Topic: Movie thread.

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@JaxonH I think I called the twist pretty early when watching it. I think the biggest problem with Tenet was the marketing, the likes of Inception had trailers which basically told you the gimmick upfront so you needed less time to figure the movie world rules as you watched it but the trailers for Tenet were awful. The trailer should have just said "stuff is backwards innit", job done!

I like Nolan but I think he's held back by not understanding emotions, it's often like watching a movie made by a robot that has read an instructions manual of the human condition rather than a passionate filmmaker needing to get their story out. The elegancy of The Killing Joke-esque ending of The Dark Knight was butchered and Interstellar was meant to have a love-dovey core which felt off are two that come to my mind. I think he just needs to find the right actors to work with, since movies are a collaborate effort despite folk often praising just the director, who can work with him and get the emotions out of their characters.

Also stuff Ive seen!

Spider Man 10, I give it 6.66/10 as a 2+ hours kids film with no ending it’s only really 2/3rds of a film. It also means the next one will be 3.33/10! There’s plenty of flab and busy work that could easily be cut to make way for an ending. As a lot of people said it’s mind blowing I was expecting the movie to blow me more but hey-ho. However all that does not change how utterly gorgeous of a film it is, not just because of the constant art styles lobbed at you but the camera work is really ambitious too, arguably too extravagant to the point it detracts but still lovely stuff. I’m disappointed the focus is on the need to kill police captains when there are Gwen Stacey necks that need snapping too. Also I’ve figured out the next film already, different Earth had an existing Spider Man which means Daddy cop doesn’t have to die. Thumbs up for making Ben Riley a sad sack. The soundtrack is a step backwards, the first one was part of the DNA of the movie but now it’s just songs that are there. I saw it in a fancy cinema where a hostess gives a little speech before the movie starts (like they always do) but this time it included saying there’s no post credit scenes, that’s good customer service! Highlight of the film was Spider Punk voiced by Daniel Kaluuya, great character and the only one with integrity, I also loved his cockney slang translation boxes.

The Call, as I’m racist I was looking forward to this as South Koreans make the best thrillers. It’s like a mystery murder version of The Lake House about teen girls with a time phone. It’s good with some clever moments with a great moody and slick atmosphere but I clocked onto the twists too early which kinda spoiled it for me. Highlight of the film was they did what I would if I had access to the future. Forget lottery numbers or sporting events/stock info I could make money from, I’d just ask for my favourite bands future albums!

The Worst Person In The World, a Norwegian 20 something find yourself dramedy a bit like an anti-Amelie that got a lot of praise for being subversive and had lots of writing awards nods. It’s good although to be honest I’ve seen this “I’m meant to be happy but not” indecisive character type of film loads of times already and there’s a lack of a wrinkle to make it really stand out. Maybe if it was an American film sure, I can see it’s high praise but European films have been doing stuff like talking about sex, dark thoughts and drugs for decades now anyway. It does get the feel of using phones and social media right though which movies are still struggling to do. There’s a lot of really cool moments in it like the air drums, freezing time and the trippy scene which is why it remind me of Amelie. The real strength of it is the acting of Renate Reinsve who both charms and elevates the writing so I’m sure she is gonna be picked to be a love interest or the scientist who explains things in a bunch of mid Hollywood films soon. Highlight of the film is seeing the Norwegian equivalent of singing happy birthday, I’m gonna insist people sing that to me now!

Prisoners Of The Ghostland, Nicholas Cage further cementing he should never have been a Hollywood star as he is a great B-movie star instead now teams with mad Japanese director Sion Sono who was responsible for Suicide Club and other brilliantly weird films. I came into it as a Sono fan rather than a Cage fan, as a Cage vehicle it’s good although as a Sono film it lacks his usual weird subtext which I thought was because it’s his first English film but it was because he didn’t write it which is a shame as his real strength is his bonkers ideas. The sets and imagery look great, the action is enjoyable, the score is an interesting western-samurai hybrid but I just wanted something more under the surface. Highlight of the film was all the creepy singing the characters did, I had to put it back to see it again.