christensonj

WHat an epic. nolal stages a practically strong and thundrous experience thoruhg the tails of Odysseus, and parts of the trojan war. A lot of it felt rushed, overly-paced through. But excellently presented and atmospheric. SOme of its set pieces, journey coiuld've used more depth / resonance and mystical charm, instead of constant bombastic intensity. But what it offers is as strong as cinema has to offer. The ending (the last 45 minutes) culminates into something that plucked as the best portion of the film. AN incredible, subtle, yet profound, emotional an endearing climax. It kind of makes up for whatever mis-directed / or mis-aimed intents the movie had earlier. And in the end, it doesn't really matter, if anything it adds to the epicness of this pic. Not Nolan's best, but has the essence and at times feels like it is. I can see his magnum opus here, but limits itself from fully being by skipping through a much-more needed exentuated world of stories. But an epic among epics.

There was potential to make this a nostalgic-emotion trip for Jessie, but the significance of her being at Emily's house for most of the movie didn't amount to anything (it could've been anyones house). And it felt like Pixar was leaning too too much in a human story, not a toy story. (As if the toys were like Bonnie's inside out emotions.) I thought it should be more about Woody, Buzz and the gang reminding children to how fun playing with real toys can be? Not just find a friend for Bonnie. And Jessie needed to have closure with Emily somehow, being she's at her house the whole movie. The movie has essences of what makes Toy Story great, but it doesn't give strong justification as to why it exists. You're not missing a lot if you did.

Doesn't really present or provide anything out of this world. Just a simple, amusing space adventure with forgettable but resonant characters. But the ending turns this film up a notch (or two). You walk out shocked, fused by the experience. Where the majority of the film had little to care about, the ending gave it life like no SW movie has almost never had.

i think Rises as it is, ais a stupendous, thunrous , epic cliamctic fianle. but the story asndwhere nolan took it, emoitonaly and stakes-wise felt very generic for him. This film could've been elevated and the stakes raised but doesn't. It stays at a neaturally good level until the ending. The last 10 minutes really wraps up the trilogy and ascends to premiere level for the first time. Bane is overused, the set pieces feel staged. It's not all bad, it just doesn't live up to or equate to what Nolan has / can do with his other films . This is just a spectacle epic ending, but still driven with terrific pulse and entertianmetn.

Once upon a time thinks its this cinematic touchstone calassic, its portrayl of this time and its vibe and exploration of it is top notch andf what you come to see... but then you soon realize what's going on tint he movie doesn't really lend intself or develop anything to where you connect and understand what the characters are going through. its a a plus vibe and experience, but a c minus story / plot. i think taranitno got carried away with his on-set scens, which don't go anythwere other than ego-boost the lead characters supposedly failing mindset. It should be about his transforamtiona nd acceptance of new cinema in italy or something that changes his outlook. not to brush old feathers on his cap. in the end, the ending is what makes it. such an enthralling and baddass depcition. i get his poetic license, it feels like a final movie in a filmaography . but not all of tis story carried thorughl, even though the charm strong and all there.

Force Awakens teeters along for the first hour. Starting square one on a sand planet. The movie in awe, enamoured of its source material. J.J. brings good energy and life to the adventure, but in the end, what adventure are we on? It's incomparable to what he did with Star Trek (2009). All this does is lightly return us to a beloved world, but defaulting for a basic demo-version for its re-entry. With a cliffhanger that makes you want to play the game ... but the ending saves it. After a very generic experience, with some fun tropes along the way, the movie derives more questions than answers. Which has draw, but is negligent on the story. It's a fun Sw addition, but doesn't nearly break ground like I thought it would. Has good charm and life .

I'm a huge fan of boldness and wher eRian Johnson take this. But a lot of it was just for show, even though what a show it was. It felt like the most epic SW adventure I'd ever seen, but by the end, you're so worn out that the last staraw it pulls feels a bit forced and unfulfilled. And the story as a whole really has no direction now, cause johnosn did everything he could with it. But what else? I apprecaite what he brought to SW, the sequences he staged, and some of the choices were needed and on an interesting path. BUt he never knew how to reign it in, hone it in, and give us turth to hang on to or live with. He just swings us around until we're tired. Great on a cinematic front, but as a story and middle chapter of the story, some of it made sense, but a lot of it felt like it was prioritizing the wrong thing. And SW is left in shame and consequence ... J