The Beach

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Toby R Two decades removed from the release of this ground breaking film. I don’t think audiences knew at the time the significance of this film. As society devolves into capitalistic ideals in 2024+ ‘The Beach’ suddenly becomes an island of “what if”. What if we shed the idea of money. Of societal ideation. And instead we imagine a world where adventure, where isolation, where community becomes a North Star for existence. Danny Boyle’s ‘The Beach’ offers an escape for those seeking it. It also emphasizes the fact that even in isolation, paradise can consume. For those looking for a blockbuster Hollywood film, with blockbuster actors… sure you’ll find them. But you'll miss the whole point of this film. Severely underrated film. Grateful for it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Piet P Leonardo is the great Party pooper In This one, These folks on the Island were Just doing their thing in peace, But Leo decided to invite folks he did't even know, While he was not even invited himself! Everything is swell, Peaceful and great but his magical experience is not disturbed by a badly hurt victim of a shark attack, Whom they had dragged away to avoid hearing his tormented screaming. Also 4 innocent Kids get murdered Because Leo allows them to have a deadly encounter with armed Thai gangsters, And Right before they are Leaving the island Because shlt obviously turned out of hand, he even kills the sharkattack victim , as If it was a merciful thing to do!? Then, after everything, back home, he 's looking back at it, as If it was some kind of beautiful experience? Leo the madman! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review macbeta b I think this movie got a bad run, while it came out nearly 24 years ago it still holds up. Compared to the ‘straight to streaming ‘ movies of late I think it deserves a better rating. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review Max S Alex Garland’s The Beach is a deep and well written story of three friends and their adventure to a hidden beach and a protective clan. When they arrive what seemed like a wonderful place at first quickly turned into a dangerous nightmare, that no one could control if they wanted to keep their secret of the beach. Overall a great film with a deep and reflective ending, delivered by the ensemble cast led by Di Caprio. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/10/24 Full Review Paul S This a VERY problematic movie. It glorifies acting selfishly, lying, manipulation and infidelity as positives. I have never actively HATED a main character more than Leo’s character in my entire life. He has blood on his hands, hurts people he is supposed to care about, ruins the paradise he spends the whole movie trying to find, and then the movie plays a happy jingle and shows you that everything works out fine for him, no consequences, no growth. Normally not a fan of movies where the main character dies in the end, but for the last 40 minutes of this movie, I was PLEADING for somebody to off Leo’s character. This movie needs to stay in 2000, because nobody in 2024 should be emulating a single trait of the main character. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Ryan T Though the acting was solid, the direction of the story seemed to get lost and didn’t have a solid closing climax. Really should’ve stuck to the book story. Overall, still a lot to like, especially the beach and views and effects. Definitely worth a watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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