I remember seeing some people complain about the over-two-hour runtime a while back, but I don't think that really matters as much as the fact that the story is really predictable, which makes the second half a little bit tiring. After a point, you know how this is going to end, and it plays out exactly as you'd expect - with the one exception of Ani's strange relationship with Igor, which develops more ambiguously and leaves the movie in a…
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Juror #2 2024
Got a good laugh out of the two shot early on with the defense attorney on the right saying "the person responsible for her death deserves to face justice" and Hoult on the left looking like he's going to throw up. Solid! Moral dilemma is well-portrayed, and Hoult really sells exactly how I'd expect a guy in his situation to behave.
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Blade Runner 2049 2017
Loses a lot of what makes the original unique and interesting and replaces it with a story maybe slightly above the level of a youth-adult novel adaptation. Visuals are great, of course - no movie made by Villeneuve and Deakins could possibly fail in that department - but this lacks any sense of genre, and feels a lot more scattered and empty. Ironic given how distant the original Blade Runner feels; at least that one had a more distinct sense of purpose and style.
Still likely one of the better blockbusters in recent memory, at least filmmaking-wise. You could do a lot worse.
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Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2013
Two (edit: 3 now, because I just remembered something else worth mentioning) interesting tidbits learned from watching this documentary:
1. Isao Takahata is not a skilled artist and barely draws anything but some crude storyboards for his films, which strikes me as insane for a master animation director;
2. The movie was made by recording all of the dialogue before any drawings were made;
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