Remy Azhary Yosef

To me, Weapons is a throwback to Indonesian horror movies of the 70s and 80s that I used to watch growing up. If you ever saw them, you'll know the kinds of subject matter that I mean in those movies. While they might seem corny and laughable to Western audience especially today, I feel like Creggar had unknowingly paid homage to those movies. And I couldn't be happier that it brought back those disturbing images while I saw them. Just as those Indonesian horror movies had sparingly humorous scenes in the somewhat serious and terrifying genre, so too is Weapons. I saw it again last night just to reminisce about those old horror movies.

This is a meditation into the life of a lost soul. The slow pacing didn't bother me that much since it did play into the so-called "nothingness" of the protagonist. I truly feel for him even when he did the worst deeds. Ultimately, at the end, just when we couldn't ask for more happiness for him, he decided to be alone without anyone in his life. As sad as that might be, there's also something poetically heartwrenching about it. And Felix Maritaud's performance as Leo was excellent. It's a travesty that he was not recognized for any of the major awards like the Oscars. I, myself, couldn't believe that he is also the same actor playing the adult version in "I Am Jonas". I have high hopes for this guy and hope that he would break out into more well-established features on an international stage.

Really want to give this a 5 but the romance between the two leads felt incomplete. I wish there's a sequel to this; which doubt there'll be any.

This the definitive introduction to the world of Shakespeare for me. Having only heard of his name prior to watching the movie, Zeffirelli's Hamlet opened the door to my obsession to the Bard's works. That goes without saying that being ignorant of anything Shakespeare, I walked into the theater clueless of what to expect. Adding to the confusion of not understanding what the heck each of the characters were talking about, it all enticed me to a whole curiosity when everyone died in the end. Thus, thanks to this movie, I'm now more knowledgeable about Shakespeare's work. And my interest now lies in his more obscure plays like Titus Andronicus and Timon of Athens.