Liam Wightman

Liam Wightman

University of Utah
VA / SLC
Ig: @Liam_Wightman
Top 4 are favorites at the moment not oat

Favorite films

  • Princess Mononoke
  • Arrival
  • Alien
  • The Princess Bride

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  • Flow

    ★★★★½

  • The Giver

    ★★★★½

  • We Live in Time

    ★★★★★

  • Gladiator II

    ★★★

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  • Flow

    Flow

    ★★★★½

    Absolutely beautiful film

    Really feels like a prequel or sequel to Stray which gave this movie an overall sense of comfort which was really enjoyable.

    Great messages about friendship, community, and perseverance.

    Ratings:
    Cinematography/Animation - 9/10 (I personally didn’t enjoy the chunkiness of it as much but to me, the coloring, and overall execution of the animation was really really good)
    Effects - 9/10
    Plot - 9.5/10
    Characters + development - 9/10
    Pacing - 10/10
    Score - 9.5/10 

    Overall: 4.7/5 (bumped from a 4.65 would rewatch again)

  • The Giver

    The Giver

    ★★★★½

    Probably one of my more outlandish takes but this movie is amazing.

    I love the cinematography, organization, and overall execution of the plot and themes. This is one of those films that should really make you feel something at the end.

    Although the book is better because it expands further on the characters and lets the plot simmer into existence rather than keeping it somewhat rushed, I think that doing something like that honestly might’ve made it worse. With the…

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  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Godzilla Minus One

    Godzilla Minus One

    ★★★★½

    Best Godzilla movie yet?

    I’ve yet to see many of the older ones but this easily tops every new age Godzilla movie in every category besides maybe sound effect. Minus one goes a step further to provide viewers with an incredible blend of throwback and modern day Godzilla in terms of appearance and actions.

    I’m so glad to be seeing a Godzilla movie where he’s the enemy and not humanity teaming up with him (those are getting bland and tiring)…