Hail to Hell (2022)

Sometimes Hell is better than Heaven

Are you in Hell? Do you feel like you are in Hell?
Well, this is the story of two girls who decide to kill themselves cause they are already in Hell but are they? On the brink of death, they decide to meet the person who put them in Hell only to find themselves in a cult of ppl trying to find a way to Heaven or Paradise. The only way to go to Paradise is to repent which their preparator is doing diligently.
But what of them? How can they forgive when they have suffered so much?
Slowly (not much of a surprise for us) they understand the place is fucked and they much rather return to their Hell than stay there. As for the bully, well let's say she has her own Hell, not bound by her.

I liked the story and the acting was amazing. I loved how both of the girls had flaws and balanced their shit together. Instead of getting angry at each other, they decided to see from each other's POVs before losing their shit.
One another thing I liked was how the cult was. It was a normal cult with the usual bs and symptoms but there was no eerie crap and dark lurky ppl. It was nonsensical ppl convinced of some crap like it was normal. They didn't force or do any crap until the end when they were threatened.
And as for the bully, ppl don't change easily. The Devil was always evil even before he fell from Heaven. I knew she was a bitch from the get-up itself but I was surprised in the end. She lost her mind too.
I loved the ending tho i wish they would show more of their relationship and their parents too but honestly leaving it as a blank stays true to the title Hail to Hell which makes sense to say. They are still in Hell and nothing changed but man, its better than wherever they went.

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Hail to Life

If life becomes hell, what should one do? This is essentially a minimalist film that portrays two, let’s say, friends who want to give up on life, but before doing so, they still want to accomplish one more thing. The film looks beautiful, yet it carries a depressive tone throughout, and we as viewers keep hoping and praying for some kind of turnaround. At the beginning it may seem as if the film promotes negativity, but in reality it seriously and honestly confronts difficult life themes and trials that affect people already from youth, and even from childhood. It speaks about faith among people, but also about faith in God, then about religion, revenge, forgiveness, punishment, justice, violence, abuse, and many other things, so it seems to me that this film is ideal for a film club that would later have a discussion about what is shown in the film and how it reflects on our own life experience.

The main protagonists did a great job with their roles, that is, they portrayed the psychological wounds they carry in a subtle and effective way. There are also other characters from a kind of church who are likewise quite convincing and authentic. So this is a psychological drama with youthful and religious elements that is very interesting, but also provocative.

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