kenmorefield Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I was talking to a colleague after watching this, and I had forgotten that Paul Greengrass directed 22 July, another movie that I seemed to like more than others. (I liked News of the World a lot). The connection I see between the two is that they both have to do with the lingering effects of trauma and violence. My colleague said he liked the world building of the first third better than the story in the latter half, and I can see that, but I'm a story guy, and I thought Hanks was good in an understated way. Not sure the film captured some of the nuances of the book, which in turn makes some of the themes (like the importance of story) at times too mushy, at times too on the nose. But I was moved by the end, and probably no other film except Nomadland has evoked quite the range of emotions in me. Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 I enjoyed it well enough, giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars. The final beat was predictable, and sandstorms have been done to death, but it was a pleasurable diversion. I guess my main complaint is that it felt like a generic Tom Hanks role - good chap who will do the right thing competently, as in Sully or Captain Philips. As such, he looks exactly the same throughout these films, only with different costumes: same worried brow, same urgent verbiage spoken in low tones. I worry that he's becoming the Tom Cruise of middle-aged (and above) viewers. Quote To be an artist is never to avert one's eyes. - Akira Kurosawa https://www.patheos.com/blogs/secularcinephile/ Link to post Share on other sites
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