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Hail, Caesar!: Real and reel

07 Thursday Apr 2016

Posted by cinetactic in Movie Reviews

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Alden Ehrenreich, and Tilda Swinton, channing tatum, Cohen brothers, comedy, Ethan Cohen, film review, george clooney, Hail Caesar, Hollywood, Joel Cohen, Josh Brolin, Movie review, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson

By Heinrich Domingo

Cinema is but a reflection of the real world. The glistening set of Hollywood is nothing but a decorated stage of our own lives. This is what Hail, Caesar! wants the audience to understand in its comedy-filled, one and a half hour plot. Blurring the line between real and reel lives, this film critiques the Hollywood industry and its narcissistic, exploitative, and deceptive nature.

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