xoraxora
Joined Sep 2010
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The Way of Water is a grand spectacle like no other. It earns 8 stars from me purely as a visual experience. And it's absolutely worth watching just for that.
Should you watch it in 3D? Why not. It is well executed and the effect is stunning... for the first few minutes. After that you forget it's there. If you wear glasses or just can't stand the 3D visors, you're not missing much watching in 2D.
Unfortunately, The Way of Water feels small compared to the original. Plot-wise no one would accuse tWoW of being a epic. It is more a 3-hour episode in a mini series, than an Epic movie. Lot's of filler, that might be generously filed under world building.
Usually this would earn any movie a much lower score in my book. But being awed by the stunning imagery, I am willing to accept that tWoW is merely setting the stage for future installments with tighter, more meaningful stories.
Should you watch it in 3D? Why not. It is well executed and the effect is stunning... for the first few minutes. After that you forget it's there. If you wear glasses or just can't stand the 3D visors, you're not missing much watching in 2D.
Unfortunately, The Way of Water feels small compared to the original. Plot-wise no one would accuse tWoW of being a epic. It is more a 3-hour episode in a mini series, than an Epic movie. Lot's of filler, that might be generously filed under world building.
Usually this would earn any movie a much lower score in my book. But being awed by the stunning imagery, I am willing to accept that tWoW is merely setting the stage for future installments with tighter, more meaningful stories.
To our fellow Muslims and Arabs: don't expect this TV series or ANY other to ever represent the "average" Arab (Muslim or other) or Muslim (Arab or other) immigrant experience.
For starters there is no monolithic profile for the Arab/Muslim immigrant. We run the gamut from complete rejection of roots and heritage, to rigid adherence to a way of life that is not even practiced in the country of origin anymore. And, BTW, the same can be said of any Arab or Muslim population in their homeland. It's just the that the distribution shifts to the latter.
Most of us are somewhere in between. Most of us are probably even "more" Muslim or "more" Arab than Mo, the character, or the real one.
More likely than not, educated, slightly above average income, family-oriented, socially conservative, etc. Yeah, most of us are probably like that. But not all of us. Not by a long shot.
Mo, the series does not attempt to be an accurate portrayal of the average Muslim/Arab American. But there is truth in it. Sure, it skews towards the seedy, and the dysfunctional. But we've all experienced, or wrestled, with those aspects, that some reviewers find so objectionable, to a lesser extent, at least.
It does not represent you. But it is funny. And, the thing is, only you, with your life experience, that this show does not represent, only you can get some of the jokes.
For starters there is no monolithic profile for the Arab/Muslim immigrant. We run the gamut from complete rejection of roots and heritage, to rigid adherence to a way of life that is not even practiced in the country of origin anymore. And, BTW, the same can be said of any Arab or Muslim population in their homeland. It's just the that the distribution shifts to the latter.
Most of us are somewhere in between. Most of us are probably even "more" Muslim or "more" Arab than Mo, the character, or the real one.
More likely than not, educated, slightly above average income, family-oriented, socially conservative, etc. Yeah, most of us are probably like that. But not all of us. Not by a long shot.
Mo, the series does not attempt to be an accurate portrayal of the average Muslim/Arab American. But there is truth in it. Sure, it skews towards the seedy, and the dysfunctional. But we've all experienced, or wrestled, with those aspects, that some reviewers find so objectionable, to a lesser extent, at least.
It does not represent you. But it is funny. And, the thing is, only you, with your life experience, that this show does not represent, only you can get some of the jokes.
I found the plot of most of the first seven episodes well developed and compelling. Character development leaves something to be desired, however. I kept thinking the runtime of 45 minutes is just not enough.
There's always been a political aspect to L&O. That hasn't changed, and there's no reason for anyone to assume this time around is going to be any different. I have no problem with that. So far the premise of each episode and the proceedings of each case have been spot on.
My only complaint is the less than subtle, and painfully forced dialog, chiefly between the characters of Anderson and Donovan, discussing the underlying politics of each case. It is unconvincing, artificial, and sermonizing.
I'd much rather see the plot, the cases and procedures, do the work of conveying the underlying politics, than have the two detectives throw banal catch phrases and soundbites, lifted straight from cable news chyrons, at each other.
There's always been a political aspect to L&O. That hasn't changed, and there's no reason for anyone to assume this time around is going to be any different. I have no problem with that. So far the premise of each episode and the proceedings of each case have been spot on.
My only complaint is the less than subtle, and painfully forced dialog, chiefly between the characters of Anderson and Donovan, discussing the underlying politics of each case. It is unconvincing, artificial, and sermonizing.
I'd much rather see the plot, the cases and procedures, do the work of conveying the underlying politics, than have the two detectives throw banal catch phrases and soundbites, lifted straight from cable news chyrons, at each other.
