The Beach

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Duke N This movie has to be watched as an adaptation of Lord of the Flies for young adults. Yes, there are some scenes which are irritating (e. g. Leonardo's video-run). On the other hand the tensions within the group, the we-all-love-each-other atmosphere on the surface and the attitude that some unlucky people of the group have to be sacrificed to protect the whole project illustrate very well that people who pretend to be "inclusive", "tolerant" and "morally impeccable" are just the opposite. The movie criticises the political left, a naive hippie-culture, a crypto communist lifestyle where the carbon footprint is low and thus "better" than the lifestyle of "normal" people. The carbon footprint is as low as the morality and level of civilization in this community at the beach. The movie is better than the score here. Just my opinion. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/04/25 Full Review Adiba a I found this movie muddled in places .Also the groups irrational actions ie …no thoughts around availability and travel for medical care for members of the group .Either the group leader Sal ( played by Tilda Swinton ) wasn’t too bright or she genuinely didn’t seem to understand that human colonies need doctors and medical equipment on hand for survival .of its members .Her decisions in the film cause the group to suffer : Also not sure why her partner doesn’t go with her rather than threatening (Richard) character played by Leonardo di Caprio. I found the film overall to be disappointing a bit too unrealistic. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Jack G A far cry from the quality and message of the book. Completely Hollywoodized. The love triangles don't even make any sense. So why did Etienne stick around and not bash in Richard's skull? His girlfriend cheats on him and from then on he's just some barely noticeable side character. Like what were they thinking with that. Sal has a crush on him and so sleeps with him during the rice run? Why change what was in the book? It was a perfectly fine event. This could have actually been a pretty darn good adaptation if only Hollywood left their grimy hands off it. Garland should have just filmed it himself. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/03/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, o filme tem cenas fracas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é bacana, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme nem o Leonardo dicaprio e os personagens são mais ou menos. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Jessica P RT was a baby when this movie came out. R&E were the people back then. They had a whole show! This movie was a great opening to get out of basic life. Us kids of the 90s and 00s had no idea what we we were doing and where to go. This movie, for me, gave me options. It let me dream of where I may end up, or the person that I may become. The best part of the movie is getting through it. Leo liked these hard roles. And this one is hard. No one ever wants to deal with bad bs . I say, watch if it interests you. The show is about people who find that paradise isn't real. Unless you want to turn away from humanity. On more than one level. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/07/25 Full Review Diane S Have continued to love this movie and tell people about it when discussing the garret beaches of the world. While the storyline has a bit of the troubled-adventure-seeking-young- lad-doing-something-stupid and then falling into a bigger pit than he expected -a cliche for sure, it's well- done by Dicaprio and the director. Yes, the scenery is amazing and it's real. But most of you will never get to Thailand and see it. And isn't Thailand the prime destination for men wanting to behave badly while being around gorgeous landscape, even when it's not on the beaches? The preview makes it look like the story is about the girl. It's not. That's just typical for this kind of movie. The trouble is what is on the others of the islands from the hippie enclave that takes them in and which warns them not to venture to the other side. No mythical monsters there. Just brutal reality that going into the wild opens you up to people who don't play by the rules. A better preview would turn this into a cult classic as more open minded people would see it. It's truly unique while using some cinematic clichés as the starting point. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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