Everything great and bad about EEAO was amplified in this re-watch.
It hits the same emotional beats, but its power wanes by not being able to be more curious with exploring a fractured outcome for the mother-daughter relationship. It feels to me that posing a universe where Evelyn realizes her wrong-doings but still loses didn't even cross the minds of the directors.
Real life is not tidy and hugging your adversaries won't grant you victory. A lot of earnest moments…
