After seeing the first film on its release date, I was quite underwhelmed. It was advertised as this unique space-opera with interesting ideas and all we got is a dull affair with a creator who relishes in his self-indulgence. Though, I was somewhat looking forward to this film, seeing if Snyder can finally learn from his flaws but alas, this continues to be a pale imitation of better, more interesting ideas. Do note that this is a straight-up continuation of the first film. It serves as this extended climax so it is recommended to watch them in order.
That's not to say some aspects aren't decent. For one, the main characters play a larger role here and DO interact with each other, something that was not present in the previous film. Cinematography-wise, this movie looks amazing in some shots, showing that Snyder is a capable director and knows how to make events feel epic.
Other than that, there's not much here than is worth noting, at least to me. As I mentioned, Snyder can make moments feel epic but he uses this techniques in moments that have any meaning to them, making these shots feel redundant and pointless only to feed into Snyder's pretentiousness and so on which is why, for me, the epic final battle sequence didn't really gel to me, it didn't feel epic.
This movie also has an issue of having too much, as in it can't handle the own weight of its story. For example, one of the main characters was supposed to have this tragic death but there was no build-up to her character, she had no personality or emotional attachment to other characters aside from a background character we know nothing about. It's the same thing with other scenes in that things just happen without any prior buildup.
Another aspect I want to focus on is the "edgy" vibe that Snyder gives all of his movies. I was never deterred by it in his other films but here it was glaringly corny to me. The villains all act and talk with a stoic personality with a one-dimensional feel to it. It comes off as extremely lamentable especially with the backstories of the characters, which I kid you not, the exact same story just with different settings. Maybe I'm missing a bigger picture but to me it just felt repetitive.
There are other aspects that are equally as lamentable but I wont cover them here as I've already did with my review of the first movie. Overall, a bland waste of time that doesn't really tell anything new and the social commentary it tries to conjure up is laughably shallow.
Also there was this grain harvesting scene that lasted for a solid 7 minutes.
That's not to say some aspects aren't decent. For one, the main characters play a larger role here and DO interact with each other, something that was not present in the previous film. Cinematography-wise, this movie looks amazing in some shots, showing that Snyder is a capable director and knows how to make events feel epic.
Other than that, there's not much here than is worth noting, at least to me. As I mentioned, Snyder can make moments feel epic but he uses this techniques in moments that have any meaning to them, making these shots feel redundant and pointless only to feed into Snyder's pretentiousness and so on which is why, for me, the epic final battle sequence didn't really gel to me, it didn't feel epic.
This movie also has an issue of having too much, as in it can't handle the own weight of its story. For example, one of the main characters was supposed to have this tragic death but there was no build-up to her character, she had no personality or emotional attachment to other characters aside from a background character we know nothing about. It's the same thing with other scenes in that things just happen without any prior buildup.
Another aspect I want to focus on is the "edgy" vibe that Snyder gives all of his movies. I was never deterred by it in his other films but here it was glaringly corny to me. The villains all act and talk with a stoic personality with a one-dimensional feel to it. It comes off as extremely lamentable especially with the backstories of the characters, which I kid you not, the exact same story just with different settings. Maybe I'm missing a bigger picture but to me it just felt repetitive.
There are other aspects that are equally as lamentable but I wont cover them here as I've already did with my review of the first movie. Overall, a bland waste of time that doesn't really tell anything new and the social commentary it tries to conjure up is laughably shallow.
Also there was this grain harvesting scene that lasted for a solid 7 minutes.
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