The matchup of Power of the Dog vs. CODA had parallels with Brokeback Mountain vs. Crash, but which was the Brokeback and which the Crash?
What I’m struck by, in rewatching both films, is how different their visions are of what movies can do, yet how successful each is in advancing its argument.insists that even in the age of second screens, a film can move at its own pace, can capture great beauty and great ugliness, and can tell its story elliptically—through what is unspoken and unseen. It’s an argument for art film, albeit one with Hollywood stars, released on the world’s biggest streaming service.
, meanwhile, is a full-blown catharsis machine, a reminder that movies can expertly elicit a huge emotional response. It’s a film unafraid of sensation, of bringing verve and spirit to every moment: Its scale may be small but its characters have big personalities, its jokes are big and loud, its heartbreak is big and wrenching, its resolution is nearly overwhelming.
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