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Gen V: The Whole Truth (2023)
What happened? Did they lose the recorded footage towards the end? XD
I mean, like, did they change writers halfway through the episode? The detective character could have been immense and a very interesting story for a bunch of episodes and this lazy writing about "his proclivity" was like wha... why? Writers, why? Marie confesses because he pushes her and now it's all useless because he's been blackmailed for his holes fetish. Seriously, that was just embarrassing.
I am still struggling to find a villain in this story that can match the overwhelming power of Homelander, which is one of the most awesome things about The Boys, that the powerless go against this God-like unbeatable figure. Instead, they have a group of people that have identity conflicts with a dead friend that is the detonator for them to uncover the whole research facility thing, end of the story. That's just bloody flat. The detective could have made things really complicated for the heroes and now he's just gone. Four episodes into the show and I just don't know where they are going now. For all I see, there is a secret lab that isn't so secret and they have killed all the stakes so... what are they doing next?
The Son (2022)
Seems misunderstood by many
In my opinion, the emotional complexity of this film seems to have confused a lot of the people who have written reviews about The Son. We can all agree that, sure, The Father is a more enjoyable film because the acting is more appealing, but with that being said, this one does deserve a recognition that the audiences seem reticent to give to it.
Right at the start, we are presented with a boy who seems very overwhelmed by the need to figure out his feelings during his teenage years and it makes sense because it's the time in which boys grow into men and underlying feelings start to surface, making them hate a lot of things including their parents for *insert conflicting childhood episode*. It is something that happens in a lot of children and to my mind, it is an accurate portrayal of real life. Then, as the film goes on, we see a boy with a very serious issue and very strong feelings towards his father that are no joke. It is no longer about just growing up, it is a traumatic childhood episode that he has not been able to accept and it is turning him into a manipulative and numb human being.
Since the 70s, it has been agreed in the psychology world that nobody is born depressed, or crazy, or a manipulator. All of those are features that blossom out of life experiences. The son is precisely that, just a product of his own experience in a battle that he is losing day after day. A lot of users complain about the acting of the boy. I must say, I don't agree entirely. Beneath the surface, you could tell there was a very manipulative person even though his display of emotions were telling you a completely different story. The gaslighting about the earrings, the episode at the psychiatric hospital, the scene while making tea... I have seen the actor in his YouTube channel and in interviews and his behaviour in those shows that he really was acting here. So, I must concede that even though his character ended up making me dislike him a lot, what he did is not easy at all. And as a young actor, he didn't have an easy role to play. It is utter nonsense to compare his acting skills to Hopkins', one of the best actors of all time, let me remind you. It was a good effort, and he does not deserve the backlash he's received.
The film is painful in a lot of different fields, meaning that the degree of emotional violence that the son is throwing towards his parents and the new family of his dad is a very upsetting story to watch. The type of violence that is under the skin and of emotional exhaustion is the most severe of all. And while I am not saying that the character does what he does on purpose, he really does not understand the suffering he is causing to the new lives of those who actually care about him. At some point in life, everybody will go through a traumatic experience. But it is up to us to process that so the pain of the past does not make the present or the future any worse and make the snowball bigger. Hugh Hackman's character fell in love with another woman and quit his family. It is heartbreaking, but it is not his fault. I would really encourage everybody out there not to marry someone and have children until they have really figured out their own feelings but still, it is not his fault. He at the same time had a terrible father figure that just told him to "get a grip" and move on, so it is no wonder that his character at some point could have made an emotional mess. It is not his fault and the son doesn't understand that. It is complex to figure out at a young age and the script has a lot of links established between characters that are difficult to get. But it is a very very solid script that bites off everything it tries to chew
Lastly, I wanted to mention the scene of the three of them being back home after the hospital. What happens there, to me, is something that I could imagine happening in the near future. Just not as suddenly and as violently as it did. The talk between Hugh and Laura's characters wishing to make their son feel the family unity that he had growing up gives you hope that the terrible thing that could potentially happen will not in the end because the son will be having what he always wanted, the sense of belonging to what he once lost. And then, just seeing that hope grow to get it taken away in a heartbeat just broke me down. You end up realising that he has been manipulating his parents into going back home all along and that he didn't even want to have a relationship with them anymore. To me, that was pure evil. I ended up hating the kid. I really can justify how the emotional baggage overwhelms him so bad. But once he had what he needed, he still went on with it. Utterly heartbreaking... They were not bad parents, they really did all they could and never intended to hurt him. But him? He did it on purpose... The worst is you never see it coming, and I fear how many people like this kid's character exist near me capable of such evil things.
Ms. Marvel (2022)
After watching Season 1...
It started off really well, I was really impressed in the first episode by the creative touch to show how imaginative Kamala was, it really got me excited to watch more and see what kind of hero a teenager with a big imagination and a kind heart would do with her powers, the main character was very likeable and relatable (The acting of the main character is one of the best things of the show). But then it stopped, poof, gone with the wind. They absolutely forgot about all that and they ended up turning into a multi-episode lecture on Pakistan. The characters stopped being important because they got relegated to the background as it seemed that the only thing that mattered was the history of the country. Everything else felt secondary. The world in which a story takes place is important because it sets a certain environment for whatever difficult decisions may come next; but it is fundamental that the story moves on. To tell a story you cannot get stuck like they did here. For a multi-million dollar production, to have writing like this it's deplorable.
Superhero stories are not known for being Tarantino scripts but come on, this is way below par. Travelling to Pakistan, sure just make it happen, felt like buying a bus ticket to another state. "Mom, I found a secret rebel society of protectors at the station! They're my friends now" How convenient, like Karachi didn't have millions of people... There are no stakes! What does Kamala want that she can't get? She has everything! What is at risk? She has powers that she controls fully, the attention of the guy she likes and the unrealistically unconditional support of her parents, by episode 2 she's already figured out what she wants to do for the rest of her life, her best friend sticks by her, her family doesn't do anything after she ruins the wedding... So what's her struggle? That somebody is coming after her because she has an alien device? That's the plot of a 7 year olds film, come on. Marvel, are you seriously going from the Thanos snap level of drama and trauma to this type of plot? Pleaseeeee. Decisions have consequences, storytelling 101. Step it up, you know most of your fans are above 15 and the main character is nearly an adult. Life isn't perfect, so why is this story so immune to telling a real story with real consequences when real things happen that are sometimes really difficult to cope with? Any immigrant ever will know that when you decide *anything* when you are unprivileged, the consequences that fall on you are threefold in comparison to the ones of a privileged American. Use that stuff man! I don't know, something! Grrrrr @&#$...
What let me down the most is that they did not go down that path of the main character being a creative, artistic and think-outside-the-box type of hero. It all fell into the most generic, uninteresting and cookie-cut plot ever. Marvel, you need creativity. You lot have budgets that actually creative studios would kill to have to make art productions. I am really not impressed by the series, I wish the writers would learn a thing of two of storytelling and that they had found a more challenging storyline to tell. Good casting decisions were made I feel but... if I were Feige, I'd kindly ask the scriptwriters to pack up their things and leave to write stories for Cartoon Network.
Ms. Marvel: Generation Why (2022)
ART
I am so impressed. It is such a promising show and it has the potential to tell an amazing story. It has the capacity to connect with so many people and the talent to impress so many kinds of viewers. Please keep up the cinematography, it was pure art man! Love the designs and the colour palette and the lights. Can't wait to see what comes next.