Everyone keeps suggesting there is a paradox concerning the 5D future humans and their ability to save humanity in the past. It's really not a paradox at all. Everyone assumes humanity survived to ascend to the 5th dimension but how could humanity exist in the future if not for the actions of Cooper.. who was guided by future humans (begin endless loop).
Did anyone ever consider the other important character in the movie? Amelia Brand carried on with the rest of her mission (thanks to Cooper). I postulate that Brand used the human seeds as intended and set up a colony. A colony that would thrive and eventually evolve beyond human. Thus Earth is of little importance, and may have indeed died. These colonists, and the generations that followed, would have been told the story of a great man (Cooper) who saved them from extinction. With the ability to manipulate space-time, they would pay homage to their hero "God" by helping him in the past so he may fulfill the mission most important to him, to once again see his daughter. Plan B worked beautifully. But the 5d humans, having the power to bend space-time, decided there's no reason why Plan A had to fail.
Great take on a classic character, unexpectedly good and with the best song soundtrack in a while
Dunkirk by Christopher Nolan was just a fabulous experience. I definitely enjoyed the movie quite a bit from start to finish, and usually war movies aren't really my cup of tea (at least not anymore). However, cinematically, the entire movie is just a masterpiece. As a big movie buff, I could appreciate how meticulously crafted the whole movie was. It's so hard to create a movie like this within this genre while trying to remain "minimal", but Christopher Nolan accomplishes it in every sense of the word.
He seamlessly interweaves 3-4 different plot narratives/timelines, while using minimal amounts of exposition. He gives the viewer such a sense of a looming and foreboding threat, while never even having a Nazi soldier on screen at any time. He tells us "so much with so little" and allows the viewer to take in the conflict of each situation (and there are a lot of them) rather than point it all out to us. In that sense, you really feel like you're getting into the mind of each one of the soldiers/main characters when they are contemplating some very crucial decisions that literally determine life and death, for not just them, but many other men as well.
Nolan gives us continued development, closure and solid endings in each one of the tiny subplots that he sets off from the beginning. It's definitely a joy seeing how all the different plotlines intermingle with each other at the end especially with the civilian aspect added in. And, most importantly, he accomplishes all this in less than 2 hours (and by a damn good margin as well).
If you appreciate amazing direction, cinematography, and vision within a movie, this will be an absolute joy. It could definitely get Christopher Nolan that elusive Best Director Oscar come Academy Award season. I watched Dunkirk in 70mm, but, honestly, I couldn't really tell the difference, especially without being able to do a side-by-side comparison to a regular version. Overall, it didn't seem too different from the usual XD or IMAX type presentation at my local big theater. Still, the movie is a visual treat lending heavily to more practical effects that gives a nice sense of realism to it all.
Anyways, this gets a solid 9/10 from me, coming from a war movie curmudgeon. Watch it, and you won't regret it.
World Premiere Review:
It was ok. It's not entirely interesting and it's the standard Marvel formula. However, it's lacking a critical element of a Marvel hero: a flaw. The best thing about the MCU is that there isn't a Superman equivalent...but there is now and I'm not sure I like it. I'm afraid now that Endgame concludes with believing in yourself can defeat Thanos...
Second watch: The main issue remains Captain Miscast
I feel like just about everyone will connect with this movie in some way. It's funny, sad, charming and honest. Saoirse Ronan's performance is one of the best of the year. Her chemistry with Laurie Metcalf makes the Mother/Daughter relationship really work. Lucas Hedges and Tracy Letts are both fantastic too. I think every kid in high school should watch this movie.
Edit: I saw this again and it is still my favorite of the Oscar nominations. It really has a way to make you feel like your in high school again. Makes you realize how much you parents do for you and how much I love mine.
Edit 2: I watched this again, twice in two days, this time with my parents. My dad was cracking up at every time Lady Bird was shit talking her mom while my mom didn't think it was that funny. He also said some of the dad's lines literally right before he said them. After it ended my mom said "That's it? I thought she was going to come back and write her mom a check."
Hardly any words can describe the emotional punch and moral divide this film gives you when watching. It, like it's predecessor, has trumped the movie that came before. With even more maturity built into the story than before. It shows the targeted audience extremely important lessons, displayed with animation that outshines some modern CGI in big blockbusters.
The scenery is gorgeous and the cinematography is outstanding. Not trying to outdo the previous films with the "look what we can do with the camera" gimmick. But improves the stability and grounds the viewer within the world. Vivid imagery that adds to the story and the style, this movie has many points other studios need to take a note from.
At first, the villain seemed typical and unneeded after the second film. But the wit and backstory they gave him, don't make us feel for him. Only adding to Hiccup's story and his choices throughout the film. Toothless is way more "himself" here. Seeming that Dean Deblois wanted to focus on him letting loose. It really pays attention to how this voiceless dragon, needs to have a compelling arc as well as his rider. This does lead to my one gripe about the film, the Light Fury. She represents a very important aspect in the film. Her introduction, however, didn't feel right and could have been a bit more coherent to how she acts throughout the rest of the film. Although, it all adds up to the end. For this really is the final movie in this amazing trilogy.
With this marking the end of these stunning and surprising films. They capture the story of a boy, who trudges through hard times to find life's hardest challenges and truths. And they ended it extremely wholesomely. It feels, complete. As if it always should have been this way.
9.5/10
For a premise as solid as this I really expected a much more fleshed out movie. The momentum of action is not sustainable throughout. Sure its a tad bit better than many other popcorn movies (6 Underground) but it does not even come close to Extraction which was also released earlier this year by Netflix.
The entire thing seems like a set-up for future movies. I don't know if I wanna watch sequels to a movie which is so pre-occupied with sequels that it fails to deliver on the movie at hand.
Charlize Theron is obviously great. She gives everything to this run of the mill expository script.
This is not a bad action flick per se but is sure as hell disappointing. Also, playing generic pop electronica at odd places throughout the movie does not help the cause.
Not to be ~that person~ but I enjoyed the book a lot more. The cast was amazing, I just think this story works better in book format.
I loved this movie and I think it's absolutely underrated! Not only is the art gorgeous and the voice-acting fantastic, it also tells an amazing story that is not just unusual, but relatable despite the unusual circumstances. I was captivated by this film and enjoyed every second of it, and while I have to acknowledge that it's not a movie for everybody (as you can see from the other comments here), I really appreciated the way the movie slowly unraveled the main character's past. For me it's a rare and for sure one of my most unexpected 10/10 ratings.
Guess who is crying right now
what a movie!!!!
how you can be so great to degree deliver those emotions like this!
i really couldn't stop myself from crying at the end and that's stayed for a while, I'm really lucky that I watched that movie and i wish that i could watch it in Cinema (i really hope it's comes to egypt)
but anyway
I'm really thankful for this epic movie
can't describe how much amazing the storyline and soundtrack and for sure
forrrr sure without any doubts the animations, that's brings me back the episode number 19 feeling
and even more,so for real this can't be describe bc it's sooooooooooooo fucking amazing
I'm gonna watch again and probably will cry again
thank you for who done this movie
and thanks for that character that i won't forget ever (Kyojuro Rengoku) you are legend
it was our Honor to know you
Not the best film ever but pretty good for a cosy Sunday Night!
Pretty easy to watch and put you in a good mood :)
It is difficult to categorize this movie. It is at once a surreal farce, a tragic dystopia, and a romantic tale. How good the movie depends on how one characterizes the movie.
As a farce, the movie criticizes the perceived pressure people feel from society in general to couple with each other. In the movie's dystopian future an uncoupled person must go to The Hotel in order to be paired off. If they are unable to do it, they are transformed into an animal of their choice and released into the forest, to hopefully find a mate as an animal, since they weren't able to do so as humans. Needless to say, there are couples (or members of coupes) who attempt to game the system and fake a romantic connection where there is none. Those who refuse to go along with the system are hunted down. All of which explains The Resistance: those who refuse to go along with the system, live in the forest, alone, and who, in rebellion to the system punish each other if they get into relationships with people among the group. Thus, as a farce, the movie also criticizes those unhappy people in society who deep down want a true and fulfilling relationship, but who have committed themselves to singleness because they resent society's perceived pressure to couple. Frankly, while the premise of the movie is intriguing, as a farce, the movie magnifies a minor annoyance out of proportion. If the movie is seen entirely as a farce, then the movie is easily dismissed once watched, because the problem that it points is relatively minor --- if existent at all.
And yet, the movie is not as easily dismissed. There is something deeper there than a laughable premise. Which means that the movie cannot be only a farce. Because the movie, in fact, talks about our need to couple. Ironic that. A movie which at first glance seems to make fun of coupling ends up treating our need to couple much too seriously to dismiss the issue. After all, there is a romantic tale here, even in the surreal context of a dystopian tragedy. For, while society forces people to couple, the main protagonists of the movie seek each other out to couple, even when society (a different one now) tries to keep them apart. And while the part of the movie which tries to force the male protagonist to couple is comedic farce, the part of the movie which shows him seeking his love is poignant, full of heart-warming and heart-breaking moments --- and thus affecting the viewer much more strongly.
I think the perspective of the female leader of The Resistance reveals the true nature of the movie. Her uncompromising stance against coupling --- and her insistence in leading a solitary, self-reliant life where you dig your own grave and your only hope is that your comrades will throw some dirt on it once you crawl to it to die --- leads her to blind the female protagonist. This same woman will occasionally visit The City for supplies and seems almost wistful of the life she has renounced, especially when visiting her parents, who are shown as relatively happy. It is almost as if her resolve to singleness stems more from a romantic disappointment that soured all relationships for her rather than from a philosophical belief. And therefore she endeavors to destroy all coupling --- excepting her parents' (perhaps because, like all children everywhere, she doesn't see their parents as romantic partners?). It is her jealousy that drives her to blind the main female protagonist --- so that she will no longer see the hand signs of love that she has developed with the male protagonist (because unnecessary talking is also forbidden, going against the singleness ethic). It is her jealousy that drives her to sabotage the relationships that form in The Hotel, by showing each person the deep flaws of their romantic partner: showing them that the love they profess for each other is inauthentic and easily destroyed.
The movie, as a farce, then has a great deal in common with the leader of The Rebellion. If it is a farce, then its goal is to sabotage couplings. But, like the leader of The Resistance, in the very act of sabotage it reveals the value that --- out of spite? --- wishes were not there. For the movie fails as a farce, showing us instead two people who are drawn towards each other romantically.
The end of the movie is a farcical question. Does he love her enough to share her darkness, as the circumstances of their surreal world seem to demand? The answer to that question is left up to each viewer. Is the male protagonist courageous enough, or will he continue to display the lack of virtue he has displayed throughout the film? Is the love that he feels for her real or not? After all, doesn't true love mean that no (morally licit) sacrifice is too small for the beloved?
I generally do not like surreal films. Despite this, I liked this movie.
