I’m weighing in on the 9-syllable Star Wars movie only to say that there wasn’t a single shot in that trailer that was not an exhausting retread of characters and scenes we’ve seen many times before. Even the sets, lighting, and art direction appear to be completely on auto-pilot.
September 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I’m weighing in on the 9-syllable Star Wars movie only to say that there wasn’t a single shot in that trailer that was not an exhausting retread of characters and scenes we’ve seen many times before. Even the sets, lighting, and art direction appear to be completely on auto-pilot.
And perhaps that’s the rub…the sets, vfx, and sound are great, but this production still feels rushed. The writing, the uninspired direction, unconfident editing, some casting…I know Hollywood has to strike while the iron is hot, but I could have waited the standard 7 years between installments
May 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
And perhaps that’s the rub…the sets, vfx, and sound are great, but this production still feels rushed. The writing, the uninspired direction, unconfident editing, some casting…I know Hollywood has to strike while the iron is hot, but I could have waited the standard 7 years between installments
Shot compositions feel random at times. Characters are blocked at strange distances (a tell of green screening) Ellie and Dina’s lack of chemistry is only intensified through odd placements in scenes…maybe they’re devoted to the blocking from the game, but it more often seems rushed
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Shot compositions feel random at times. Characters are blocked at strange distances (a tell of green screening) Ellie and Dina’s lack of chemistry is only intensified through odd placements in scenes…maybe they’re devoted to the blocking from the game, but it more often seems rushed
The action set pieces in TLOU S2 borrow heavily from the source material, and as such, they are phenomenal. It is in the crucial quiet moments, where the audience needs to connect with characters and understand their relationships, environments, and the stakes of their conflicts, that things falter
May 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The action set pieces in TLOU S2 borrow heavily from the source material, and as such, they are phenomenal. It is in the crucial quiet moments, where the audience needs to connect with characters and understand their relationships, environments, and the stakes of their conflicts, that things falter