The 2021 Bamboo Awards - The Panda Returns with His Top 25 Movies of 2021 and more

[Ethan Hunt]

7 hours ago, The Panda said:

Best Adapted Screenplay

 

1st: Dune

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PAUL * I could have died.

* JESSICA * I know. It’s a terrible ordeal. * But there are reasons... *

PAUL * What does it mean? That I could be * the One? *

She stares at him. Caught off-guard. *

JESSICA * You heard. * She swallows hard and chooses truth. *

JESSICA (CONT'D) * The Bene Gesserit serve as powerful * partners to the Great Houses, but * there’s more to it. *

PAUL * You steer the politics of the * Imperium from the shadows. I know. * She blinks at that. He sees so much! But she presses on: *

JESSICA * You don’t know everything. For * thousands of years, we’ve been * carefully crossing bloodlines to * bring forth... * PAUL * (in disbelief) * ...the One? *

JESSICA * (nodding) * A mind powerful enough to bridge * space and time. Past and future... * who can help lead us into a better * future. We think he’s very close * now. Some believe he’s here. *

Paul is stunned. He looks around, seeing every part of his * life in a new, bewildering light. His mother suddenly a * strange, alien presence.

2nd: Passing

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HUSKY VOICED WOMAN (CONT’D) You look just the same! Tell me, do they still call you ‘Rene?

IRENE Yes, though nobody’s called me that for a long time.

HUSKY VOICED WOMAN Don’t you know me? Not really ‘Rene? IRENE I’m afraid I can’t seem to place...

A spark of recognition.

THE HUSKY VOICED WOMAN nods excitedly and breaks into a laugh - crisp like a bell.

IRENE, hand to mouth, sits down in shock.

IRENE (CONT’D) (covertly) Clare!

CLARE That’s right.

IRENE Not really Clare Kendry?!

CLARE sits.

CLARE Now don’t run away. You simply must stay and talk. Fancy meeting you here! It’s simply too lucky. IRENE It’s awfully surprising yes. Pause. They look at one another knowingly.

3rd: The Green Knight

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4th: The Power of the Dog

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5th: The Last Duel

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6th: The Matrix: Resurrections

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Best Original Screenplay

 

1st: Pig

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2nd: Quo Vadis, Aida?

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3rd: Judas and the Black Messiah

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4th: CODA

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RUBY (to her dad) You guys have jock itch.

DOCTOR I’ll give you an antifungal cream. But you both have to keep the area dry and avoid sex for two weeks.

RUBY (to her parents) You two need clean underwear. And you’re not allowed to do it anymore.

FRANK What?! For how long?

RUBY (to her parents) Never again. Done for life. Frank and Jackie stare at her.

RUBY (CONT'D) (caving) Two weeks.

JACKIE Can’t do it.

FRANK Impossible.

 

5th: Luca

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6th: Shiva Baby

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Coda is not an original screenplay

[The Panda]

1 hour ago, 4815162342 said:

Good list @The Panda but CODA isn't original. It's a remake of a french movie.

I missed this! I will be swapping CODA into adapted and I’ll add The Killing of Two Lovers to original.

[The Panda]

3 hours ago, Cap said:

Me getting a notification: OH ETERNALS!? 🥺

 

Me realizing it’s Shang Chi: . 😔

Eternals deserves lots of credit for having MCU sex.

[YM!]

Ay, you used quotes from my reviews, thanks @The Panda

 

Also, fantastic list this year, as per usual.

[Cap]

1 hour ago, The Panda said:

Eternals deserves lots of credit for having MCU sex.

Yes and for [5k essay Redacted before I start a flame war]
 

Spoiler

Being Admin sucks sometimes! I don’t get to have any fun 

 

[ZeeSoh]

On 1/6/2022 at 3:01 AM, The Panda said:

 

 

"Courage runs deep."

 

Synopsis: "A chronicle of the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand."

 

BOT Review: "There's already two different dramatizations of the Tham Luang rescue in the works and I'm sure there will be dozens more in the future. Yet I feel none of these will come close to the raw energy found in this Nat Geo documentary. Just seeing the actual events as they occurred and the testimonies from the divers and SEALs who lived through this goes a long way in showcasing the determination and insistence on doing the right thing that Hollywood actors could not achieve.

 

The film, directed by the duo behind Free Solo, plays out like a thriller, with potent tension that puts viewers on edge through so many key moments. It's impressive for sure, as this is an event that everybody is aware of and follow, and helps give the film emotional resonance and an inspirational spirit. Really, really liked this." - @Eric

 

Critic Excerpt: "Even though the music gets very cheesy towards the end, it’s hard not to feel moved and so swept up that you haven’t time to wonder why none of the youngsters themselves are interviewed. Also, why is there no discussion of what was surely the juiciest, weirdest news of the rescue: the efforts from the entrepreneur Elon Musk to design a mini submarine that didn’t get used in the end because they were all running out of time, but somehow led to Musk calling one of the main people involved in the rescue, the British cave cartographer Vernon Unsworth, a “pedo guy”. Unsworth tried to sue Musk for defamation but lost. Hopefully, Unsworth and Musk will be duly noted in the forthcoming dramatic feature version of the story." - Cath Clarke, The Guardian

 

My Opinion: The Rescue is a documentary that maintains high tension, even though you likely already know the outcome and main rescue mechanisms and heroes that will eventually come to work from following the story in the news. Every part of the rescue mission is provided with such intricate detail, rather than wikipedia bullet points from news headlines, that you start seeing all sorts of things that could go catastrophically wrong and how much logistical thought was put into the mission the entire stretch of the way. It's a real nail biter watching all of the events unfold.

 

 

I didnt know about this documentary film before reading your review today. I watched it and it was an incredible film, moved me to tears in some sections. Thanks for the recommendation

 

Quo Vadis is another movie that I will be watching. I knew about it but was not sure if I wanted to see it or not but now it is on my to watch list.

[The Panda]

28 minutes ago, ZeeSoh said:

I didnt know about this documentary film before reading your review today. I watched it and it was an incredible film, moved me to tears in some sections. Thanks for the recommendation

 

Quo Vadis is another movie that I will be watching. I knew about it but was not sure if I wanted to see it or not but now it is on my to watch list.

It always makes me happy when my lists help people discover new art that they can love too! 
 

Quo Vadis is incredible.

[Fancyarcher]

Really good list @The Panda. Some good suggestions on here of movies that I haven't seen yet, that I should really check out. I've been meaning to check out Shiva Baby for a while now.

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[lorddemaxus]

This made me go back and look at my current top 25 and Boss Baby 2 is still in it lol.

 

And, also put me down as someone convinced to watch Quo Vadis, Aida?. In and of Itself is also something I'll check out especially since I've been going through Frank Oz's filmography at the moment.

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[TheDude391]

Great to see some Quo Vadis, Aida love! One of the best and most powerful films of 2021 for sure.