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I felt so unbelievably close to really jiving with this. But I couldnt quite pin down what spielberg wanted to focus on. A theme park ride experience, a spectacle for the eyes or some character piece about finding purpose. Sure it can be both but i felt like both sides were hampered because of it. No doubt this looks fantastic, just an absolute beautiful way to film darkness. However I just couldnt latch on to any characters, they felt…
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Was immensely struck with how this dealt with gaze, every small glance carries so much. "Every frame a painting" gets used a lot but this time around there is such a clear goal to either reference or achieve a painting like frame for a majority of this. Remarkable.
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NOT the average tuesday for a guy like me, but probably for owen keller.
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Simultaneously a showcase of a thriving west coast scene of hip hop but also a demonstration of unity. This truly bleeds west coast throughout every set. Constant shoutouts to neighborhoods in California, outward displays of red and blue, and E-40 giving spoken word introductions, as a fan what more could you want. As usual Kendrick puts a lot of thought and care with how this would be viewed. Cameras on rails showing the sea of arms as an artist…
