"Good cinematography, good performance, good concept, however it fell on the weight of what it was trying to portray." - ENE groupmate
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"Good cinematography, good performance, good concept, however it fell on the weight of what it was trying to portray." - ENE groupmate
[will expound n edit later]
This movie is what originally drew me to make a Letterboxd account out of spite just so I could write all my thoughts about what made Mary, not so merry.
Firstly, the direction the movie decided to take by basing it on the original Biblical narrative of Mary but then deciding to take creative liberty in making up a backstory for her. I understand what they were trying to do here, to somehow create a fresh perspective on Mary as…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Watched with one of the loveliest people I know. She has the best taste.
Very artistically made, I loved every second of the cinematography.
The story starts off slow for build-up, and the latter half did have some pacing issues, but each burst forwards had its place and did not feel too sudden or out of the blue. In other words, it felt earned narratively, and is really only disconcerting for a moment.
The character of Dean Thomas Lawrence shines…