A private index of public films

Jeet Reviews

Film analysis and reflection, written for one reader.

The collection

15 films
35 recurring questions

Nothing here is a recommendation. Every entry assumes the credits have already rolled.

Table of contents

The shape of the collection

35 themes, arranged by how insistently they return.

Themes in the collection, sorted by number of entries
Theme	Films	Carried by
01 Conscience	7	Pan's Labyrinth, The Green Mile, Get Out, No Country for Old Men, Shutter Island, The Godfather, The Mission
02 Family	7	The Godfather, Fargo, Forrest Gump, Get Out, Gladiator, Pan's Labyrinth, The Butterfly Effect
03 Control	5	Get Out, Midsommar, No Country for Old Men, Pan's Labyrinth, The Butterfly Effect
04 Identity	5	Forrest Gump, Carlito's Way, The Butterfly Effect, The Godfather, The Last Samurai
05 Mercy	5	Carlito's Way, Shutter Island, The Green Mile, The Mission, Gladiator
06 Guilt	4	Shutter Island, The Butterfly Effect, Amadeus, The Green Mile
07 Power	4	Gladiator, The Godfather, The Last Samurai, The Mission
08 Violence	4	Fargo, Midsommar, No Country for Old Men, The Mission
09 Grief	3	Midsommar, Forrest Gump, Shutter Island
10 Complicity	2	Get Out, Midsommar
11 Duty	2	Gladiator, The Last Samurai
12 Fate	2	Forrest Gump, No Country for Old Men
13 Mortality	2	Amadeus, No Country for Old Men
14 Redemption	2	Carlito's Way, The Last Samurai
15 Suffering	2	Pan's Labyrinth, The Green Mile
16 Corruption	1	Fargo
17 Denial	1	Shutter Island
18 Desire	1	Midsommar
19 Envy	1	Amadeus
20 Faith	1	Amadeus
21 Freedom	1	Pan's Labyrinth
22 Grace	1	The Mission
23 Greed	1	Fargo
24 Hope	1	Carlito's Way
25 Loyalty	1	The Godfather
26 Memory	1	The Butterfly Effect
27 Pride	1	Amadeus
28 Revenge	1	Gladiator
29 Sacrifice	1	The Butterfly Effect
30 Shame	1	The Last Samurai
31 Survival	1	The Green Mile
32 Temptation	1	Carlito's Way
33 Trust	1	Get Out
34 Vocation	1	Forrest Gump
35 Work	1	Fargo

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