43/41
David Kaplan: Yes
Plot
Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour of Poland to honor the memory of their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a new turn when the odd couple’s old contradictions surface against the backdrop of their family history. When Benjy Kaplan and David visit their grandmother’s house in Poland, this is the place where Jesse Eisenberg’s real ancestors settled in the diaspora. Benji Kaplan: The conductor will come and take the tickets. David Kaplan: Toilet. Benjy Kaplan: He gets to the tail of the train and starts moving towards the head in search of those who are left behind. David Kaplan: Excuse me, are we behind?
Benjy Kaplan: Yeah
By the time he gets to the front, the train will be at the station, and we will be home free. David Kaplan: That’s so damn stupid. Tickets are probably twelve bucks. Benji Kaplan: That’s the principle. We don’t have to pay for train tickets in Poland. This is our country. David Kaplan: No, it’s not like that.
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They kicked us out because they thought we were cheap. 12 etudes, op. 25, No. 3 in F majorWritten by Frederic ChopinPerformed by Zvi Erez. Real Pain As a Polish-American, Real Pain intrigued me with its premise. Two cousins lost their grandmother, and they decided to visit Poland, where she came from, and escape the Holocaust. The film then hits you hard on the senses with literal, figurative, metaphorical and emotional definitions of real pain.
This movie was amazing
Kieran Culkin is absolutely phenomenal in this film, playing Benji, who is so lost in the world after the death of his grandmother that the pain comes out in heartbreaking and understandable ways. I related a lot to this character because Benjy clearly shows signs of bipolar disorder, which manifests itself in emotions so strong that you feel them with him. He can express stupidity, sadness, intense grief, human sentimentality, joy and disappointment at the same time. It’s dizzying, but it’s so raw and real. Jesse Eisenberg, who plays his cousin David, plays his usual character of clumsy anxiety that becomes tiresome. But in this film it works, because David, as a rule, plays the role of a mirror that reflects Benji, what it is like not to experience pain. The characters play well with each other when one feels too much and the other doesn’t feel at all.
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It’s filled with so much emotional nuance that I want to watch it again just to see Benji’s body language and facial expressions again as my heart breaks with him. The plot itself is very simple, but the most important thing is its influence on the characters. I haven’t even commented on the other characters in the film, but they are just as important. Everyone interacts with Benji in such a way that it becomes more and more real and relatable. Phew! It’s a rollercoaster.. From Alien: Romulus to Home on the Road, take a look at some of our favorite posters of 2024.