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  Incendies by Sofia “Un plus un ça fait deux, ça peu pas faire un.”   In this world, one is judged on the number of fires they start, but they can also be judged on the number of fires they end, including their own. When we are born we are fires, let loose in the world, we can be taught to hate and we can be taught to love. We do not choose to be fires and yet we can be and are nonetheless. The world surrounding us can fuel that fire and at some point, it is up to us to put it out. The question is, how does one put out their own fire when they are surrounded by other fires? How do we break a chain of hatred and war when all we've been taught is hatred and war?  We search, we discover, we keep moving, even if that means we'll create more fires because there's no use in burning forever in the same place if there is a chance out there to change. We must recognize the fire that has been ignited in us and recognize how damaging and disruptive it is. And how, although it is no...

  The Piano Teacher - Review by Sofia Female sexuality is a concept that is commonly misunderstood, in his film, Haneke explores this torturous, all-consuming confusion.  Erika is a very special character to me, she covers herself in layers of frigidity and cruelty to the public eye, hiding vulnerability. Yet, throughout the film, Erika demonstrates that she isn't what she tries so hard to appear to be, she is, deep down, a perverted, scared, vulnerable girl, with a deep intrinsic need for love. However, her perspective on love is so warped considering her relationship with her mother, love, to Erika, is control, a mere power struggle between individuals where agreement and harmony can never be found. While she is an incredible pianist, her knowledge of love is messy and sloppy, often off-key or not following the correct rhythm.  But she craves it nonetheless and tries to explore it through Walter, attempting to regain a powerlessness she pretends to not possess. However,...