A legitimately perfect end to the story, and oddly meta too.
A man eventually destroyed by his own legend. It's the perfect arc for the character.
In the first film the legend of John Wick gave him strength and power. People fear him and he can essentially tear through them.
But by the end of this movie, that legend, which has caused the opposition to grow stronger and stronger, eventually wears him down.
I loved the use of Western genre…
This film had such great potential.
Unfortunately for every incredible, brilliant moment, there are three awful, executive driven, commercial moments that drag it down.
What is up with this soundtrack? Random picks from ages past, that mostly are associated with other, better, animated movies. No reason for them, totally out of place, and they ruin the scenes they are in.
Honestly only Jack Black and Anya Taylor Joy stand out to me with this one.
One of the most underrated films ever made, and one of my personal faves.
A clear response to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the film presents a similar concept through the lens of the darkly comic, perverted world of the underground cartoonists.
I love the art style, and the overall tone. This film is just the right level of dark surrealism I enjoy and it is clear Bakshi is doing what he can with the script.
That said, the script is…
There is an insane amount to unpack here. This film balances on the rusty blade of a knife, between utter trash and near incomprehensible genius.
This film has been called Dadaist, Surrealist, Absurdist. There are some arguments to be made for and against each of them. There is too much a narrative for it to be Dadaist. There is to much normalcy for it to be truly Surrealist. The disconnect between mind and reality is not great enough to be…
