The writing of Scott Prilgrim is hilariously and perfectly transcribed from the comic books. I am a huge lover of all Edgar Wright, and Scott Pilgrim is no exception. Scenes are unique and interesting. I absolutely love everything about this movie and have watched it many times.
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My favorite scene in all of television
6 May 2019
The killing of a great TV show
6 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I am not going to make this review long as I simply don't want to talk about every detail that pissed me off. They have completely ruined years and years of buildup in a couple episodes. The writing is glaringly bad at this point. Many scenes don't make any sense if you think about them for any amount of time past the initial watch and most scenes are done for cheap dramatic effect instead of realistic story telling.
Pros: -Tyrion and Varys scenes were interesting and intense. More of this please! -While it didn't make any sense, the killing of the dragon was visually stunning. The dragon writhing in air and then crashing into the water was chilling. -The feast scene had it moments and I think was well shot.
Cons: -Dany turning evil is a great storyline, but completely rushed -Plot holes: How did no one see the oncoming ships? Dany was super high in the air, they couldn't have hid behind the rocks that well. How did the three arrows hit the one dragon with exact precision, but 20+ couldn't hit the second even though it was flying in a straight line and was closer? -Bronn hating Jaime and Tyrion made no sense and throws away seasons of character development -If Jaime actually goes back to Cersei (instead of turning on her/killing her), one of the series' best characters will be completely ruined. -Writing felt very cheap in many scenes. Why would Dany start Gendry's promotion by insulting him and his family? Those scenes were done for dramatic effect and no other reason. -Jon leaving Ghost like that was disgusting.
I could write more but there is no reason to. Didn't enjoy this episode and hate where the season is going and how the story will end.
Pros: -Tyrion and Varys scenes were interesting and intense. More of this please! -While it didn't make any sense, the killing of the dragon was visually stunning. The dragon writhing in air and then crashing into the water was chilling. -The feast scene had it moments and I think was well shot.
Cons: -Dany turning evil is a great storyline, but completely rushed -Plot holes: How did no one see the oncoming ships? Dany was super high in the air, they couldn't have hid behind the rocks that well. How did the three arrows hit the one dragon with exact precision, but 20+ couldn't hit the second even though it was flying in a straight line and was closer? -Bronn hating Jaime and Tyrion made no sense and throws away seasons of character development -If Jaime actually goes back to Cersei (instead of turning on her/killing her), one of the series' best characters will be completely ruined. -Writing felt very cheap in many scenes. Why would Dany start Gendry's promotion by insulting him and his family? Those scenes were done for dramatic effect and no other reason. -Jon leaving Ghost like that was disgusting.
I could write more but there is no reason to. Didn't enjoy this episode and hate where the season is going and how the story will end.
A disappointing end to an amazing show
6 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
GoT Season 8 Episode 3 is a good place to mark the death of an amazing series. While most of the episode was visually stunning, the writing of this episode and the season in general completely ignores the carefully constructed themes of the entire show. The looming threat of the white walkers has terrorized scenes since the first episode, yet is eliminated within an episode. The Long Night previously lasted generations, yet lasted a single *short* night.
The entire theme of the show was dealing with the uselessness of battles between the houses and kingdoms while the real threat was death. However, this episode contradicts that theme as it sets up those very same useless quarrels as the final boss of the entire series. It also eliminates the threat of the White Walkers without any further background on the WW and NK's intentions, history, motivations, etc. The Night King becomes an incredibly bland super villain with no motivation other than to kill the good guys.
The "dramatic plot twist" of the episode was Arya Stark killing the NK. However, this was only a dramatic plot twist because there was little to no hints of her story relating to the NK's at all. GoT is a show of many plots, and crossing over those plots for no reason other than surprise feels cheap. Calling back to a couple lines in the past, before the writers even knew Arya would kill the NK, is no excuse to shoe horn her in to what should have been the most important moment of the entire show. Words can not describe my disappointment for the death of the NK in a meaningless way.
The show has now lost most of its rewatchability, as every scene of the WW will feel completely useless and uninteresting. Major themes they develop throughout the series, like Jon's quest, the looming threat of death, and more will be frustrating and upsetting to rewatch.
D&D (the writers) singlehandedly killed the biggest show to ever exist in a single episode.
The entire theme of the show was dealing with the uselessness of battles between the houses and kingdoms while the real threat was death. However, this episode contradicts that theme as it sets up those very same useless quarrels as the final boss of the entire series. It also eliminates the threat of the White Walkers without any further background on the WW and NK's intentions, history, motivations, etc. The Night King becomes an incredibly bland super villain with no motivation other than to kill the good guys.
The "dramatic plot twist" of the episode was Arya Stark killing the NK. However, this was only a dramatic plot twist because there was little to no hints of her story relating to the NK's at all. GoT is a show of many plots, and crossing over those plots for no reason other than surprise feels cheap. Calling back to a couple lines in the past, before the writers even knew Arya would kill the NK, is no excuse to shoe horn her in to what should have been the most important moment of the entire show. Words can not describe my disappointment for the death of the NK in a meaningless way.
The show has now lost most of its rewatchability, as every scene of the WW will feel completely useless and uninteresting. Major themes they develop throughout the series, like Jon's quest, the looming threat of death, and more will be frustrating and upsetting to rewatch.
D&D (the writers) singlehandedly killed the biggest show to ever exist in a single episode.
A visual masterpiece with meaningful and hilarious writing
6 May 2019
Into the Spider-Verse is an incredible film. From the very beginning, the animation and art direction is top notch. Spiderverse has a very unique style that I anticipate will "inspire" many animation studios in the future (aka, the art style will be stolen). From a writing standpoint, this film is not only hilarious, but brings with it very meaningful messages that hit home in ways many films do not. While some movies feel forced jumping between the comic and the serious, Spiderverse does so as naturally as a veteran web slinger flies through New York.
The humor in spiderverse picks up about halfway through the movie with the introduction of the other spider-men (and women). I never thought that Nicolas Cage would be a perfect cast in a movie, but him as Noir is masterful. His performance is filled with one liners, none of which fall flat. Spider-Ham, voiced by the incredible John Mulaney, is a childish yet funny cartoon spider-man. While at first he seems a bit out of place, the character eventually fits right into the tone of the movie. Peter B. Parker also bring a flurry of hilarious and well written jokes that lighten the tone of most scenes. While the introduction of the different characters may seem like it would break Spider-verse's carefully constructed theme, it only helps to strengthen the writing and nuances of the movie.
Overall, Spider-Verse is not only incredibly animated, but masterfully written. I would recommend this film to everyone and anyone. You don't have to like super heroes to enjoy Spider-Verse, but I would say it helps.
The humor in spiderverse picks up about halfway through the movie with the introduction of the other spider-men (and women). I never thought that Nicolas Cage would be a perfect cast in a movie, but him as Noir is masterful. His performance is filled with one liners, none of which fall flat. Spider-Ham, voiced by the incredible John Mulaney, is a childish yet funny cartoon spider-man. While at first he seems a bit out of place, the character eventually fits right into the tone of the movie. Peter B. Parker also bring a flurry of hilarious and well written jokes that lighten the tone of most scenes. While the introduction of the different characters may seem like it would break Spider-verse's carefully constructed theme, it only helps to strengthen the writing and nuances of the movie.
Overall, Spider-Verse is not only incredibly animated, but masterfully written. I would recommend this film to everyone and anyone. You don't have to like super heroes to enjoy Spider-Verse, but I would say it helps.
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