This might be my very favorite Ghibli movie for the mixture of aesthetics alone, the fungal setting and the medieval knights with their WW2 era weaponry and fantastic vehicles, the glorious animation of every gunshot and explosion, these are some of the most entertaining animated fights i’ve seen in a while and i just finished invincible s3.
Ghibli and i don’t always get along- i know it’s film major heresy, but i don’t like nonsense films! and Miyazaki loves to…
When Mickey17 opens it is perfectly mysterious, quietly intriguing. Then the voiceover starts. Robert Pattinson is, fortunately, putting on one of the greatest performances of his career, and that’s only for Mickey 17 alone, much less 1-16 and 18 included. That doesn’t make the realization any less painful, unfortunately, that the film relies desperately on narration. Now personally I’m a huge fan of Mr. Robot which also relies on narration, but where Mr. Robot makes the audience a character in…
I’m at a loss for words. I watched this with my family on thanksgiving in between roughhousing dogs and friends passing through and still, when the credits rolled and they asked what I, the family film major, had to say, i had nothing, i was still staring in stunned silence. How is anyone expected to recover from seeing this in a theater?
VERY early into the film I already felt like i was seeing something new that movies could be…
I watched this in class, which might have been the ideal environment. I was captivated, guaranteed to watch the film without any assumption or motive of my own.
Bengy is such a fascinating character, a selfish Chaotic Good who is deeply empathetic, charming, manipulative, and memorable. David constantly apologizes for him, but ultimately it is Bengy who feels the most profound feelings and makes the most genuine connections with their tour group. When they say goodbye they all hug Bengy…
