Diogo_Costa
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Deadpool, masterfully played by Ryan Reynolds is very entertaining, with a lot of funny jokes and not much else.
By the end of the initial sequence, the novelty will wear off, and you'll left wonder if there's anything left to see. There isn't. What follows is a torrent of one-liners between the occasional (more violent than usual) fight scene. Most of the jokes have no build up, are dick-related or pop culture references and are delivery in such an abrupt manner that you become numb to it. Worst of all, the lead characters can only interact through these jokes and seem incapable of any other kind of speech, and that's a shame.
It's almost impossible to relate in any way to these characters. Some of them come as bigoted, others as one-dimensional. There's no progression, no struggle and barely any conflict. The film starts at the end and doesn't add much more to the beginning.
Bound to an origin story, most of its shortcomings come from the wish of the creators to stay as close to the comics as possible. The film would certainly benefit from more creative freedom and more room to breathe.
Deadpool can by appreciated by it's mere existence and by the self- aware nature of the character. It's in the meta segments that Deadpool is at it's best. But in the end, it never delivers on the promise and fails to satirize its counterparts, becoming one more addition to the super-hero movie in the process - one where it's impossible to disassociate the man inside the suit, Wade, to it's alter ego, Deadpool.
Although there's much room for a much more interesting (and already confirmed sequel) Deadpool is exactly what one is expecting and that's disappointing.
By the end of the initial sequence, the novelty will wear off, and you'll left wonder if there's anything left to see. There isn't. What follows is a torrent of one-liners between the occasional (more violent than usual) fight scene. Most of the jokes have no build up, are dick-related or pop culture references and are delivery in such an abrupt manner that you become numb to it. Worst of all, the lead characters can only interact through these jokes and seem incapable of any other kind of speech, and that's a shame.
It's almost impossible to relate in any way to these characters. Some of them come as bigoted, others as one-dimensional. There's no progression, no struggle and barely any conflict. The film starts at the end and doesn't add much more to the beginning.
Bound to an origin story, most of its shortcomings come from the wish of the creators to stay as close to the comics as possible. The film would certainly benefit from more creative freedom and more room to breathe.
Deadpool can by appreciated by it's mere existence and by the self- aware nature of the character. It's in the meta segments that Deadpool is at it's best. But in the end, it never delivers on the promise and fails to satirize its counterparts, becoming one more addition to the super-hero movie in the process - one where it's impossible to disassociate the man inside the suit, Wade, to it's alter ego, Deadpool.
Although there's much room for a much more interesting (and already confirmed sequel) Deadpool is exactly what one is expecting and that's disappointing.
What began as a funny 'Battle Royal' for teens comes to a conclusion as one of the best blockbusters in recent memory. It's almost unbelievable how the tone progressively changed from the colorful brutality of the first film to the grayscale palate of a very real world portrayed in Mockingjay - Part 2.
The conclusion to 'The Hunger Games' saga is slow, dark and heavy. Starts gloomy and goes downhill from there. It feels anti-climatic and manages to achieve levels of tension only grasped by the previous films. All at the same time.
The fascinating thing about the film is how unexpected and unforgiven it is. The struggles feel real as do the consequences, and hopelessness permeates all of it.
The film has its shortcomings. It starts slows, drags a little on some scenes and contains some lazy writing, but other than that it's almost perfectly executed. Jennifer Lawrence is flawless as Katniss and majestically leads the devastating journey towards its conclusion.
Part 2 is bold and devastating. It may not be the conclusion some fans wanted, it sure wasn't what they're expected, but it's a way better conclusion than one could hope for.
A thank you note to Francis Lawrence for the eerie sewer tunnel scene, which plays as the love child of "Alien" and "The Descent" - very unusual in tone and something no one is expecting to watch in a blockbuster of this size.
The conclusion to 'The Hunger Games' saga is slow, dark and heavy. Starts gloomy and goes downhill from there. It feels anti-climatic and manages to achieve levels of tension only grasped by the previous films. All at the same time.
The fascinating thing about the film is how unexpected and unforgiven it is. The struggles feel real as do the consequences, and hopelessness permeates all of it.
The film has its shortcomings. It starts slows, drags a little on some scenes and contains some lazy writing, but other than that it's almost perfectly executed. Jennifer Lawrence is flawless as Katniss and majestically leads the devastating journey towards its conclusion.
Part 2 is bold and devastating. It may not be the conclusion some fans wanted, it sure wasn't what they're expected, but it's a way better conclusion than one could hope for.
A thank you note to Francis Lawrence for the eerie sewer tunnel scene, which plays as the love child of "Alien" and "The Descent" - very unusual in tone and something no one is expecting to watch in a blockbuster of this size.
Minions, the prequel to the 2010's hit, Despicable Me, attempts to tell the minimal story of how the loved yellow creatures came to meet the criminal mastermind, Gru. Without a doubt, the little banana lovers have an undeniable charm, and from a marketing point of view, Minions has everything to become a major hit, as it seems it was built to please the huge amount of fans all over the world and to support the unlimited capacity for merchandising of the franchise, and as such, Minions succeeds. As a movie, not so much.
The filmmaking is left in second place. There isn't an actual narrative, character development, conflict or consequence. Everything is shallow, emotionally blank and devoid of any meaning. The film just exists.
On the bright side, there are still quite a few laughs in the film, even though, the humor gets old soon, as the creatures early begin to lose their appeal and start to become more annoying than anything else. There is a reason why the minions work as a support piece in Despicable Me and it is because they are built to be just that. It's not surprising that the film looks like a collection of short clips stitched together, as the storytelling power of the creatures is more limited that it looks. Still, it is somehow shocking how unimaginative everything is. Almost every scene is built around an overused sequence with minions in it - it's often hard to tell if the movie is built around references and tributes or if it is the result of a baffling lack of imagination.
But overall, it is still, somehow, fun to watch and there are still some things to appreciate in the film. The inadequacy of political correctness of the franchise and the sometimes dark sense of humor of the little creatures, are more than welcome in a family movie and certainly appreciated by older audiences.
In the end, and despite everything, viewers who unconditionally love the characters or viewers with young children will surely enjoy the film - very young audiences will probably love it, but it's questionable if anyone else will.
The filmmaking is left in second place. There isn't an actual narrative, character development, conflict or consequence. Everything is shallow, emotionally blank and devoid of any meaning. The film just exists.
On the bright side, there are still quite a few laughs in the film, even though, the humor gets old soon, as the creatures early begin to lose their appeal and start to become more annoying than anything else. There is a reason why the minions work as a support piece in Despicable Me and it is because they are built to be just that. It's not surprising that the film looks like a collection of short clips stitched together, as the storytelling power of the creatures is more limited that it looks. Still, it is somehow shocking how unimaginative everything is. Almost every scene is built around an overused sequence with minions in it - it's often hard to tell if the movie is built around references and tributes or if it is the result of a baffling lack of imagination.
But overall, it is still, somehow, fun to watch and there are still some things to appreciate in the film. The inadequacy of political correctness of the franchise and the sometimes dark sense of humor of the little creatures, are more than welcome in a family movie and certainly appreciated by older audiences.
In the end, and despite everything, viewers who unconditionally love the characters or viewers with young children will surely enjoy the film - very young audiences will probably love it, but it's questionable if anyone else will.
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