resonate, even with its superficial treatment! And that's why it should be appreciated. Furioza from director Cyprian T. Olencki and 365 Days screenwriter Tomasz Klimala, spins a brutal tale of soccer hooliganism taken to extremes, the deathly grip of the European drug trade, and the shifting opportunism of the authorities tasked with keeping the peace. You better crack your knuckles before cueing this one up. There’s a turf war afoot in the Baltic port city of Gdynia, Poland. Furioza is just that, a proud group of bruising soccer hooligans chiefed by a noble warrior type named Kaszub (Wojciech Zielinski)! Furioza’s legit business is nightclub security, but their main business is knocking heads with their perpetual rivals gang of drugrunning “hools” whose captain, Antman (Szymon Bobrowski), reports to area kingpin Polanski (Janusz Chabior). The police are aware of the ongoing gang war and hooligan violence, but that’s low level stuff in comparison to bringing down Polanski, and a jaded police lieutenant Bauer (Lukasz Simlat) sees an opening that could score a win for the law, he pressures police detective Ewa Drzewiecka (Weronika Książkiewicz) to exploit her personal connection to Furioza. Mateusz Damięcki is a complete titan in Furioza as Golden, the hool lieutenant whose intensity is defined in his raw-boned, veiny musculature rippling beneath tats that slither up his shoulders and onto his neck, and eyeballs that seem to become more crazed and convex with each ratchet of perceived wrong or like underworld double-cross!

Source: https://decider.com/2022/04/18/furioza-netflix-review/