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It rained a lot today and I'm repeatedly humming the girl's poem "water falls" written by Jim Jarmusch himself. I watched the movie 2 months ago and the first thing that came to my mind when it started raining was that poem, inspite of me having read and listened to many other rain poems/songs before. That's how much this movie has touched me in a soothing way. Adam Driver nailed it in his calm demeanour. All the poems in the movie, being elegant and realistic carry it forward. I can't remember a movie where the poems took such an important role. I'm not the biggest fans of poems, but still this movie has entertained me in its poetic way.

I love it when the characters in a movie are pushed to the limits. It's very interesting to see how they react. And I wasn't disappointed with "Allied" where Max Vatan [Brad Pitt] has to make agonizingly tough choices in a tough time where no choice seems to be solving the situation. The performances of Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard and the direction of Robert Zemeckis make it very engaging and humane. The crucial moments in the movie are executed perfectly. And the climax is absolutely on the money.

What makes it a fascinating movie is the weird dream coincidence, and what makes it a great movie is how our protagonists respond to that. "On body and soul" stresses on minute details, ranging from the gruesome scenes at the slaughterhouse to the little things the "dreamers" do after retiring at home. The events unfold at a not so hurried pace, which is necessary to build its characters and thereafter reach a convincing climax.