The end of the year is also associated with the summary of recent cinema productions. The people who watched FB “Kino Helios Polska” spoke on the subject. Some types may surprise film critics. Let’s check.
Which productions, according to viewers, deserved the Oscars?
Let there be no traces – a Polish-French-Czech film drama from 2021 directed by Jan P. Matuszyński, based on a report by Cezary Łazarewicz Let there be no traces . He tells the story of the murder of Grzegorz Przemyk.
Cruella – American crime comedy directed by Craig Gillespie with Emma Stone in the title role. The film is inspired by Cruella de Mon – a character known from the novel Dodie Smith 101 Dalmatians and its adaptation of the same title.
The Master – Polish biographical film from 2020, directed by Maciej Barczewski. The cinema premiere took place on August 27, 2021. The action of the film is inspired by the story of the boxer Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski, it takes place in the initial period of the functioning of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Spider-Man: No Way Home – American science-fiction action film based on a comic book series about a superhero with the same pseudonym Marvel Comics. When the whole world learns that Peter Parker is hiding under the mask of Spider-Man, the superhero decides to turn to Doctor Strange for help.
Expedition to the jungle ( Jungle Cruise ) is an American fantasy adventure film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, from a screenplay by Glenn Ficarry, John Requa and Michael Green. It is based on the title attraction of the Walt Disney theme park.
Black Widow – American action film based on the comic book series about the superheroine of the same name from the Marvel Comics publishing house. Cate Shortland was responsible for directing from a screenplay by Eric Pearson.
Furiosis is the uncompromising story of a policewoman who will try to break down the arrangement in which she grew up. It is a story about impossible love, about people who have to stand on both sides of the barricade and the tragic choice between feeling and a life of crime according to certain rules.
Which productions, according to viewers, deserved the Golden Raspberries?
Eternals – American action film based on the comic book series of the same name from the Marvel Comics publishing house. Chloé Zhao was responsible for directing from a screenplay she wrote with Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo.
The Matrix of Resurrection – the fourth installment of the adventures of Neo and company. This is an American science-fiction film directed by Lana Wachowski. Thomas Anderson leads a seemingly ordinary life taking blue pills. However, he has disturbing flashes of memory that he confides to a psychologist. She meets Trinity again and begins a new adventure.
In-laws – a crazy story about what can happen when they let their nerves. This is a film about the confrontation of two worlds, which, according to the creators, was supposed to bring tears not only to wedding guests.
The second half – a light, charming and humorous native romantic comedy. The main roles were played by Cezary Pazura, Maciej Musiał, Marianna Zydek and Jacek Knap. A young doctor Magda (Marianna Zydek) meets by chance a mysterious and handsome journalist Mateusz (Jacek Knap).
It Must Be Love – a Polish comedy film directed by Michał Rogalski, which premiered on November 5, 2021. The production tells the story of the family in the period between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Girls from Dubai – English title: Girls to Buy is a Polish erotic drama from 2021, about the life of Polish models who provide sexual services to sheikhs and celebrities from the Middle East in Dubai.
West Side Story – American musical film directed by Steven Spielberg, which premiered on December 10, 2021. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare’s drama Romeo and Juliet .
Thunder Force is an American superhero comedy from 2021, written and directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Taylor Mosby, with Melissa Leo and Jason Bateman.
No one will fall asleep in the forest today 2 – Polish horror film from 2021, directed by Bartosz Kowalski. The film is a continuation of the first part of the 2020 slasher with the same title. The premiere of the film took place on October 27, 2021 on VOD Netflix.
Fast and Furious 9 – American action film directed by Justin Lin from 2021. is a continuation of the adventures of drivers of illegal car racing. In the new installment, Cypher asks Jacob to help him take revenge on Dom and his team.
In addition, among the above-mentioned productions, there were 3 that caused extreme emotions. Some consider the following movies to be crap and others to be the absolute hits of 2021.
Don’t Look Up – American Black Comedy from 2021, directed and written by Adam McKay. Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humanity of a deadly comet heading towards Earth. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Dr. Randall Mindy and Jennifer Lawrence as Kate Dibiasky.
Dune – an American science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve from 2021, based on the novel by Frank Herbert of the same title, adapting its first half. The film debuted on September 3, 2021 at the 78th Venice Film Festival.
Venom 2: Carnage – American action film based on a comic book series about the Venom character published by Marvel Comics. Andy Serkis was responsible for directing from a screenplay by Kelly Marcel. It is a continuation of the 2018movie Venom and the second production belonging to Sony’s Marvel Universe franchise.
Do you share the choices of viewers of Helios cinemas?