Review by Jordy
VIP8This is somewhat reminiscent of the 2014 Godzilla film in the sense that it's trying to be a drama first and a spectacle second. Don't worry, you'll get more of the titular monster here compared to that film, but those who are just looking for destruction are bound to walk out disappointed. In theory this should be right up my alley for that exact reason, but despite being a relatively small Japanese production, the end result I found oddly commercial. Take the character drama, which thankfully is handled more interestingly than the Gareth Edwards film. It puts in just enough work as an analysis of post-war trauma in Japan (I like that they play up the angle of Godzilla as a metaphor for this, wish they'd pushed that a little further) and they put more effort into making us engage with the characters than a movie like this usually would. However, there's still something very calculated and safe about it. In particular, the dynamic between our main 'family' is very obvious because it uses many predictable tropes that play out exactly as expected. For example, our tortured protagonist doesn't quite view the little kid he's living with as his daughter yet (I wonder where that'll go). Moreover, there are plenty of cheesy calls, which during its worst moments lead to scenes that are straight up manipulative. Without going into spoilers, this movie has one of the most annoying final scenes I've seen in a long time, completely backtracking on a major emotional beat of the movie. It honestly felt like the movie pulling a middle finger at its audience. What doesn't help either is that the dialogue, acting and filmmaking aren't the best. Subtleties are spelled out through exposition, every emotion is underscored with generic string sections, the actors are overdoing it at points (even for Japanese standards, trust me). Long story short, the choices all feels very ... Hollywood. I'm not expecting Grave of the Fireflies here, but why focus half of your movie on this aspect when it isn't anything special. The action bits I found slightly better. This movie generally has decent direction, with some design/effects work I'd genuinely call excellent. The fact that they made this with less than 1/10th of the budget of Godzilla vs Kong is really funny to me. Still, the sequences with Godzilla aren't visionary enough where they'll leave a mark on my brain, which is something you really need when you're working in the big monster/disaster genre. Going back to the 2014 film, that movie has a very distinct atmosphere with a very memorable finale. The camera placement and overall presentation here are much more on the functional side. Entertaining enough, but also very reliant on convenience and cheesy, ridiculous moments. For instance, I dare anyone not to laugh at the news crew standing on the roof when Godzilla attacks the city. It's so stupid, but played completely straight. Overall, while I expect a lot of people who think they're cultured for liking Hollywood movies that aren't made by Hollywood will like this, I thought it was the usual middle of the road same old, same old.
5/10
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You citing 2014 jusy says to everyone that you don't know Godzilla movies, and then your review further highlights that fact.
You're entitled to your opinion of course, but just know that for those who know Godzilla films your opinion is wrong.
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What kind of person write crap like this? There's a lot wrong with this episode and I'm not even talking about the new route of Black Mirror, I mean the childish plot, the pro migrant message and then showing a migrant committing murders therefore reinforcing the discourse, the exaggeration of racism in the UK one of the most inclusive countries in the world, every character is full of stereotypes and canned behavior, really bad writing!. Netflix is becoming trash by the second.
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Yeah it kind of seems like lazy pandering to the wine mom crowd, especially that true crime riffing in loch henry
Imagine being a writer for a moment, one people love and praise, but being trapped in a box that the people who love your work create. Imagine in the beginning you thriving in that box, people loving you more and more, but eventually you've explored everything in the box. Now suddenly people drag you down, "why is he telling stories outside the box?" This is why season 6 took 4 years, because none of these episodes were bad, but because 3 of the 5 weren't inside the box all this hate gets written. Time to move on people, something is indeed better than nothing, and the more you complain about the theme, the closer you get to black mirror straight out ending and red mirror taking it's place, because all good writers eventually learn how to silence the haters and write with their heart, not with a gun to their head.
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Or you could not lie to/deceive your audience...
You can't just throw any shit in the box and write Black Mirror on the outside of the box & expect praise.
3 of these episodes belong in a different series with a "from the producers of Black Mirror" sub title.
If you are out of ideas... make a new series. Don't degrade the quality of a great franchise out of desperation.
Have some integrity.
Imagine being a writer for a moment, one people love and praise, but being trapped in a box that the people who love your work create. Imagine in the beginning you thriving in that box, people loving you more and more, but eventually you've explored everything in the box. Now suddenly people drag you down, "why is he telling stories outside the box?" This is why season 6 took 4 years, because none of these episodes were bad, but because 3 of the 5 weren't inside the box all this hate gets written. Time to move on people, something is indeed better than nothing, and the more you complain about the theme, the closer you get to black mirror straight out ending and red mirror taking it's place, because all good writers eventually learn how to silence the haters and write with their heart, not with a gun to their head.
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@paulvincent83 They could have made at least two seasons just around AI! They didn't because they lack imagination.
Imagine being a writer for a moment, one people love and praise, but being trapped in a box that the people who love your work create. Imagine in the beginning you thriving in that box, people loving you more and more, but eventually you've explored everything in the box. Now suddenly people drag you down, "why is he telling stories outside the box?" This is why season 6 took 4 years, because none of these episodes were bad, but because 3 of the 5 weren't inside the box all this hate gets written. Time to move on people, something is indeed better than nothing, and the more you complain about the theme, the closer you get to black mirror straight out ending and red mirror taking it's place, because all good writers eventually learn how to silence the haters and write with their heart, not with a gun to their head.
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@paulvincent83 Sure, it's possible to look at it this way. But the show is still called Black Mirror, and people expect a certain type of story when it comes to Black Mirror. If Charlie Brooker really told every story possible with the Black Mirror theme, it is time to end it, and start a different show.
If this is the case, Black Mirror should end and go down in history for what it was (and what it was good at), not become something else under the same name.
Yes, I (and probably every fan) will give a real chance to another Charlie Brooker anthology series. I really like horror stories so if it's that, I will be happy about it. Just please call it something else - because a lot of this just wasn't what you expect when you hear the mirror cracking in the intro. I'm sure we all would be here for Red Mirror.
As for the season:
Joan is Awful - Not bad, it sure fits in the Black Mirror "theme" - maybe a bit too meta for me, a bit cringe. Kinda reminded me of Matrix Ressurrections, thankfully not as bad as that. I think it was a good idea, with a not so good execution.
Loch Henry - Probably my favorite of the season and maybe (barely) fitting the Black Mirror theme as well.
Beyond the Sea - My second favorite of the season, fitting the Black Mirror theme. Maybe a bit too long and a bit slow, but a good Black Mirror episode overall.
Hazey Day - Doesn't fit the theme, a promising horror story, a bit rushed for me.
Demon 79 - Doesn't fit the theme, predictable, not really interesting, nothing I haven't seen a 100 times before.
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Open the door and throw the stupid teddy bear out! Wtf? So contrived...
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@sintriangle No problem to open the doors in a small non-pressurized aircraft, like this Cessna 180. Also, she was practically at sea level, so the pressure difference would have been negligible anyway. However, I'm guessing that, since she was a beginner, she didn't have the plane fully trimmed out, and so she would probably have lost control of the plane while wrestling with the door and the burning teddy-bear. With her low altitude, anything this serious of a problem is probably an almost guaranteed crash. And this: you don't learn how to land a plane by reading the manual.
The language with which both men talked about their families as possessions really stuck out to me. It's what led to one being unable to grieve his dead family and the other being unable to connect to his living family. The ending showed how viewing women as mere set dressing for men's lives ultimately leads to tragedy for not just the disposable women but for the men living in misery and loneliness.
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@bcstorey not even Deadpool would come up with such a lame comeback. You should look for other comic book characters to base your online personality on.
The language with which both men talked about their families as possessions really stuck out to me. It's what led to one being unable to grieve his dead family and the other being unable to connect to his living family. The ending showed how viewing women as mere set dressing for men's lives ultimately leads to tragedy for not just the disposable women but for the men living in misery and loneliness.
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@bcstorey says the incel.
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The language with which both men talked about their families as possessions really stuck out to me. It's what led to one being unable to grieve his dead family and the other being unable to connect to his living family. The ending showed how viewing women as mere set dressing for men's lives ultimately leads to tragedy for not just the disposable women but for the men living in misery and loneliness.
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@bcstorey you didn't notice anything wrong with the way they talked about women? Maybe you're the one who needs a hug from a woman.
The language with which both men talked about their families as possessions really stuck out to me. It's what led to one being unable to grieve his dead family and the other being unable to connect to his living family. The ending showed how viewing women as mere set dressing for men's lives ultimately leads to tragedy for not just the disposable women but for the men living in misery and loneliness.
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@sharkiller if you think that men don't feel the same way about women let me introduce you to Andrew Tate and his big following. Trump? Women's rights in 2023? Never read the news?
The language with which both men talked about their families as possessions really stuck out to me. It's what led to one being unable to grieve his dead family and the other being unable to connect to his living family. The ending showed how viewing women as mere set dressing for men's lives ultimately leads to tragedy for not just the disposable women but for the men living in misery and loneliness.
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@sharkiller We are praising the thematic material of the episode. Nolan's Oppenheimer is set during WWII, does that mean we can't bring contemporary understandings of nuclear warfare to it? I'm not sure I understand why you're trying to police the kind of thoughts this episode brings up for people.
The language with which both men talked about their families as possessions really stuck out to me. It's what led to one being unable to grieve his dead family and the other being unable to connect to his living family. The ending showed how viewing women as mere set dressing for men's lives ultimately leads to tragedy for not just the disposable women but for the men living in misery and loneliness.
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@bcstorey I was thinking same thing as OP. There were a few striking times where characters had lines like "She's mine" and "She's mine forever" etc. So it's not weird to consider these things.
Pretty crummy that they try forcing the neurodivergent Pikachu to act like all the others
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The lesson was them realizing they shouldn't...
So there's an elixir that turns humans into ghouls in seconds? I'm sorry, but this feels more like The Elder Scrolls than Fallout.
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@leonfeng FO4's Hancock turned into a Ghoul thanks to an experimental drug. It could very well be the same one Thaddeus used.
So there's an elixir that turns humans into ghouls in seconds? I'm sorry, but this feels more like The Elder Scrolls than Fallout.
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@ghax1111 Wow, I didn't know that! Just looked it up on Fallout Wiki, Hancock says to the Sole Survivor:
Only one of its kind left, and only one hit.
That's according to Hancock, though. This episode changes everything, I guess. Hope Season 2 will explain it further, like how does the science behind instant ghoulification work? Who is the snake oil salesman and why did he try to kill himself?
It's supposed to be set in the 70s but looks closer to today with the fashion style and environment. The subject matter alone doesn't make it good but nice try Hollywood. It's boring. It's one of those films designed with award winning in mind from the start. Mute the movie and it could be any typical Hollywood movie about a president or the fbi yet without any interesting scenes. The cinematography is as bland as hell. You're dumped in the movie with a bunch of charcaters and you don't care about anyone of them. No drama. No horror. No suspense. Don't bother.
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@moonkodi The first few 5 minutes (?) is set in the 70s, a majority of the movie is set in the early 00's.
It's supposed to be set in the 70s but looks closer to today with the fashion style and environment. The subject matter alone doesn't make it good but nice try Hollywood. It's boring. It's one of those films designed with award winning in mind from the start. Mute the movie and it could be any typical Hollywood movie about a president or the fbi yet without any interesting scenes. The cinematography is as bland as hell. You're dumped in the movie with a bunch of charcaters and you don't care about anyone of them. No drama. No horror. No suspense. Don't bother.
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@moonkodi The movie is set in the 70s ???? I did not know that the attacks on the world trade center was in the 70s, go figure...
Did you even watch the movie?
Stereotypical and anti-American. Take-away line: "Did you vote for Trump?"
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@dridriov oh, stop being so sensitive. That's how foreigners see you Americans now.
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VIP6So sups were created by Nazi Germany now and the Endgame of the Company with a black CEO is white Supremacy?
I hope they clear the role of Stormfront and the guy running the Company who I don't remember the name of soon, because right now it looks like writers and recruitment didn't talk to each other.
There were better, more logical reasons for them to continue testing so they can give Compund V to adults (like predictability - adults have usually already shown their personality, while children are still forming theirs - giving compund V to a child you can end up with a Homelander or a Starlight while you probably want sth inbetween...)
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@player8472 Tbh, Homelander seems kinda bothered in a way about her being a white supremacist. It's just he cares more about himself than anything else.
Does anyone know any movies or series with the similare style and 80s theme?
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@erebos Thanks! Still appreciated 6.5 years later. :)
Reading some comments here and you loose faith in humanity.
What is the propaganda here ? what are you people talking about ? who cares if the "based on a true story" is so tru or not accurate.
Yes the theme of the movie by default will probably, probably touch you, or you can ginve an 1 and talk about propaganda crap (again what?!) .The movie broke my soul. Fantastic music, absolutely fantastic music score, Tim was awesome, the direction was really good, for hard stomachs and not for stupid people.
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@great_vc I also reported you for wishing people were dead for not liking this piece of garbage propaganda. Get some help; I wonder if you were inside The US Capitol on Janurary 6th and you still haven't been caught.
Reading some comments here and you loose faith in humanity.
What is the propaganda here ? what are you people talking about ? who cares if the "based on a true story" is so tru or not accurate.
Yes the theme of the movie by default will probably, probably touch you, or you can ginve an 1 and talk about propaganda crap (again what?!) .The movie broke my soul. Fantastic music, absolutely fantastic music score, Tim was awesome, the direction was really good, for hard stomachs and not for stupid people.
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@great_vc This movie was crap, so you are saying people that gave it a 0 or 1 rating should stop breathing? How about people that gave this piece of fake garbage a 10 get some therapy into what is real and what is not real? I'm blocking you.
That wasn't bad. I still think the lead is dull as dishwater and the show suffers from prequelitis since we know nothing bad can happen to him. I feel sorry for that cop though. Another smart white man trapped in an office full of useless diversity hires.
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Dude, you work at dollar store. You realize that character is going to turn out to be the Hitler of the show. You know how to pick them I guess.
That wasn't bad. I still think the lead is dull as dishwater and the show suffers from prequelitis since we know nothing bad can happen to him. I feel sorry for that cop though. Another smart white man trapped in an office full of useless diversity hires.
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@celozzip Ah, spoken with the confidence only a mediocre white man could attain.
What a waste of time...
The THREE plot twists at the end devalue every single character and basically mock the issues of power harassment, racism, sexism, emotional abuse, suicide etc. etc.
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@Erebos this comment was the only useful one out of the bunch. Thank you
What the hell is this raceswapped bullshit?
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@filmtoaster go cry about it on Twitter.
In the previous episode, I suspected Cate being an accomplice, but the plot hole in this episode was that when everyone woke up wiped, she didn't have bloodshot eyes... Omitting that, feels like dishonest storytelling.
Also, why does Andre's voice change so much when he's using his power? Is that how he activates it? Or is that just his "angry" voice?
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@erebos she probably wiped their memory and then sent them to sleep, her eyes would've gone back to normal after a while
I think someone used their powers, it seemed the same as the jump with the psychic
Is golden boy blowing himself up the part they are referring to about committing self harm?
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Luke killed himself. Emma and Marie have to self harm for their abilities.
Why did they need to emphasise that Wade is gender fluid? Why is that a topic of discussion in a children’s animated movie? :rage:
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A) Pixar has never made "children's movies"
B) Because Pixar makes movies that have something to say, even if bigots refuse to listen, and, I'd say, because people like you, and god forbid your children, NEED to listen.
