irrelevantlife
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Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones can act, but when the script goes out of its way to portray them as stoic characters searching for real emotions.
Pitt's character is depicted as being a superman of sorts, handling various situations with ease and outclassing almost everyone around him in technical proves and knowledge.
His qualities serve him well in space, but perhaps the focus on his skills is a way for his character to flee from his past, with a distant father figure who he cannot live up to even if he tried.
The movie tries to convey some chemistry between father and son, but just doesn't make it work properly.
Tommy Le Jones' character had a very interesting backstory, but he doesn't get enough screentime to give us more insight into his character conviction and how perhaps his ultimate fault in the end is being an optimist and dreamer in a nigh robotic age.
Almost every main character in the movie seems somewhat detached from emotion, and perhaps the movie is trying to depict a future where human emotion is best left behind in the pursuit of space exploration.
This movie had the potential, but couldn't quite figure out how to implement all these ideas in a way that would grip the viewer more and flesh out its main characters enough for us to care more for them.
Pitt's character is depicted as being a superman of sorts, handling various situations with ease and outclassing almost everyone around him in technical proves and knowledge.
His qualities serve him well in space, but perhaps the focus on his skills is a way for his character to flee from his past, with a distant father figure who he cannot live up to even if he tried.
The movie tries to convey some chemistry between father and son, but just doesn't make it work properly.
Tommy Le Jones' character had a very interesting backstory, but he doesn't get enough screentime to give us more insight into his character conviction and how perhaps his ultimate fault in the end is being an optimist and dreamer in a nigh robotic age.
Almost every main character in the movie seems somewhat detached from emotion, and perhaps the movie is trying to depict a future where human emotion is best left behind in the pursuit of space exploration.
This movie had the potential, but couldn't quite figure out how to implement all these ideas in a way that would grip the viewer more and flesh out its main characters enough for us to care more for them.
This "small" movie really surprised me for its premise and really solid special creature effects.
The acting is believable and the movie doesn't play it safe and breaks many of the tired Hollywood formulas seen in many suspense/horror movies. The ending leaves you think about what will happen to the poor girl who is being followed by supernatural entities.
The acting is believable and the movie doesn't play it safe and breaks many of the tired Hollywood formulas seen in many suspense/horror movies. The ending leaves you think about what will happen to the poor girl who is being followed by supernatural entities.
As a massive Godzilla/monster movie fan I thoroughly enjoyed Gareth Edwards' Godzilla (2014). This new addition to the Hollywood franchise is devoid of what made Edwards' movie so gripping and atmospheric.
King of the monsters feels like a rushed sequel more than anything, as it somehow manages to botch a terrific formula set by Edwards' and comes off as a B-movie attempt to recapture lightning in a bottle as was the case in 2014.
What made the first movie so enjoyable was the pacing, and constant atmosphere of dread surrounding the protagonists, the situation felt like it was untenable. The way that the angles played into the illusion of these massive monsters gave the movie its plausibility and helped to solidify the monsters presence even more.
In this sequal, the cinematography devolves into cartoon territory with close ups and flying panning shots of the various monsters fighting it out. The realistic, slow and methodical movements of the monsters in the first movie (2014) are completely absent here with monsters moving about like they weigh nothing and as if gravity doesn't apply to them. It takes away the illusion that these creatures are real and massive, in some shots they look more miniature than hulking.
The human characters are also overstaying their welcome here, because they are solely put in the movie to dump exposition but do not have the conviction of a masterclass actor like Cranston (2014) to carry the movie's plot.
Once the monsters are shown (very early on in the movie), we get bored by their presence. The monster fights as fast and frantic as they may be look cheap and badly cut, so that we rarely get a good wide shot of the action as was the case Edwards' movie.
Not even Hawkins and Watanabe who return to reprise their roles can bring enough emotional weight to the table and they are in the end completely wasted here, because the movie doesn't have time for them to mature enough for us ultimately care. Funnily the screen-time they had in the original (2014) was better spent to flesh out their characters more than it is here, even though they seem to have more screen-time this time around.
The CGI also seems to have been degraded, looks like the budget could not accommodate the bold vision of this movie. Ultimately there are too many set-pieces and too many badly shot fights which become numbing to the point that they lose any impact.
Godzilla (2014) knew how to string events together and build up the tension and then release it with great action set pieces that never overstayed their welcome, this is simply not the case in the case here, and the movie somehow manages to bore more than it entertains which I never would have thought I would say about a big budget Godzilla movie.
King of the monsters feels like a rushed sequel more than anything, as it somehow manages to botch a terrific formula set by Edwards' and comes off as a B-movie attempt to recapture lightning in a bottle as was the case in 2014.
What made the first movie so enjoyable was the pacing, and constant atmosphere of dread surrounding the protagonists, the situation felt like it was untenable. The way that the angles played into the illusion of these massive monsters gave the movie its plausibility and helped to solidify the monsters presence even more.
In this sequal, the cinematography devolves into cartoon territory with close ups and flying panning shots of the various monsters fighting it out. The realistic, slow and methodical movements of the monsters in the first movie (2014) are completely absent here with monsters moving about like they weigh nothing and as if gravity doesn't apply to them. It takes away the illusion that these creatures are real and massive, in some shots they look more miniature than hulking.
The human characters are also overstaying their welcome here, because they are solely put in the movie to dump exposition but do not have the conviction of a masterclass actor like Cranston (2014) to carry the movie's plot.
Once the monsters are shown (very early on in the movie), we get bored by their presence. The monster fights as fast and frantic as they may be look cheap and badly cut, so that we rarely get a good wide shot of the action as was the case Edwards' movie.
Not even Hawkins and Watanabe who return to reprise their roles can bring enough emotional weight to the table and they are in the end completely wasted here, because the movie doesn't have time for them to mature enough for us ultimately care. Funnily the screen-time they had in the original (2014) was better spent to flesh out their characters more than it is here, even though they seem to have more screen-time this time around.
The CGI also seems to have been degraded, looks like the budget could not accommodate the bold vision of this movie. Ultimately there are too many set-pieces and too many badly shot fights which become numbing to the point that they lose any impact.
Godzilla (2014) knew how to string events together and build up the tension and then release it with great action set pieces that never overstayed their welcome, this is simply not the case in the case here, and the movie somehow manages to bore more than it entertains which I never would have thought I would say about a big budget Godzilla movie.
