i am sasuke

1y

I saw it
It felt really long to me but too short at parts

I think the first half was good and i thought we were going somewhere

But the second half really started feeling slightly repetitive and drawn out at parts
Some things felt shoehorned in just for a metaphor or something like the rape or the disappearance then search scene for harrison where we never see the aftermath or anything
And some things that should have really been expanded on completely omitted, id imagine for time.
largely i think maybe 2 scenes for the relationship between laszlo and his wife could be added--we get glimpses but we dont see what happens after her confontation or after the hospital, or why she wasnt able to get her osteoporosis treated, or why suddenly she no longer needed a wheelchair... idk. i feel like most of the interactions involving her are in group settings rather than 1:1 w laszlo, you don't get a sense of her struggling in the us at all outside of the unexplained lack of healthcare, dialogue about her mediocre job without us actually seeing it, and then her husbands physical and emotional distance, which isnt about the us at all. like besides her job it seems the us cld otherwise be a nonfactor which seems odd considering how abjectly her husband seems to suffer. idk.... i wish they even just had a scene reminiscing about life before occupation and whatnot or even how he used to be while taking on projects. something that makes the relationship feel less stiff... or the rape/disappearance i think shouldve either been expanded upon more or just fully omitted since i dont really feel like they say anything we havent already generally gotten the gist of?? unless im missing something. same w the whole shooting the wife w heroin thing... it all felt slightly random storywise. i wish we got a moment of him actually walking thru and appreciating his own dang building physically once its done as well, lowkey crazy we didnt see that. or at least someone using it besides the van burens. idk

My favorite thing about this movie is the motif of walking thru a dark/narrow/constricted space then into an open, light, freer space like in the opening seq. I really like the payoff we get w it
i like the feeling of freedom when he walks out and sees the statue of liberty. the open feeling of the nature/the rocks when they walk into the marble quarry thru the tunnel. the elation of walking thru the watery basement of the church/library/gym into the glowing, airy alter space

I also think adrien brody was way better than i expected and did a phenomenal job

i get the whole thing about the american dream/capitalism sucking and how america treats immigrants/non whites and workers poorly even though its built on the backs of these groups.... like i get that thats the central theme and thats also why we get that image of the upside down statue of liberty as the symbolic image for this movie... but i feel like most people dont really need a whole film to tell them that id hope. so idk maybe i just wish the movie went a bit further or did something a bit more. i think the theme is also slightly ironic given that laszlos character was inspired by marcel breuer who came to america to literally be a harvard professor, working w the founder of bauhaus for a while on architectural projects, then doing his own architecture work for the moma and stuff. so like he was big chilling LOL. its obviously not a movie about him, but idk, it feels slightly hollow bc of it.

earthwalka

1y

welp!

Oscar Winner

1y

I’m sad

earthwalka

1y

lol is this even fair?? kraven been out for a whole month lol

proper

1y

might watch this tonite in imax

proper

1y

nvm got tickets for imax friday

better seats

Ava

1y

Watching in imax too tomorrow

proper

1y

watching showgirls now tho

and nickleback on sat/sun

Ava

1y

Bro said f*** a nickel boys we are nickelback

Showgirl I feel like you’d hate ngl
I thought it was just okay

ANTI

1y

So anyway I did see this again. Wanted to point out that Joe Alwyn is really fantastic in this. I think Brody is a level above everyone else, but Joe is on par with the other supporting performances that are getting praise/noms/awards. I get it's a smaller role but can't help but feel like the hit his PR has taken in the last ~18 months is contributing to him not getting much recognition.

xanman86

1y

Was there enough time during the intermission for everyone to go to the bathroom and get back?

Ava

1y

Bro said f*** a nickel boys we are nickelback

Showgirl I feel like you’d hate ngl
I thought it was just okay