saluminatus

Everytime i watch it, which is every year or two, I'm blown away at the masterclass in filmmaking this is. Considering the budget limitations, make it even more impressive. The pacing is incredible, Sharlto Copley deserved at least an Oscar nomination for this. The transformation from total wimp, needless bureaucrat, installed bc of nepotism, to an absolute badass, survive by any & all means necessary, guerrilla commando, even tho he lost everything; is truly imho the most under appreciated acting performance of at least the 2000s, prob longer.

I don't know how anyone could hate on this movie. It's the thinking man's action/sci fi. As I write that last sentence, I actually innerstand in full, how ppl can hate on it haha.

I am about an hour into this movie, and Daniel Radcliffe has been in like maybe 2 of the scenes, w the other actors so far. It's very very apparent he was not present for most of the production, to a distracting, & borderline I R R A T A T I N G degree. There are so many cut aways, & solo shots of him talking, or reacting to something off camera. I've laughed once or twice so far. There's not much left to say, but I have to keep typing bc u need to write a chapter in a novel these days to reach, the min character limit. It's a very mediocre film, made worse but the lack of actual in person acting in too many scenes. Probably not worth watching when u factor in the ads bc it's on Roku channel.

Enough w The trend of lazy rebooting, remaking, &/or continuation of existing & beloved series/films/games etc. Seems it's majority "cult classics", w devoted, fervent fans. It's starting to become impossible to deny, these stories, Justifed being a prime example, are being produced poorly, specifically to minimize the power of their art, & storytelling. Hence, the coming generations wont mess around & become critical thinkers; produced in part by having meaningful art to deconstruct & take inspiration from. It's an active, & organized effort to erase anything & everything w the capacity to inspire the human spirit; perpetuated from the top of the big studios in ownership of these stories.

I wish it wasn't true. 99% of tv & film has become totally unwatchable.