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Jesus Of Nazareth

Jesus Of Nazareth is a brilliant, amazing British/ Italian 4 part drama series/ film directed by Franco Zeffirelli that came out in 1977 starring Robert Powell and so many other famous faces. It’s about the life of Jesus Christ and it’s one of the most amazing adaptations I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Everyone was amazing, they all gave wonderful performances, it had fantastic cinematography, a sublime film score/ soundtrack. Robert Powell gave such a powerful performance as Jesus and he made me cry so many times. One of his best ever performances for sure. His face alone can tell a story without even saying a word. That’s the magic of Robert Powell, he is an enormous talent and he really brought this character to life in the most amazing way.

The whole thing is a masterpiece from start to finish but the last half of the series really won me over and I was experiencing all these emotions I never even knew I had. Just brilliant stuff and you are never going to get a better cast than that. So many legends in one cast and the performances they gave just blew me away and it was just amazing, I’m so glad I watched it.

I have mentioned this on my blog before. But I wanted it to have its own post because this series means so much to me, it really made a big impact on me when I first watched it.

It started off as a TV series but they later adapted it into a full length film. I watched the TV series and I’m very happy to say it’s now one of my favourite drama series ever. It really is something special and there is so much heart and soul that went into this fantastic art piece. I think it told the story beautifully and it made me a bit emotional in certain parts, it was just very beautiful and I was moved by it.

I totally recommend you guys watch it, it’s really amazing. It’s a classic that needs to be discovered by more people.

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Mahler

Hi guys, welcome back to Big Blog Theory, I hope you’re all doing well. There’s another film I would like to talk to you guys about. So, a few weeks ago, I watched a film called Mahler, which is a musical/ drama film that came out in 1974, starring Robert Powell. It tells the story about Gustav Mahler who was a famous composer, I thought it was amazing. The film begins with him sitting on a train going to Vienna just reflecting back on his childhood and life and his experiences of being Jewish and Antisemitism and his dying marriage with his wife Alma and later, his conversion to become Catholic. I thought this film was really amazing, it just grabbed me when I first watched it, I’ve never been so connected and gripped to a story like this before. It tells a very beautiful story about this individual and you get an insight into what  pain this man has suffered and it was just him trying to come out of the other end unscathed. It’s so profoundly strange but wonderful. All the scenes where he was looking back at his younger self, I found them to be very heartbreaking and I was really moved.

This film was directed by Ken Russel who is a fantastic film director who deals in these kinds of films. I’ve not seen many of his films but Mahler was my first Ken Russel Film and it’s amazing, I really loved it. Amidst all the chaos that goes on, he’s telling a really beautiful story and I was really enthralled by it. I was even moving my arms around along to the orchestra scenes and my family were wondering why there is air circulating dementedly like I’m some sort of a nutcase. Just kidding, I was actually home alone when I watched this film and by the time the ending came, I was getting emotional and my parents walked in and they were like ” What on earth?” so I couldn’t really enjoy it and properly soak up all the emotions of the moment so I had to watch it again some other time.

I’ve actually seen it twice now, it’s become one of my favourite films of all time, it’s just so beautifully shot, very theatrical in certain parts, very poignant at times and I just remember crying in certain parts of the film. It’s about two hours long and I advise you to watch it all the way through to the end because honestly, you won’t be disappointed.  Wonderful storytelling and Robert Powell gave a wonderful performance as Mahler and personally I think he should have won an award for it. This film also has a fantastic cast and they all gave the performance of their lives. Not only have I fallen in love with Robert but I have also gained respect for the rest of the cast who were involved in the making of this film. Some of these actors and actresses were completely unheard of by me. This film has so many great quotes too and I love all of the sequences, they were very creative.

I think Robert Powell mentioned in an interview once that he was very fond of making this film and actually said it was one of his favourite pictures. He has great taste, ha ha.  Also, did anyone here get to go and see him in Whales at that Talking Pictures event? I was going to go but Whales is too far away. It’s like my dream to go and hear Robert Powell talk about his career because he’s my favourite actor but it’s too far away. I’m going to wait for him to come to London and then I can go and see him, ha ha. I bet it would be great, he seems like such an interesting character. Also, Who else has seen Robert Powell in The Detectives? I’m obsessed with that show, it’s so funny. Those two are brilliant together. That Jasper Carrot interrogation scene is like my favourite thing ever, I’ve watched it so many times.

I totally recommend this film to those of you who are a fan of Robert Powell, it is truly brilliant and I love that bit at the end where Mahler goes ” We’re going to live forever” I was crying happy tears, it’s a wonderful gem of a film and it taught me a lot about all the different kinds of film making that there are.

I’ll put a link to the trailer and the film so you guys can watch it

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Favourite Films I’m Looking Forward To Watching Again

There are certain films I really love, there are certain films that make me feel a certain type of way emotionally when I watch them. My list of favourite films goes on forever because I like so many films from different decades. Mostly I’m really into those old British movies of the thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in terms of music films, comedies, dramas  or horror or mystery films but I also really love films from the seventies and some from the eighties too depending on what they are. I love these kinds of films, they’re great. They’re from a totally different time and some of those films you learn about the characters and their stories and you just fall in love with them and at the end of the film, you come away from it all feeling like you know these characters like they are your friends or something, I think that’s incredible. Just by watching some of these wonderful films, I have learnt a lot about British cinema. As well as having so many favourite movies, there are some films that I would love to watch again, here are some of them.

Asylum {1972}. I’ve talked about this film on my blog before, it’s incredible. An anthology/ Hammer horror film entirely set in a creepy old asylum. Robert Powell plays a doctor who turns up at the asylum investigating all the goings on in the asylum and he tries to find out who the main doctor is. He thinks he knows all but he is soon proven wrong and soon enough he is out of his depth. It’s very gripping, spooky and exciting. Robert Powell was amazing in it and I’m just going to say he looked so cute and handsome in that suit. As the film goes on, the patients tell their stories of how they ended up there in the first place. It’s very fun, I love the stories in it too. I remember one Halloween night, me and my dad watched this and I really loved it so it became one of my favourite films. Fantastic horror film. If you love spooky films that have a couple of stories that are rolled into one, then you’ll love this. This is the ultimate film to watch with your friends on a movie night, it’s great and it’ll have you on the edge of your seat. I wouldn’t advise you to watch it if you’re sitting on a chair because you will get scared and fall off.

Here is a trailer

Another great film starring Robert Powell, it’s called Harlequin, it came out in 1980, it’s Australian. This film was really strange and creepy but I really loved it. I’ve mentioned it once before. Robert Powell plays this demented faith healer who is known for doing good and curing a child’s illness so they all hail him as the new messiah but is also just a menace and he probably does more harm than good. I was enthralled by his performance in this film, he was terrifying. It’s really different compared to a lot of other horror films of the horror genre. Personally, I think it’s more of a mystery than horror but it’s equally demented and disturbing. It became one of my favourite films, just the way it was shot. Robert was incredible and he gave a performance that almost creeps me the hell out because his character is absolutely menacing. You really had no idea who this guy was and suddenly you realise he’s not as he seems. Brilliant film with a great cast, I’m happy to say it’s one of my favourites. That outfit he wore throughout the film was mental.

Here is the trailer

The Italian Job 1969. Of course I’m going to watch this film again, this is my ultimate favourite film. I love all the characters, I love the soundtrack, it’s so funny and it makes me laugh all the time. Brings me so much joy. I mean, who doesn’t love seeing Michael Caine trying to deal with the mafia? It’s a great crime caper and you’ll fall in love with all the characters and the havoc they get up to. I love this film so much that I write scripts with all the characters. Robert Powell’s character Yellow is one of my favourite characters in the film, I love him so much. I mean, what else would you expect from a love sick Robert Powell fan girl? I write scripts about me and him in my free time. I tried out this new writing technique where you can write letters to any favourite fictional character from a film, TV show or book and I chose The Italian Job because it’s my favourite film. You choose a character and you put yourself in a room with them and have a conversation with them, like you guys are friends or something, it’s really cool. It’s almost like I was a part of this story, it’s amazing. I just do it for fun in my spare time. I recommend you try doing it yourself some time. Find a character that you love and write a letter or a script about them. And when you do that, you can blow the bloody doors off, ha ha ha.

Chariots Of Fire 1981, I adore this movie so much. I watched it some point this year, I cried several times, I laughed several times, I love the characters, the soundtrack is amazing, Vangelis was a genius. It’s a running film but it’s not just about running, it’s also about friendship, love, standing up for what you believe in. Wonderful film with an amazing cast. It made me feel a certain type of way. Just pure magic. They don’t make films like this anymore. This is an iconic film and I’m proud to say it’s one of my favourite films.

Melody 1971, one of my all time faves. Beautiful film, it’s funny, it’s also sad at times. A very beautiful story and it makes me happy but it also makes me sad too. I just really adore this film. I need to watch it again so I could feel all the emotions I felt when I first watched this film. I really love the music in it too.

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The Italian Job 1969

The Italian Job is my favourite film, I love it. It’s just one of those films that brings me so much joy every time I watch it. If you don’t know what it’s about, basically it’s about these guys who go to Italy and take part in a robbery involving gold bars by causing a traffic jam and all sorts of havoc. It’s got one of the best casts in cinema history. First you’ve got Michael Caine and loads of other brilliant actors like Benny Hill, Noel Coward and so many other greats. This is an absolute classic. It’s one of those films that takes you on a journey with these characters and it makes you laugh a lot. Every time I watch this film I feel like I want to be friends with all these characters, they’re so funny. I quote this film all the time. I’m talking about the original film, not the remake. If you want to watch a good film, it’s got to be the original. You can’t get any better than that.

Robert Powell is also in this film, even though he has a very minor role but he’s there and he was just brilliant, I loved him. I loved that bit where he didn’t want to sit at the back of the van because he gets migraines, I loved that bit, You can just see Michael slowly going mad with this guy. The reason why I love that scene so much is because everyone is just squabbling like a bunch of kids and you could just see Michael Cain slowly losing it, it’s great. What makes the scene even better is fast forward half way through the film you see everyone sitting in the back and that’s just funny.  Here is the scene. This will be the perfect scene to recreate with a bunch of friends, I love it. I love films that are about a bunch of working class misfits who get together and rebel against the establishment, they’re also so fun to watch.

Robert was so funny in that film, his facial expressions make me laugh every time. He just looks like he’s given up, really funny. He was really cute in this film too, I have a signed photo of him on my wall in my room, I love it so much. I talked about this film a lot on my blog, it’s one of my favourite films. The ending scene is hilarious too, one of the best cliff hanger endings of any film ever, so iconic. I’d love to know what happened to them but I feel like we’re never going to find out. Oh well, at least we have our imagination.

So, The Italian Job will always be my favourite film even though I have so many other faves. My dad introduced this film to me now I’m obsessed, I watch it every time it’s on, it’s just brilliant. I love the characters, I love the soundtrack, everything about the film I love and you go on a journey with these characters and it really feels like you’re there and you’re in on all the chaos they cause and all the havoc that’s going on around them. This film is the best medicine, I always watch it when I’m down. I don’t think you’re ever going to find another film like this one. It’s set in Italy, it’s shot beautifully and the cast is fantastic and you’ll be laughing all the way through. So now you know why The Italian Job Is my favourite film, I hope you enjoyed this post.