I need to vent because I'm not happy that it won in the end

Amelie 2022-04-20 09:01:11

When I first learned about this film, whether it was from the name or the poster, I was somewhat looking forward to it. I took a look at the trailer. It's similar to an adult fairy tale of a mermaid princess. Well, the theme is also my dish.
Found the resource and got a glimpse... quite disappointed. Also said that only loneliness can save loneliness or something, just this story, sorry, I'm really finished! Complete! Look! Do not! out! Come! ! ! "Blade Runner 2049" is full of loneliness and tears. That look, that atmosphere, that picture, that color, is called loneliness. This is not a simple shot of a few buses, the shot of sign language is enough. If you insist on being lonely at this level, won't your conscience hurt?
And then the love story, sorry, I really can't feel it either. The little fish man was simply ignorant and forcibly tricked into bed by the heroine, okay? Tell me it's love when I'm blind? Look at the "Phantom Thread" next door, although it is a very human twisted love story, but you look at the corners of the male and female protagonists' brows, you look at the magnetic field, the holding hands, the touching, that is called love.
The heroine's characterization really disgusts me. The pattern of daily life, which I accept, most days of most people are repetitive, monotonous, and boring. Can resonate. Since X's play... what the hell, what do you want to express? In addition to the seduction scene after the rescue of the murlocs, it makes people feel that the heroine is not lacking in love, but just lacking in sex life. Finally, in the part of saving the murloc, it reflects the kindness of the heroine, but she is so strong to ask others to help, and what the hell is the scene of complacently mocking the villain after being rescued, it is simply smearing. It doesn't mean that it has to be positive, but the protagonist in such a story should have all the details added up, which makes it difficult to say whether it is good or bad. The bad points about her can be understood by combining the details, but whether they can be considerate or not. It's left to vary from person to person. It's not like this movie, the malicious and disgusting performance of the bad guy is obviously the setting of the good guy, but he doesn't express it well at all.
After watching it, I found out that it was the director of "Pan's Labyrinth", and "Pan" was very unacceptable. I'm still looking forward to this film, because I didn't do my homework well in the early days. I originally wanted to give it one star, but after thinking about it, the degree of nausea has improved compared to "Pan". Maybe I can look forward to it in the future, so I gave it two stars.
Although "Three Billboards", "Washington Post", "Dunkirk" and "Darkest Hour" have not been watched, the evaluation is not objective, but as far as the story itself is concerned, the Golden Man awarded the I don't think it deserves it. Oscar, who always focuses on positive stories, really disappointed me to award the award to such a radical and barren story. Do not spit too fast! ! !
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The Shape of Water quotes

  • Zelda: [to Elisa] Yeah. That's good. Keep that up. Lookin' like you don't know anything.

  • Strickland: [to himself in the mirror] You deliver. You deliver, that's what you do, you deliver. Right? RIGHT?