definitely my favorite movie of this year, and one of the best cinema experiences i've maybe ever had. just really run the gamut of emotions and themes and im kinda burnt out on 'multiverse' stuff mostly from capeshit but i think it was really well done.
Eh I had it hyped up for me by multiple people and it flopped compared to the hype. It’s the matrix for zoomers with some tacked on mushy emotional stuff about family and depression. Imo of course.
The only thing they have in common is that they're both good films with good special effects. The maximalist filmmaking to portray all the different life paths was very well done, especially the way it was slightly disorienting. And the pacing and exposition was way tighter than most films (especially The Matrix, which I watched recently and it really drags in parts.) The stakes are high throughout and despite that it retains a sense of fun.
The use of the multiverse to tell an immigrant story was really powerful, way beyond just being "some mushy stuff about family and depression" — the specific family and the specific rift matters, and not appreciating makes it harder to appreciate a lot of the more subtle decisions that went into the film, like Evelyn's use of English vs Mandarin and how much of an accent she retains.
The main overcontrolling Asian mum character is too familiar to me
that should make the movie better for you overall imo. it definitely starts off a little slow but if you get through the start it really picks up! definitely consider giving it another shot
Everything Everywhere All At Once is one of the best films I've ever seen
Learn nothing about it just watch it. Consider getting lightly stoned first if you partake :stalin-smokin:
eh, it drags at times, and some of the jokes didn't land for me, but a very interesting movie on a conceptual level and some very nice messages.
I want to back this. It’s possibly my favorite movie of all time, and the less you know going in the better.
definitely my favorite movie of this year, and one of the best cinema experiences i've maybe ever had. just really run the gamut of emotions and themes and im kinda burnt out on 'multiverse' stuff mostly from capeshit but i think it was really well done.
Eh I had it hyped up for me by multiple people and it flopped compared to the hype. It’s the matrix for zoomers with some tacked on mushy emotional stuff about family and depression. Imo of course.
The only thing they have in common is that they're both good films with good special effects. The maximalist filmmaking to portray all the different life paths was very well done, especially the way it was slightly disorienting. And the pacing and exposition was way tighter than most films (especially The Matrix, which I watched recently and it really drags in parts.) The stakes are high throughout and despite that it retains a sense of fun.
The use of the multiverse to tell an immigrant story was really powerful, way beyond just being "some mushy stuff about family and depression" — the specific family and the specific rift matters, and not appreciating makes it harder to appreciate a lot of the more subtle decisions that went into the film, like Evelyn's use of English vs Mandarin and how much of an accent she retains.
I couldn't get past the first 20 minutes. The main overcontrolling Asian mum character is too familiar to me
that should make the movie better for you overall imo. it definitely starts off a little slow but if you get through the start it really picks up! definitely consider giving it another shot