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Alfonso Cuaron es lo mejor que le ha pasado a Mexico. Esta película es personal, profunda y un arte que se convertirá en culto en algún futuro no tan lejano.

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Roma là phim nghệ thuật đen trắng kể về đời sống người giúp việc trong gia đình Mexico thập niên 70, đầy tinh tế và cảm xúc.

There is nothing particularly special about this movie. It attempts to appeal to Hispanics without actually doing so.

Cinematic masterpiece: hosted by an incredible lead performance who tells the story of an ordinary family through extraordinary sociopolitical events. The production and the technical compartment are pushed further, generating a powerful and absolutely breathtaking vision.

Absolutely amazing movie that shows life as it is and reminds us about the harsh economic inequality in developing countries

I am Mexican and it seemed very boring, overrated, good performances, but very slow and long.

the ending hit me like a ton of bricks, and I don't think that could have happened without the previous long-ass (and beautiful) runtime.

A masterpiece on a way of life, nothing more nor less candid and essential. A train on how to be human. Lessons to question oneself. Images that denounce a society where man often unravels himself of his big chores to pass them on to his neighbor. Like the image of this man's big machinery in the tight garage of this lady... and I keep some for myself. ROMA or AMOR. A mirror promise of some people's past for the tomorrows of today.

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The gaze upon someone's ordinary life, in a different space and time. Like watching the neighbor through the window in their daily routines. Slow-paced scenes to eliminate cinematic rhythm. Black and white for a flattening of colors, removing distractions from the slow flow of things. The plot flat and ordinary. Could we call it a contemplative film? I think the questions to ask us are: - Is it necessary to pay a ticket to observe someone else's life, like on a social network? - Does the time spent yield anything in return? I might understand the concept, but for my taste, entirely unnecessary, leaving the feeling, minute by minute, of a constant loss of time. After one hour and thirty watched, we drop the movie. Could it had a brillant ending? Maybe, but i suspect it don't worth all that time.

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An absolute rare gem of a movie. I connected with the story in a way I wasn't expecting. Beautifully shot, acted and a story that pulls on your heart strings.

Slow and pretentious. Might be better on a rewatch, but first viewing didn’t do much for me.

Aburrida me dormí, la actriz no me gusta como actúa principalmente por que prácticamente actuó como lo que es una mexicana, cuando tenga un papel mas desafiante tal vez cambie de opinión pero por lo pronto es una mexicana actuando como mexicana, nada que ningún mexicano pueda hacer

Como capitalino, aunque desconectado de la época en la que Roma se sitúa, opino que Cuarón comienza a pintar una estética Mexicana/metropolitana sólida y auténtica, la historia, aunque alargada, la encuentro conmovedora y honesta, hasta cierto punto mágica.

Wonderful and beautifully directed movie. A sweet dive into the past among childhood memories, those distant but indelible at the same time. A bit like leafing through an old photo album that seemed forgotten. Excellent direction, editing and cinenatography.

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Simply put, Roma is one of the most beautiful movies ever made. The story is one of those that you will rarely come across. The acting is sublime and every scene is worth of pausing and admiring the cinematography. If you like popcorn movies that is totally fine but don't expect this movie to sucumb to such levels. This movie is meant to move you and changed the perspective that you have about love and relationships.

i think best story and family oriented lovely one ****/dae-result.html

I've avoided watching this movie for a couple of years because it's long, foreign, and in black and white. But it is also an Oscar winner and I try to watch all Oscar Winners and Nominees in the top categories. Well, my expectations were upheld. This was long, boring, subtitled and in Black and White. I really did not care at all about the main character or the story in general. This is the worst movie ever to win an Oscar since Titanic.

While watching I was asking myself, what is this movie about. Even after 30 minutes there was not much of a story, just mundane stuff, so yes thats boring. Later on there were some dramas finally: But the movie shows this theme so one-sided (only the woman side and do not show anything about the motives of the 2 men), that it is more a feminist = political correct propaganda than a good movie. Technically the movie is ok: easy to be persuaded to see Mexico in the 70s.

I am no expert or critic, so take my opinion for what it is. I found the movie boring and uneventful. The story telling is passive and slow. What is the point of watching a movie that is more boring than your own life?

This movie really surprised me! I thought it would be a really quiet, artsy, somber film (which it was), but it also was incredibly tense and even violent at points. There are so many tragedies that happen during the movie, big and small. The ending is blunt, hopeful and bittersweet; and excellent finale for a spectacular film.

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De lo peor que he visto en mi vida, aburrida, lenta y con unas actuaciones paupérrimas. Agarraron actores que en su vida habían estado frente una cámara y si le sumas lo lenta y mal hecha te dan ganas de quitarla

It serves as a portrait of a side character in Cuarón's life, his family's loyal housekeeper, Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio). Cuarón finds in her story, a sweeping odyssey. No, she isn't commanding armies or leading a revolution, but her journey through life's familiar stresses feels just as harrowing. Credit for this feeling of grandeur has to go to Cuarón, who projects immense emotional power onto recognizable facets of everyday life.

Una historia muy buena pero no es para todo el mundo. Un tanto monótona con escenas muy largas pero detrás de las cuales hay una gran producción. Tiene cosas MUY buenas y recalcables como lo son sus actuaciones (las cuales son de otro mundo), fotografía o dirección. En general una película hermosa con una historia cautivadora

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Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Children of Men) is one of the Academy’s favourites, almost anything he makes is showered by their praise and awards. I disagree with some of the extreme fanfare, but that is not to say that many of his works are quite stellar. While I still prefer Children of Men, Roma offers many new experiences that I admit to enjoying. Roma is mostly a stark drama which explores class divide, marital struggle, and how unresolved broken relations can leave lasting wounds. The cinematography is the best part of Roma; there are maybe two poorly shot scenes, but the others more than make up for these. Roma is filled with expansive landscapes and busy scenes. The set pieces and extras are phenomenal; nothing feels phoney and there is a lot of everything. The riot and search scenes are filmed over large sprawling areas with well-coordinated groups of people all portraying different characters. Roma tells the story of a dysfunctional family, the maid who serves them, and the struggles they face as the economy and family structure collapse around them. Cuarón has truly created a long-lasting masterpiece in Roma, something that will be studied and returned to again and again.

Roma es una de las peliculas mas aburridas que he visto, fuera de su ambientacion de la epoca y su filmacion, la pelicula realmente se me hace mala. Las actuaciones no se me hacen la gran cosa, la historia se me hace como un capitulo alargado de la rosa de Guadalupe pero de mayor presupuesto, tiene escenas incomodas e innecesariamente estupidas como en la cual la pareja sexual de la protagonista empieza a hacer una especie de arte marcial completamente desnudo y otra donde detienen un incendio. Ademas de que se siente demasiado lenta y con muchas escenas sin chiste. Ha sido una de las pocas peliculas que estuve de punto de dejar de ver de lo mala que se me hizo, ademas pienso que la calificacion de la critica esta realmente inflada y solo apoyada porque el director es de renombre, al igual la nota de los usuarios se me hace muy alta. Sin duda esta fue la pelicula mas sobrevalorada de su respectivo año de estreno. personalmente y bajo mi propia opinion yo le doy a esta pelicula una puntuacion de 4, ya que lo unico bueno que tiene es la ambientacion y su filmacion, todo lo demas se me hace de regular a malo

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The most OVERRATED movie ever The photography and scenary is excellent but the actations and story is so boring, have the depth of a piece of paper you wait great surpises but you have a great deception

Roma... is single handedly the most slow paced and boring movie I have ever watched. But it is also the most exciting, scary, thought provoking and interesting movie I've ever seen. It takes it's time to tell a story, and it makes that clear in the first couple minutes of the film, where we watch a floor being washed for a solid 3 minutes, which doesn't seem like long but it drags on. The first two acts are interesting, sure, but slow and it drags out. Then all of a sudden, in the third act, BAM! everything happens, and we have been well prepared with the previous hour and 30 minutes of film to deal with it. It is definitely not everyone's movie, but wow, it's one hell of a snail ride. The cinematography speaks for itself, as most people associate Roma with the cinematography. It is fantastic, probably the best I've seen, but people don't give enough credit to the sound editing. If you haven't seen it yet, do NOT watch this on a tv (unless itis widescreen surround sound) watch it on a big phone or tablet, with a wide screen and put high quality surround sound headphones in. Obviously It would of been ideal to watch it at the cinema, but it's too late now. You really need to pay attention to this movie, don't have it on in the background, you need to watch it and focus on it The reviews speak for themselves, this is less of a movie, more like Art, with a Capitol A.

*Me looking at all the audience reviews*: Say boring again! I dare you! I double dare you muthafu-!

One of the most boring and pointless films I’ve ever seen. And I’m someone who enjoys “slow” movies but this takes it to an entirely new level. If you have interest in watching what feels like a documentary about a very nice yet uninteresting person where nothing happens at all, here you go. She basically just climbs stairs slowly and cleans up dog poop over and over. Drink plenty of coffee if you have any intention of finishing this.

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This movie was terrible... so boring and pointless I couldn't even finish watching it. I cannot understand all the praise.

**** story was disconnected from the flow but the shooting techniques and the acting were good.

O resultado de Roma é o melhor que Cuarón poderia ter dado ao público. Perfeito tanto em aspectos técnicos, quanto narrativos. A fotografia faz sentido com a história, levando o espectador a sentir exatamente o que deveria em cada cena. Deveria ter ganho o Oscar de melhor filme :')

After watching this film I was moved to make an account. If artsy black and white footage of cleaning up dog **** is your thing, you will love Roma. For everyone else, this is the emperor's new clothes of films. Dull, self indulgent, tripe. The cinematography is occasionally beautiful, but the story and characters are slow and dull. Very little happens, and that very little happens veeeerrrrry slowwwwwwwly. I stopped watching after about 90 minutes. I don't remember the last film that was so bad I didn't want to finish it.

Reality in it's purest form. There will always exist a story for every little thing in this world.

This movie is pure art, from a perspective of a Mexican resident I need to say that It represents in a perfect way how it was in that time although the direction, photography and acting it's pretty good, the movie is personal for Cuaron and it's reflected in the script as they show a real personal history and set aside the historical conflicts and events, and the movie became just anecdote

If you're reading reviews you already know Cuarón's direction is remarkable. Single shot scenes contain so much that is so real, they place you squarely in Mexico City in 1971 next to the director himself. What's missing is character depth. Does Cleo have dreams or regrets? Could she love that young man? Is she aware that women like her are second class citizens, a fact we in the audience are constantly reminded of. Cleo was Cuarón's housemaid in his youth, and she is written as such. He clearly loved her, and still appreciates her to this day -- but he didn't really know her.

Roma is Alfonso Cuaron's masterpiece. It's slow but no painfull, subtle yet makes a massive impact on the viewer, it is unique and spectacular. It's complete lack of musical score combined with Cuaron's long takes makes it a must see film of 2019.

The visuals, the acting and the direction are absolutely outstanding. This is clearly a very personal film.

This movie was a huge disappointment. The male characters are monochromatic and uniformly negative. The story is uninteresting. Most of the characters, regardless of gender, are self-absorbed and inaccessible. Personally, I appreciated insight into culture and class in Mexico **** there was not enough of that and too much hating on males and highlighting of class inequalities. My wife and daughter, sophisticated people, were shocked that this was highly rated by critics - and it was their choice to watch. They wanted to stop after 30 minutes but I was convinced it had to get better. It didn’t.

Perfect production design, cinematography, and directing, while there are little flaws like scenes going on for a tad too long.

What an amazing piece of art. While watching Roma, you never know what’s going to happen next.. it’s like watching a REAL family life of the 70s from Mexico. REALISTIC BREATHTAKING TRUTHFUL CREATIVE BEAUTIFUL HONEST... movie. IT SHOWS WHATS LIFE/ the difference between social status and REAL DIFFICULTIES. THE LANDSCAPE MAKES YOU A SPECTATOR TRULLY IMMERSED.. like a part of it.