Lucky

2017
7.3| 1h28m| NR| en
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Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Uzair Afzal Lucky, a 2017 movie, is about a 90 year old hale and hearty retired Navy officer, who spends the rest of his days busying himself in the vicissitudes of daily life. The movie surely has a very slow pace, and is definitely not for those who don't have a much developed taste in the repertoire of film industry. Just the desert, the blue sky, a bunch of Cactus plants, the old man and couple of his pals have been portrayed in the film. At times, nostalgia sweeps over the old man, and he goes back to the times, places and people he knew and loved.Primarily, the genre of the movie is drama. But, the old man happens to show disgust at times regarding the concepts he doesn't agree with, which drags in a little touch of comedy (Dramedy). Besides, a little philosophical innuendo is also there: the way Lucky discusses the concepts of "realism" and "truth" and mentioned to be growing "afraid" makes a person question the very thoughts of an old man. While many claim Lucky to be a "lonely" person, Lucky defends himself by making the difference between being "alone" and being "lonely" crystal clear. In addition, the concepts of life and impending death, not getting to judge others for their actions, and bearing the burdens of life on our backs, smilingly, have, too, been put forward by a mere example of a 100 year old tortoise, who expects to live a 100 more. In short, it's a slow paced drama film, that happens to inculcate in it the meanings of our life, and questions the very existence of a human soul.
Harm ten Napel This quietly meandering movie deals with the not often accentuated aspects of life such as decay and death in a gentle way. Moreover it exemplifies that life is valuable in all its stages and must and can be lived to the end in a beautiful, meaningful and proud manner. The tortoise (or turtle...) stands metaphorically for the desire for eternal life but it is concluded that it has to be left go off. The message of the movie is to face the end with courage and a smile like the Buddhist girl surrendering to the American soldiers on one of the many beaches of death during world war II. In the synopsis here the movie is said to be about an atheist, but I did not see such a denouncement made very explicit. Some of the symbolism could be interpreted as hinting at humanism, the big book on a stand in the man's house that suspiciously looks like a bible is in fact a dictionary. Everyday he passes by a green garden, appropriately accessible via a tunnel, but he does not seem enamored by its lure and just swears at it, you could infer his longevity a mere consequence of his refusal to enter. That the director has a penchant for hidden meanings and symbolism, some of which I probably missed or otherwise cannot explain extensively in a review could well have been an influence by his father David Lynch, well known for entering the realm of the surreal, who was in fact added to the cast as the man who lost said tortoise. Added gravity when watching this movie is the knowledge the lead actor had died before the movie was hardly fresh out of the cutting room so in this respect the movie itself is becoming a case in point of its own message. A final observation is that emotionally lasting movies do not require an extravagant budget.
The Couchpotatoes I wouldn't put Lucky in the comedy genre even if you laugh a couple of times. It's more a sad movie then a joyous one. Sad because it's about an old dude with his daily routines, living by himself, and that will die by himself. The story oozes loneliness. It doesn't want you to become old when watching this movie. Lucky, played beautifully by Harry Dean Stanton, lives alone and does the same things over every single day, but he also have an interesting view on the meaning of life and other things. Those are the things that make the movie worth watching. Just don't expect much action or so because there is just no action at all. It's all about Lucky waking up and doing his daily routine, and about Lucky saying what he thinks about things. My uncle was just like that so those were the reasons I had to laugh sometimes. Lucky was worth a watch.
kjtrail If you have something better to do, like trimming you nose hairs, or scrubing your floors with a toothbrush, then maybe you should just get to work. Those things will be more enjoyable than this film.