ANNOUNCEMENT: I just made my first video essay on one of my favorite tv shows, something I've wanted to do for a long while, and would appreciate if you guys gave it a watch & shared any feedback if you have the time. It's kinda long so if you do, thanks. For those of you that don't know me in person, I apologize in advance for my nasal voice.
The video is about Young Justice, a Cartoon Network show about DC…
So what is this movie really about? Tarantino is not Spielberg. He was not raised Jewish and this is not his Indiana Jones, a rollicking adventure meant to enact his Jewish vengeance. This isn't even really about World War II and the specific atrocities that occurred in it, it's more than that. This movie is about human tribalism and what it inevitably leads to.
When people form their groups, cohorts, cliques, what is the first thing they do in the…
600th log! 🎉
Most of the things I've seen people write about this is that repeats a lot of cliches of the cult horror genre. Luckily, as someone who just doesn't watch horror, I don't have that problem (although the last horror movie I did watch was Midsommar)! So for me, I thought this was pretty enjoyable. This review won't be cohesive, just a collection of thoughts in no particular order.
The camerawork is actually very good, and I think…
A big step up from the first one in my opinion. The more varied & dramatic plot points & set pieces allows Villeneuve to be much more cinematic which we all know is his specialty. A lot of my hang-ups with this are the same though, with the weakest part being the script. A big portion of the dialogue is clunky by my standards and the pacing of character arcs specifically feels poor. Opinions change, relationships form, and arguments are resolved much…
