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Firstly I'll say I'm not a huge Robbie Williams fan, outside of singing Better Man at karaoke in my younger days I really don't know many of his songs.

What drew me to this movie was the genius of using Monkey Williams. It represented this 'dancing monkey' nature of fame that is today. To be relevant in a flash, a hype, cater to the masses rather than be celebrated for the uniqueness of who you are. It spoke deeply of never feeling enough deep inside. Even if you do the thing you dream of, doing it in a way that sucks the life out of you is no way to live. It speaks to the universal human journey - Living to someone else's expectation, letting go of the baggage of having to live out someone else's dream under the illusion of it being your own, falling down and then choosing to get back up for your own reasons in your own voice.. in your own way.

It also highlights that we are all human and have our own problems and the people at the top sometimes have the hardest time finding people to relate to what they truly feel inside beyond their outer shell.

For some, it was just a movie. For me, it was a journey that made me reflect not just on my life but on what I could be doing differently and how relevant this is for every TikTok'er or content creator to watch, so we don't become 'dancing monkeys'.

This movie was FUN - It had likable characters, fan service, good plot, lot of action, didn't rush plot elements, good buildup and climax and most of all - It feels like you're watching an expansive of the much loved Ghostbusters we grew up with.

Let's face it - There are a lot of BAD reboots nowadays. Ghostbusters Afterlife was a great breath of fresh air and while this isn't "as good" - from the opening scene you get the feeling you're back in the good old 90s with how it's paced, how the characters act with minimal fillers and everything expanding an established universe in a fun way.

I really liked the extra elements they added and how they tied little things together.

If you remember how to have fun and enjoy the movie for what it is being a Ghostbusters fan AND/OR just enjoying a movie that doesn't try to be overly fancy and add a bunch of filler material and stays true to what it's designed for, they you will enjoy this movie as much as I did.

This movie has a real problem - It tries to cater to a wider audience by adding more 'Marvel type' action and storytelling rather than focus on doing what it could do really well and appeal to a more niche audience.

The "doing what it could do well" part I am referring to is the BIGNESS of the Kaiju's / monsters. Not just their actions but their presence and size.. a bit of slowness in how they walk and move, to feel that "thud" when they take a step and the sheer overwhelming presence that they represent - Like in Pacific Rim or in Godzilla King of the Monsters. You FEEL the bigness and the size.

A splash in the ocean can causes huge tide-waves due to the size.

A resounding BOOM that is felt when two Kaiju's collide.

Where is that?

There is no respect paid to the bigness.

It's just they took some superhero action sequences and applied them to giants and made them move like they were the same size as humans.

There is no FEEL or BIGNESS - It's simply a 6 out of 10 movie because it caters "enough" to enough people because it goes for what's popular and throws a lot of it while giving away the depth and the "feel" of a big monster movie that is what godzilla is meant to be.