What an improvement on the first film! It’s so rare that a sequel builds on the first so well to the point that it makes the original better viewed as a part 1!
First, things I like:
The amount of thematic weight and depth that this film adds with its focus more on the monster is brilliant, compared to the first one which establishes its themes but doesn’t really get into the meat of it. The frame narrative is a…
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Some of the most breathtaking sets I’ve ever seen in this film. The cemetery in the beginning, Henry’s lab and the windmill are standouts, although anything in the mountains has such a great composition to it. The story didn’t do too much for me. It does the job and there are moments that really hit, like the few seconds where Henry and the monster meet each other’s gaze before their fight, but a lot of it feels like it didn’t…
ITS SO COOL! Watching it back after knowing more about film and spotting all the influences this had, from German Expressionism and Gothic Horror with a bit of NUDE WOMEN I LOVE NAKED WOMEN. FILM WENT BAD WHEN NO MORE CLEAVAGE LESBAN SEX‼️‼️‼️👩❤️💋👩
Oh my god what a phenomenal performance! Phantom is already the peak of musicals and seeing such a special show made it even better. People were crying behind me!
