After a long time, this was truly the highest quality film I've watched, and it's a film that comes from my country. Despite its flaws, I am satisfied with and support this film because it provides a great example of how references are made and how the overall atmosphere is criticized.
First and foremost, this film can be described as a strong critique. It presents a very transparent example of how society is deceived and positions are shared among a few individuals. It also provides a great example of how a political situation can be dramatized to win an election. Additionally, it critiques the situation of each character, which I believe is very important and valuable. In my opinion, if we criticize things rather than presenting them in a straightforward manner, that's when we truly evolve.
It is commendable that the characters secretly harbor emotions towards each other in terms of their relationships, without explicitly revealing anything. Whether anyone noticed it or not, moments like Zeynep making a move on Emre during a dinner or the details highlighting the repetition of Murat's past, which the main character fails to see, are very precious to me.
The music is fantastic, absolutely amazing. The cinematography is excellent, magnificent. I congratulate Christos Karamanis for his outstanding work in cinematography. I also congratulate director Emin Alper for his efforts and for writing a good screenplay. I won't go into detail about the performances, but Selahattin Pasali was superb, he shone.
I mentioned it in the earlier paragraphs, but I will reiterate. This film shows us how some characters, especially Sahin and Kemal, can be much better than they deserve and how their lives can be manipulated by others. Societally, politically, judicially, and culturally, society regresses due to these buddy-buddy relationships, and this film openly exposes that. In doing so, it creates an extraordinary atmosphere that goes beyond criticism and drama and becomes an excellent thriller.
As for its flaws, I can point out that the ending could have been more interpretable and impactful. However, it still leaves room for interpretation, and that makes me happy. But I believe it's not exactly at the desired level. Additionally, the slightly overlooked and unexplained character backgrounds surprised me. If another ten to fifteen minutes were added, embellished with small flashbacks, the film would have been a 10/10 for me, but unfortunately, these details are missing.
In short, despite some minor shortcomings and an ending that didn't fully meet my expectations (although I appreciate the room for interpretation), this film is technically, in terms of acting, in terms of being critical and delivering it in the right tone, and in terms of being chilling and evoking emotions, a very good film. It deserves more than its rating.
First and foremost, this film can be described as a strong critique. It presents a very transparent example of how society is deceived and positions are shared among a few individuals. It also provides a great example of how a political situation can be dramatized to win an election. Additionally, it critiques the situation of each character, which I believe is very important and valuable. In my opinion, if we criticize things rather than presenting them in a straightforward manner, that's when we truly evolve.
It is commendable that the characters secretly harbor emotions towards each other in terms of their relationships, without explicitly revealing anything. Whether anyone noticed it or not, moments like Zeynep making a move on Emre during a dinner or the details highlighting the repetition of Murat's past, which the main character fails to see, are very precious to me.
The music is fantastic, absolutely amazing. The cinematography is excellent, magnificent. I congratulate Christos Karamanis for his outstanding work in cinematography. I also congratulate director Emin Alper for his efforts and for writing a good screenplay. I won't go into detail about the performances, but Selahattin Pasali was superb, he shone.
I mentioned it in the earlier paragraphs, but I will reiterate. This film shows us how some characters, especially Sahin and Kemal, can be much better than they deserve and how their lives can be manipulated by others. Societally, politically, judicially, and culturally, society regresses due to these buddy-buddy relationships, and this film openly exposes that. In doing so, it creates an extraordinary atmosphere that goes beyond criticism and drama and becomes an excellent thriller.
As for its flaws, I can point out that the ending could have been more interpretable and impactful. However, it still leaves room for interpretation, and that makes me happy. But I believe it's not exactly at the desired level. Additionally, the slightly overlooked and unexplained character backgrounds surprised me. If another ten to fifteen minutes were added, embellished with small flashbacks, the film would have been a 10/10 for me, but unfortunately, these details are missing.
In short, despite some minor shortcomings and an ending that didn't fully meet my expectations (although I appreciate the room for interpretation), this film is technically, in terms of acting, in terms of being critical and delivering it in the right tone, and in terms of being chilling and evoking emotions, a very good film. It deserves more than its rating.