Such a fun, cute, charming movie that felt like a love letter to itself. I'm sure I didn't pick up on most of the especially clever bits of this movie.
And yeah goes without saying that this movie's very conception ties in so well with its themes in a way that is so perfectly ironic for today's tech troubles.
I don't know if AI could ever make this movie. Maybe one day it could, but I never want to see it to.
Not sure it lived up to the hype but definitely a good movie.
It must be mentioned that the conditions in which I watched this movie likely weren't intended. I watched half on a plane ride to a foreign country and the second half 20 days later on a plane flight home. The screen I was watching it on was pretty low quality, the seats and leg room were not ideal and there were plentiful distractions.
It is then a…
The romance in this didn't really have a massive impact on me, and there were an unfortunate amount of moments that were... problematic. It is a film that is instantly dated (evoking modernist vibes), and the 11 years following it's release have definitely not been kind to it.
However, the father-son relationship depicted here just hit so hard - watching this film with my Dad was a... moving experience. As the credits rolled, both of us sat there silently, even…
I'm not sure I understand.
There is such a feeling to growing up in this era. It feels like we were raised on cynicism. I remember visiting the recycling plants to learn 'reduce, reuse, recycle.' I remember writing a song with classmates about deforestation and the orangutans. I remember our teachers explaining over and over, 'everytime you drive, use the toaster, turn on the aircon, you are releasing greenhouse gases.' You are killing this planet - a corporate blame game…
