Although I didn’t love it as much as many other people do, it’s still a great movie.
My favorite part about the film is easily the animation. It looks absolutely beautiful, with vibrant use of colors and awe-inspiring lighting choices.
I also love how the story is told through its stunning visuals. There isn’t any dialogue in the movie, leaving the gorgeous score and the atmospheric sound-design to guide you through this wonderful experience.
Admittedly, I was kinda hoping for…
Maybe I’m misinterpreting things here, but I saw this movie as essentially an elaborate troll on the audience and the “literally me” fanbase of the original film.
It’s a film that feels like it was purposefully made to fuck with people, which… a part of me does have a strange respect for.
However, the trolling isn’t even funny, interesting, or clever. It’s just one giant annoying nothing burger with really bad musical numbers and baffling creative decisions.
Like, the film…
You were all right. This movie is incredible.
Every single performance in this movie is fantastic and believable. The cinematography is beautiful, using bright colors and a unique shallow depth of field to brilliant effect. The score uses many string instruments to create a sound that is both gorgeous and haunting.
The writing is also marvelous, telling a story that is just simply unforgettable. It’s an engaging coming of age story told in three distinct chapters.
Chapter one follows Chiron…
Yeah, I can see why this movie is divisive for many people.
Although I do like this movie, this is probably my 2nd least favorite of Bong Joon-ho’s films (behind his directorial debut Barking Dogs Never Bite).
So yeah, it is a bit disappointing when compared to his other works. However, let’s be fair here, it would be very difficult making a completely satisfying follow up to one of the greatest movies of the last decade.
Anyways, the performances are…
