BadFilmTastes

Echo is far from perfect, but it is a step in the right direction for Marvel. Echo tells a more mature story than most other Marvel series, and it is obvious that it was made for an older audience. That is exactly what the MCU needs, and hopefully Disney is going to realise that. The audience has matured, and so should the content.

While I do not know much about Native American culture, I get the feeling that this series really tried to give Native Americans proper representation. The story felt believable (in the sense that the characters actions were faithful to their personalities), but it was a bit boring. Maya is not a horrible character, but she is just not interesting enough to be a main character. The best part of the show by far was Wilson Fisk, but most of the other elements were somewhat weaker. The show was better than I expected, but I can unfortunately not give it a higher rating.

I know this is a late review, but since Oppenheimer is still in the theaters, I decided to write about it.

Oppenheimer is refreshing in a sense that, while a big chunk of the film is about politics, the movie itself is not political. That makes watching the movie really immersive, because nothing drags you back to our current reality while you are sitting in the theater.

The casting and the performances are phenomenal, the two big standouts are Cillian Murphy (J. Robert Oppenheimer) and Emily Blunt (Kitty Oppenheimer). Murphy's portrayal of Oppenheimer really reflects the contrast between the two conflicting parts of the protagonists personality; the cold scientist and the humane man that Oppenheimer. Blunt on the other hand shows the viewer the undeniable inner strength of her character.

The biggest problem with the film is it's runtime and pacing. Three hours is, at least in my opinion, too long for a film that is such a slow burner.