Marty Supreme

This is definitely the greatest movie from 2025 I’ve watched so far, and it’s probably going to stay like that. The set design, the color grading, the attention to detail, it’s all done so wonderfully. The cinematography of this movie reminds me of Whiplash, which was obviously an amazing movie, so seeing a movie like it is just great. And I love what this film does with the scenes, the subtle music they add in that further adds to the mood, the atmosphere created by the color and how it matches where he is and what’s going on. The scene in Japan when he’s playing Endo being lighter in color now that he’s finally made it and able to prove his worth, contrasted to the scene when he first plays him at the tournament in London and how the scene is dark in color to represent his failure, I think it was an amazing touch that exemplifies the plot of the movie. The characters were all good, especially Wally adding a bit of comedic relief to the movie which I was pleasantly surprised at. But Marty Mouser, he is 100% the greatest example of pure ambition and determination to a goal I’ve ever seen in a movie. His determination isn’t just confidence, it’s obsession, it’s a drive that overrides everything else in his life, it’s a desire to win that brings him to his lowest. He refuses humility unless it means a greatness to outshine it, he refuses compromise because he believes he has to see everything through to the fullest, he refuses loss and takes himself half way across the world both literally and figuratively just to win. He’s the embodiment of flawed ambition, and his character is pretty much perfect. Plot-wise, this film is a masterpiece, cinema-wise, this movie is a work of art, and I think there’s very little that could be done to make this movie better. It’s long, but it is worth it, I highly recommend.