Everything Everywhere All At Once

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Yup, it was some Wow, alright.

[Greg]

Well, that was quite enjoyable. I thought it started off clunky as the Directors try to set up the boundaries for the world. There were a lot of info dumps but there wasn't anyway to get around them. But once everything is kind of in place, about the time Evelyn meets the real villain in the hallway for a fight, the film goes off the rails in a great way. There are so many images that are etched in my brain. I don't think this film will be half as good on the TV because you need to be overwhelmed by the tsunami of images the film throws at you and I don't think you can get that at home.

It must have been a very hard film technologically to make. The amount of throwaway shots must have been astounding, blips of universes we saw for only seconds. I think Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu had harder acting jobs than MY just because of their constantly switching characters. But Michelle Yeah still had a lot to do. As did Jamie Lee Curtis. They all look liked they were having a great time. I'm probably mistaken but did Brad Pitt play one of the chefs in the Benihana restaurant scene?

So much absurdity in this film. So much surrealism in this film. So much sex play!

It was bit confusing as they kept bouncing back and forth between the first two universes. I also go it in my mind that one of the characters had committed suicide and this was Evelyn's way of dealing with it. But that take turned out to be wrong. 

I thought the end was particularly effective. All the fights were very well done.

Really have to pick and choose who you recommend this film to.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Bah! I recommend to everyone!

[Drunk Monk]

So do I. 

But I do caution anyone with younger kids because of the trophy fight. One of my iaido friends took his teen daughter, so I warned him. They loved it. Teen daughters are probably more hip to that stuff than us fathers of daughters are ready to admit. 

The first time I ever saw a real 'trophy' was due to Legbone. He bought some box of illicit items at a porn shop and it included one. He was fascinated by it and frequently whipped it out at MQ6 parties to terrorize our coworkers. I guess I'm grateful that he made me aware of such things prior to the Yeti getting me a job on Folsom street...

Butt yeah. Everyone (of age) needs to see this film. I haven't endorsed a film as heavily as this one in years...

[thatguy]

But(t) for the trophy fight and the dildo-chucks...

--tg

[thatguy]

This is a pretty good interview with The Daniels. I'll just link to it because (spoilers)...

https://gizmodo.com/everything-everywher...1848778652

I was not aware of the 4-part story structure:

“You could do a whole article just about how Eastern storytelling leaves more room for ambiguity and a lack of conflict. There is a four-act structure in Japanese storytelling that isn’t about conflict at all, it’s only about change.”

--tg

[cranefly]

Only Michelle Yeoh could've played Evelyn in EEAAO. It's a true tour de force for her.

I heard that initially they wanted Jackie Chan.  He turned it down, so they totally rewrote it for Michelle.  That's the rumor, at least.

Anyway, LCF and I have now seen it (in Fremont).  I'll have to watch it again with full subtitles--but the visuals pretty much tell the story, except when they don't make a lick of sense.

I was thinking throughout, "Here's a movie where the actors just have to do what the director and the script tell them to do, and trust that it will all make sense after editing and post."

[Greg]

Not a rumor. There have been news stories about it. I believe it's even mentioned previously on this very thread. Yeoh made fun of elder brother for passing on the film when it became a hit.

[Drunk Monk]

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022 Movie) - Special Feature "Final Fight"- Michelle Yeoh

[Greg]

I'm ready to see this again. I also really need to see the final Spiderman again. It's supposed to hit Start in two weeks.

[King Bob]

I enjoyed it but didn't think it was the masterpiece that some people made it out to be. I think a lot of people weren't previously aware or the mulitiverse idea or the Everett-Wheeler model. And I'm not sure about the shift from universal destruction to mother/daughter conflict.

I liked the snippets of real film openings with Michelle Yeoh.

But if everything was meaningless to the villain, why did she put so much effort into her clothes and hair?

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

It wasn't meaningless, that was her defense. Teen angst.

[Drunk Monk]

But if everything was meaningless to the villain, why did she put so much effort into her clothes and hair?

It’s a villain thang. You wouldn’t understand.

The multiverse is trending. I mentioned that in my review - https://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/art...ticle=1631

[Greg]

When do we get to talk about the raccoon version of Ratatouille? Best bit in the movie.

[King Bob]

Voiced by Randy Newman.