July Recommendation: The Dig

 

                                  There are times when you need a few weeks off in some ways need a refreshers, and that's really what I've been kind of doing moreover I was having some troubles finding some good monthly recommendations as well, And luckily with a little help from my friends I actually found a movie that was really good furthermore worth the recommendation. The Dig, staring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes as two individuals on the eve of World War II, uncovering a something beyond history in the making. Now there was another film on the runner up seat but in deep down sense I don't think up there with this film for many reasons it up holds in the acting range moreover I think gives a great message about living life through history and the people around you. So, enough talk for many reasons I don't want to over talk about a great movie I've just seen and give too much details.

                                 In the late 1930's, wealthy landowner Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires amateur archaeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to investigate the mounds on her property in England. He and his team discover a ship from the Dark Ages while digging up a burial ground. 

                                 Now I've been a lifelong Indiana Jones fan since my entire childhood, so this doesn't bother me when I say that this was the most realistic film about Archaeology though let’s be honest we all know the Indiana Jones film series is all fantasy. You can really take away both Mulligan and Fiennes performances and it would simply be just a simple English film. For which, is honestly true because I don't think I would of got into this film more if it wasn't for Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes because each of them deliver a tremendous performance of two people who for some purpose believe in each other that they would help one in another furthermore giving the people around them life lessons about the struggles and the difficulty life can give you when you’re not ready for them and really both of Fiennes and Mulligan should deserve some great Oscar recognition in next year’s Academy Awards although that's probably going to be left out because let’s face it the Awards are really a popularity contest. I will say Lily James does some great work in this film as well, and I personally think it would be unfair to leave her out for many reasons she's a great actress (probably one of my few favorites I like) moreover she does a great job playing the certain love story mix to the film and in all actuality is a nice touch especially when your involving certain elements like World War II for a great example. Hands down, this is one of the best films I've seen in the year 2021, and hopefully I hope you put this on your watchlist for Netflix.