First Blood
1982USA★ 7.54 pt match
What ties these together is injustice and feeling powerless. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions, life under oppression, and class and money. Both move the same way too, tense, brutal, and escalating.
Resident Evil: Damnation
バイオハザード ダムネーション
2012JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Makoto Kamiya★ 6.9
Available in English: subtitled
U.S. federal agent Leon S. Kennedy sneaks into the "East Slavic Republic" to verify rumors that Bio-Organic Weapons (BOWs) are being used in the country's civil war, which the U.S. and Russia are making preparations to jointly intervene in. Right after his infiltration, the U.S. government orders him to leave immediately. Determined to uncover the truth, Leon ignores the order and enters the battlefield to end the chain of tragedies caused by the BOWs.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebrutalcold and detachedchaotic
Pacing
relentlessescalating
Story
warinvestigationsurvivalpursuit
Emotion
injusticesacrificeloyalty under pressurefeeling powerless
Themes
life under oppressioncorrupt institutionsnational identityclass and money
Feel
exhaustingcerebralrewatchablediscussion starter
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
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