Was lucky enough to catch a screening of the extended edition in the cinema. If COVID allows, hopefully I'll see the next 2 as well!
I find it hard to judge this movie. From the perspective of (blockbuster) filmmaking-- these movies are masterpieces. The score remains one of my all-time favorites, the cinematography, the design, CGI, locations, casting... lightning in a bottle.
As adaptations of the source material, they fall short for me. Some specific characters get shafted (why is…
The plot felt ridiculously contrived, the characters were barely developed, most of the dialogue felt forced, many of its aspects have been done over and over and it didn't bring anything new to the table. Some of the technical aspects felt lazy: there was one specific scene where two characters were talking for 5 minutes or more and it just kept cutting to other person in the exact same type of shot each time that person said something.
Made me…
Somewhat interesting little film on perspective and the grass always being greener on the other side. Ended up liking it much more than I was expecting.
