I assumed it'd be as dry and monochromatic as it looks. It was a well-rounded action movie.
Without knowing the second act I sense it deserves more than two movies. How can this world-building and story-building pay off in two movies?
It isn't novel, but a strong incarnation, precisely executed to film. It thrills like Hollywood without watering down like Hollywood. It's bleak without relief. You're walking a moral desert, but you're holding a compass. Something pulls you.
It's hard to imagine how this goes for someone who hasn't read the book. Did you get invested in Paul, Paul's mom or dad, or Zendaya, or Zendaya's dad? Anyone?
ReplyDeleteIf I remember right Zendaya and her company are hardly allies yet, foreshadowing notwithstanding. So I think it was mostly about Paul (it's easy for me to root for a chosen one with budding powers), as well as generally good action and drama. But my memory fades a little, which makes it a little brutal the second movie was delayed. Now I have to decide whether to rewatch the first.
DeleteI did find the Momoa and Oscar Isaac fates emotional
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