It's my job to hate, so I do. It's almost an avocation.
But, I didn't hate RP1, it just left me cold. It's a soulless little film. Almost as if some one said to Spielberg let's do one of those effects heavy films you are so good at from twenty years ago. He said okay but never really committed to it. Or something. There was something off about the film.
It starts with what seems like a thirty minute monologue about what the film is about and what the game is about. It just went on forever. At this point audiences probably get the idea of how virtual worlds work, right. But they had to explain it. Every time they moved to another scene they had to stop and explain things.
I would also like to know why Spielberg loves this muted color palette so much? The colors are rich but muted.
There was lots of moralizing and speeches about love and freedom and that got old. I guess Spielberg still wants to make Shia LeBeouff happen since the lead actor seems like his clone. The only person I really liked in the film was TJ Miller who played iRoq. His speeches were out there. Almost as if he were in a different film all together. Maybe he was doing his speeches for Deadpool 2 and forgot he was in RP1. Everyone else was very one dimensional.
It's a kids film I hear you guy, with distinct echoes of The Goonies. Then how do you have a massive explosion that kills so many people? That can't be good for kids. There was a tone problem in this film.
I especially didn't like the bad guy since he seemed so stupid at many times.
There were two sequences I did like. I especially liked the quest for the second key. I thought that was really inventive and well done. And I liked the massive battle sequence at the end. That's one of those scenes where you probably have to watch it multiple times to get what is going on.
Finally, Easter Eggs. That seems like a lot of work. The theory is that Easter Eggs are fun so let's make a film that's entirely Easter Eggs. More is better! Yeah, no. I did like some. The Queen did see the Jack Slater shout out, but I missed it. I liked that everybody wore pins celebrating different games, etc. But there was just too much. Maybe. It could be I'm old.
I will watch this film again to try and catch stuff that I missed.
But, I didn't hate RP1, it just left me cold. It's a soulless little film. Almost as if some one said to Spielberg let's do one of those effects heavy films you are so good at from twenty years ago. He said okay but never really committed to it. Or something. There was something off about the film.
It starts with what seems like a thirty minute monologue about what the film is about and what the game is about. It just went on forever. At this point audiences probably get the idea of how virtual worlds work, right. But they had to explain it. Every time they moved to another scene they had to stop and explain things.
I would also like to know why Spielberg loves this muted color palette so much? The colors are rich but muted.
There was lots of moralizing and speeches about love and freedom and that got old. I guess Spielberg still wants to make Shia LeBeouff happen since the lead actor seems like his clone. The only person I really liked in the film was TJ Miller who played iRoq. His speeches were out there. Almost as if he were in a different film all together. Maybe he was doing his speeches for Deadpool 2 and forgot he was in RP1. Everyone else was very one dimensional.
It's a kids film I hear you guy, with distinct echoes of The Goonies. Then how do you have a massive explosion that kills so many people? That can't be good for kids. There was a tone problem in this film.
I especially didn't like the bad guy since he seemed so stupid at many times.
There were two sequences I did like. I especially liked the quest for the second key. I thought that was really inventive and well done. And I liked the massive battle sequence at the end. That's one of those scenes where you probably have to watch it multiple times to get what is going on.
Finally, Easter Eggs. That seems like a lot of work. The theory is that Easter Eggs are fun so let's make a film that's entirely Easter Eggs. More is better! Yeah, no. I did like some. The Queen did see the Jack Slater shout out, but I missed it. I liked that everybody wore pins celebrating different games, etc. But there was just too much. Maybe. It could be I'm old.
I will watch this film again to try and catch stuff that I missed.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm