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least obvious james gunn film huge fan of the angle gunn chose to take for this film. watching this in 3d as directed by the director himself was so fun (even though it took me until the final end credit to realise the film should not have been as blue as it was and if i tilted my head it was a normal colour). the cinematography was amazing, i had a great time during this film and nicholas hoult really works his best nicholas hoult self. as a diehard marvel fan since 2010, if this film is meant to set up the next generation of dc movies then i am absolutely hooked + there was a scene where lois was walking across the screen and some lady irl was walking to use the bathroom and their movement synced up perfectly

"three minutes and the light turns green" people are easily disconnected from the past, whether it is a deliberate act or genuine forgetfulness. covid only happened 5 years ago and yet it feels like all this happened a lifespan ago. lou ye does an amazing job at capturing the rollercoaster of emotions we felt during this pandemic, the long drawn out isolation and it invoked a strange sense of nostalgia in me. while i can appreciate the artistry of lou ye, this film was one of the few that i've genuinely considered leaving the theatre. lou ye tries to establish a meta context, utilising long shots over and over and over and over again to allow the audience to feel the drawl, bore and restlessness that the characters feel. this really worked out extremely well because i was so fucking bored! it feels like he just didnt want to waste any footage and refused to cut anything. he also relies extremely heavily on faux screen recordings for phone calls and videos. while some were done extremely well, the lagging of the video calls genuinely pissed me off. why pay 20 euros to watch a phone lag when i already do that everyday at home. 3.16 stars.

Watched this in 2 seatings not because it was overwhelming but because we couldn't finish it in class but the intentional overwhelmingness of the film is immensely strong. +.5 stars for that.

so well made so well written being able to watch this in the cinema was a fantastic experience other than the fact that i couldnt cry because itd be too noisy keating said that "when you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think" and as inherently selfish beings this (amongst countless other scenes) have stuck with me since my first watch. im at a very different part of my life (literally) since then and man this film really has the ability to transcend time