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Honestly, I think if it was a short film, it would've been so much better.
I remember watching the trailer for this movie when I went to watch The Northman.
Everybody chuckled when the title "Men" appeared. Kinda like a "here we go again" feeling
Beautiful images. Shallow writing. I came for a horror movie but left with a crush on Jessie Buckley. That woman could tell a story without words. During "that" scene near the end someone behind me commented, "this is out of control." I hope to make a movie someday that gets that kind of response.
If you get that kind of response, then you are an awful director. Cmon. This movie was ridiculous. It didn’t give any explanation and it was not creepy, but just hysterical. Like what is the symbol of the sun thing in the church? Why is the naked guy naked? Wtf is that?
@@personman56 that's the green man. It's a pagan symbol It represents rebirth. The other side showing the woman with her legs spread is the sheela na gig which is another pagan symbol.
@Edwin I really enjoyed reading your interpretation.
This is the film that gave you a Jessie Buckley crush? Please let me recommend you I’m Thinking Of Ending Things! Hearing Buckley talk about all that depressing shit was such a turn on
@Edwin reading your interpretation vs the review from this actual video it seems this movie was made for the “men” who basically are the abusive ‘husband’ rather than for the main character was experienced it.
I dunno, I really like the atmosphere, cinematography, sound design, pacing, symbolism, acting and direction that overall this movie is a win.
🎵"MEN! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DID." 🎵
I think what you describe at 14:00 is what my first experience was with Annihilation. It felt like a culmination of everything he had been a part of, and took me on a grander adventure than his previous work. Men was like taking 3 steps backwards in every possible way.
Totally agree with you that the film 'lost it' after the magical forest scene. Also, I noticed some flaws in the editing, idk if it was international or not - many shots were glued together in a way that they created a kind of glitch (when she was walking, shot from two perspectives, or when she was having a dialogue with her husband)
Has everyone forgotten that Alex Garland wrote Dredd (2012)? Karl Urban has even gone on the record saying that Garland actually directed a large portion of that film.
I didn't know that and I loved that film! What an awesome fact!
Here's another fact, the movie Men sucked
@@JohnSmith-vl1jj opinion
@@mothermedusa9921 Google Ratings state otherwise.
@@JohnSmith-vl1jj LOL google ratings.
I think Dredd is pretty garbage but hey, if someone finds it awesome, that's cool too. The only soyboys here are the ones making smartass comments and pretending they're film critics.
First time seeing a review of yours, really good stuff. Thank you! You really break the film down well with well thought out points. Not that my two cents matter but you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber and I look forward to see future reviews.
Totally agree here. I loved some of the scenes and imagery, some of it is great in isolation but as an overall story and as a whole? Nah it wasn’t there. I was disappointed as well since I really REALLY like Alex Garland but this was so just base level “men bad women victims” type of message. Way too on the nose and simplistic message. So basically perfect for modern Hollywood. Excellent analysis, you got a subscriber for this video
No it's much deeper than that. And I think people should watch "I'm Thinking Of Ending Things" first. I think Garland is essentially echoing that movie, almost a sequel to it, more like a parallel to it. And the fact that he is using the main actress from that movie just solidifies things
@@aldi9802
Nope, i completely disagree
With that it was very much
Men r bad women victims
Films like this are trash
Becsuse they portay everyone
In a 1 dimensional worldview
& makes men & women
All the same which is unironically backwards
& sexist.
This movie should of been
Through a mans perspective
It is about men for f sake.
great review! pretty much agree with you here. aesthetically the film was flawless, and that first scene with jessie buckley frolicking was dazzling... however, i felt like the film doesn't expand upon its themes and narrative beyond what you can parse of it in the trailer. outside of the final act, the film just kinda felt like an extended version of the trailer and it just felt very underdeveloped.
every shot being in deep focus is not 'aesthetically flawless'
You have excellent in-depth reviews. Your page is so underrated. I didnt see the movie but I knew that before I buy a ticket I must at least peek at the beginning of the review to get the general idea. Thanks!
great video! fair points. i can totally see how the hammering of themes and weak narrative could kill it for some people. personally, it didn’t bother me. it felt like his first attempt at really leaning into the poetry instead. of course this has always been an aspect of his films but this time with a capital “P” (if that makes sense). the execution was so mesmerizing and visceral that i was hooked the whole way through.
I'm no analyst but for me the point of the film wasn't "ugh, men, amirite" but how she saw all men as the same until she could get to the root of the baggage she was carrying from her husband.
damn, I haven't seen the movie yet but I was looking forward to seeing it. I haven't watched your video yet because I want to watch it with a clean-slate but judging by the thumbnail and comments it seems like I shouldn't be excited to see it. :( congrats on 40k tho you deserve so much more
really agreed with your take on this one, the imagery and ideas presented can be intriguing, but it is lacking that kinda 'connective tissue' or binding to make it feel like a cohesive experience.
I really like how you speak. Very efficiently... your sentences are dense with meaning.
always the best breakdowns. any chance have you reviewed gattaca before?
Are you planning on reviewing “everything everywhere all at once”? I’d love to see your views on it
I thoroughly disliked this movie overall , but I loved the scene when she was in the forest. I like venturing out into places like that as well.
For a while I thought the film would be her paganist awakening. That scene was genuinely magical
Glad to hear people not scared to say they don't like a gross movie. To many label art for gross things in some movies. Just wait till one of these studio show a graphic rape of a child. Wonder how many will say oh its such beautiful art.lol
@@hamhockbeans Never watched a death metal music video?
@@hamhockbeans
Never seen A Serbian Film?
The biggest problem for me is nothing is learned, gained or really questioned by the end of this. It is a statement and one that you can get from just reading the title. "Men want women and sometimes they act in fucked up ways towards women over their desire for them." Sure, but that's not news, it's not profound and it's not even controversial to say that. It is an extremely basic idea and concept presented like it's groundbreaking. By the end of the film, it doesn't even have anything to say on the subject, and the big reveal falls flat. Men wanting love from women isn't some grand revelation to anyone and that is supposed to be the dun dun dun! moment. It made me feel like I sat through a murder mystery only to find the reveal was that the killer did it because they didn't like the person. No shit.
Bit like actual life really...no happy ending as in most movies...a tidy ending..
@@philjudd3473thats not why
People want to watch movies
To be miserable or bored.
Personally I felt like Garland did have something to say on it. There was no solution because it isn't a quick fix. One resolution could be said that Harper has been lightened of her burden in that she has come to terms that she is not responsible for James' death and their situation came about as a result of Toxic Masculinity. Garland is trying to explore the source of this generational trauma that has been inflicted upon Men, is his answer Religion? My interpretation is yes, but I'm an Atheist. That aside, the traumas Men go through and pass along end up affecting Women too. And until they Men identify and work on it, Women can't be the only ones taking responsibility.
Have you seen Naked Lunch? I'd love to hear your opinions on that film.
I wonder if you're able to get early movie screenings (I'm not aware if you have any connections or film affiliations). Anyway, looking forward to your impressions on Top Gun Maverick, since it's getting such rave reviews (e.g. "summer blockbuster")
nope. I do it the old fashioned way. Saw it last night and reviewed it. I've gotten pretty fast at this.
i don't have the eloquency to explain this but as i watched this film i couldn't stop thinking that, were this film directed by a woman, some of the same critics who praised it would accuse it of being too obvious. it has the depth of an easily digestible instagram infograph on patriarchy. i watched it with a friend and we were perplexed by how ridiculous it felt, for two women to be sitting there hearing this pathetic breakdown of male violence and its repetitive, cyclical nature... from a male director. the title does express how we reacted while the credits rolled: (sigh, eye roll) men.
I just wanted to recommend you check out some shorts/films by Bertrand Mandico, I saw some of his work on MUBI. Watch apocalypse after. Think Gaspar Noe + Jodorowsky + Dario Argento. Wasn’t fully in love with the shorts I saw but it was something worth experiencing for sure. Love your content keep up the great work
Loved your review. Echos my thoughts perfectly
I think he has pulled it together in Annihilation and DEVS. Those really had an emotional punch for me. This one was a little one step depth, similar to how I felt about Ex Machina, but still worth it on a primal storytelling level.
There definitely was a lot of value for me in thinking of storytelling in its most primitive form; these archetypal images of the green man/horned man and the first mother goddess [oldest deity images in history]. I can see what he was going for in that sense; exploring how these stories have been transmitted since pre-writing humans. What must have that been like, way back when, telling these myths around fires under a sky full of so many stars compared to what we usually see today. It may have been much closer to a psychedelic experience for primitive peoples; deeply affecting.
One of the absolute heaviest dramatic scenes I've seen in awhile, towards the opening of this film. Intensely realistic dialogue & it's dramatic delivery. This is not an expression I'd use regularly but it was a very "sobering" moment & grounded the story so beautifully, I just wish the entire movie stayed within that level of perfection.
The couple arguing scene?
Sorry but it sucked IMO
Dammit, I really wanted to like this film. Some sequences were so stylistically pleasing, and the whole movie overall was such a mood, but I did not personally find anything of value other than the style.
I kept waiting for it to not just be an artsy movie about toxic masculinity, but here we are. I'd like to take it as a grieving process for her relationship and a rebirth of her as an independent being,... But I don't think that was the intention.
i have heard theories that maybe all the men looked the same, because of how she sees them her boyfriend was the only one with his own face and when he goes she loses it a bit there are other theories, but i feel like in the modern day we get angry quickly when we think it has too do with preaching a political or social massage, but sometimes that is our own mind playing tricks on us and sometimes the meaning is something else, but i could be wrong and it really is this ridiculous, but just a thought.
I don't know maybe I'm wrong but this is my personal interpretation from the movie . I guess this movie was all about the relationship , traumas and guilt of a person that he / she faces and also how one confronts himself herself from that guilt and find freedom.
I guess after the death of her husband Harper was emotionally devastated and was in a deep trauma and there was also a feeling of guilt in her of being her the only cause for the death of her husband . All the people which are shown in the movie according to me are her imaginations of her own guilt and trauma and her confrontations . For me the house where she went for vacations is her own mind and the people and everything are projection of her guilt and trauma in her mind or maybe her going to the vacation house , everything was a dream . None of the things happened in reality which we have seen in the movie . She was dreaming and seeing her guilt, trauma and confrontations .
@@tuhinbhattacharjee3459 That interpretation would have worked (and for me would be more satifactory), IF, the final scene hadn't confirmed that the bloody re-birthing scene had actually happened (because her friend gets to see all the blood outside the house). I am with most on here, the first part of the film is great but I found myself trying to like the rest.....but as time went on, I couldn't.
That was definitely that intention. The Green man is supposed to represent rebirth and it was the whole reason she went to the cabin
It’s not about toxic masculinity. Most people really didn’t get this movie. He’s very ambiguous and the most simple explanation is most likely NOT IT with Alex Garland.
His movies really aren’t digestible for the average movie -goer.
The movie reminded me a bit of Darren Aronofsky‘s mother. Interesting performances and imagery, but not really saying much of anything
100% I kept thinking about Mother while watching this.
Mother is 100% better than this movie IMO
@@boxingmonkey8621 Mother was definitely more engaging to watch and think about while watching. Everything about Men felt like torture to my hyperactive brain because I would understand what he was getting at very quickly and the scenes mostly felt like they went on much longer than they needed to.
@@zoegaudry137 I'm a big fan of Anti Christ which also explores loss, death, grief with extremely graphic imagery and symbolism through out . . .
Both Willem Defoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg are outstanding . . .
Jessie Buckley carried this film single handedly
@@boxingmonkey8621 Rory Kinnear isn't bad either, especially for playing all those characters and making them feel unique. People are entitled to their opinions but I think if someone finds this film "dragging on", they probably have ADHD because I find it thoroughly effective in its pacing and tension building.
Thanks, this is the review I was waiting for.
Any thoughts on The Offer???
I love your dress or shirt you're wearing. Where did you get it? You have an eloquent way of speaking as well. Descriptive and understandable.
I still enjoyed it in the visceral aspect of it -
even if I agree the plot and/or the message is uninspired
as a kind of thrilling audio-visual roller coaster it was fun
Congrats on 40k Maggie!
This is a great review! I personally really enjoyed the movie and got a lot out of it, but I do understand why you and other people wouldn't enjoy it. There are some things I'd definitely critique and fix but overall I really liked the piece. I liked that it had the same actor for all of the men. I think it was more so an artistic choice of how similar Harper sees these men rather than them actually looking similar in real life. I also like the symbolism with the Green Man and the fact that it takes place during springtime and she's going to this place to renew herself and heal. It reminds me a lot of the religious imagery in Midsommar. I thought the scoring was incredible and terrifying, but I am biased to finding modal gregorian-like chants to be absolutely haunting. I thought the very end was a little strange. There was no real "climax", and thats probably my biggest gripe. But overall a great movie and I appreciate all of your insight on thinking about it in a different way!
Damn, I thought this film was great; although I am a much bigger fan of Garlands work than you are. Like always theres no fault in your negative takes on the film I just dont agree with them. I think it was great visually and I found the symbolism and ideas that Garland was tossing around to be absolutely fascinating. Also that ending is a scene that would have Cronenberg jealous. I think its a great film but I do feel that with all of Garlands movies they're all great but none of them are "fantastic" and I feel like while he has alot of skill as a director he seems to be missing the filmic and emotional aspect of movies at times, and he doesn't quite have the ability of someone like Coppola who could effortlessly direct immersive and artistic movies.
Great points regarding the lack of particular elements in Garland's films- even with all the great things he does- I saw that early on on his novel "The Beach" - great concept, but execution fell short.
Just had a look through your videos, I was surprised to see you haven’t reviewed any films by robert rodriguez, I thought you would be a big fan, Desperado is probably my favourite of his.
What do you make of Judge Dredd, 2012, starring Karl Urban, which was produced and written by Alex Garland?
I enjoyed the film. But it didn't stick the landing the way I was hoping it would.
Great review! Have you seen A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night? That's a movie that I feel has great cinematography, but the movie lacks in other areas and overall comes off as underwhelming, at least in my humble opinion. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
Couldn't agree more. The beginning was really strong but I think it lost itself in the metaphor and forgot it was supposed to be a horror movie. Too heavy handed and self important for me to stay invested unfortunately. Great review!
Wow, crazy! I could not disagree more about the structural aspects of MEN. I was really blown away by this film because I felt there was hardly a line that didn't deserve it's own dedicated conversation. And beyond that, so much of the plot can be interpreted in multiple ways I've come to think about it as several distinct POSSIBLE stories. I've had a great time jumping around the timeline taking screenshots and considering details to try to glean which interpretation is more likely to be accurate (Garland himself said he wanted the plot and meaning to be decided in equal parts by the writer and the viewer).
Personally I felt this was his most interesting project yet. I don't think the genre label is very important in this case. I wouldn't call it a horror film but that really doesn't bother me. I think it's an exhaustive exploration of a very specific idea that can range in intensity from mundane annoyance to truly horrifying behavior. Like you, I went in thinking "oh god please don't be as boring as I think this will be" but I by the end I was blown away by the nuanced complexity that I read in it, and also how, by design, you need to decide for yourself what ideas you take away from it.
Clearly he nailed the subjective interpretation angle xD
Thanks for the review!
Thank you for this succinct and astute review.
Watchmen on the Shelf and a Guitar in the Back! Thanks for the Review!
From the Church onward it could've been heavily truncated for me but overall I liked it well enough. I heard he was inspired by Attack On Titan to rework the ending to really go out there. Which I can respect at the very least.
she said she wasnt good at piano to avoid further conversation with the creepy friendly keeper of the house.
i mean. Alright. Instead of lying you could just say, okay i'd like to be off on my own now. Imagine, people really need to lie instead of just saying what they want.
absolutely well said. found myself deeply engaged through the first hour, particularly with that cool sequence in the tunnel and the echo/reverberations that make their way into the score. Unfortunately our main character's only qualities are that she is a victim of trauma and she plays the piano I guess? At least in Annihilation Natalie Portman's character is not painted as all good/all bad, there is some characterization there. This just felt derivative of Annihilation and hollow in all the important parts. Great review!
Probably because Annihilation is a book trilogy (mostly) from her character's point of view, so he had a lot of ready-made characterization to work with!
I really want to know your opinion on everything everywhere all at once
You are so intelligent. I genuinely enjoy hearing you speak
as a horror film I think it's good. The split-hand scene and birthing scenes were gnarly and well executed. Just not enough storytelling or plot development here to make it a great film. 6/10 for me.
Great review and analysis!
Congrats on 40k
After watching all of Devs, i find Garland's movies to lack some emotional intelligence just as an experience. Which is why the robot movie is his best xD.
I was thoroughly turned off by the trailer for this movie. I think I grew out of this genre of movie, I dunno.
The trailer felt like every A24 stereotype thrown into a blender lol
Yeah this "A24" genre can get thrown in a trash fire now please
What is a24?
@@edphillips3993 distributor/production company
C'mon, not ALL A24 movies are bad! Yeah, not necessarily GREAT, but there's some decent ones occasionally.
Thank you, Maggie. I'll check this out!
Just left the theater. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Same
I saw you leave the theatre...it was funny when you couldn't get a cab
... someone tool your wallet
@@RamblesBrambles xD
My favorite strange movie of all time is “Beyond the black rainbow”.
This one here I agree with you. No need to watch it again. I like strange...but soundtrack and imagery fascinated me. This one here lacked that.
First time visit to this channel but it won't be my last. Wonderful review and right on the money regarding this particular film.
Great review! Big fan of Ex Machina here and liked enough parts of Annihilation that I own it. But this sounds like the worst combination of a high-minded art-film with heavy-handed messaging. If I want to be lectured about toxic masculinity, I can just watch a Gillette commercial and be done with it in thirty seconds. If you want to see a good horror/sci-fi/suspense movie about a grieving woman and ominous tunnels and strange creatures, check out Absentia.
I actually kinda dug this, more out of love for Rory Kinnear and Jessie Buckley than anything else. But I agree with all of your points. A couple people got up and left midway through the birthing and rebirthing scene, unsurprisingly
Only a couple of people?
You encapsulated my every thought. This movie got more dissapointing as it went along. It felt like they held back alot and I wanted more intensity because this concept could've been executed so much better. I wish the character (the lady) was written better and I didn't like the score as much either. Just felt lazy for a movie I actually looked forward to seeing
I totally agree with you on everything. But the weird part? I actually liked the movie. I found the blatant imagery and examples of misogyny to be so clear and “obvious” that it almost find like a lucid dream. It didn’t feel like reality to me. So in that sense it almost excuses the obviousness of how the examples were displayed.
I do agree about the title. The title is cringey to me. MEN??
Boring? I couldn't take my eyes away. The sound and vision captivated me.
People seem to think that the theme was "all men are the same" but I do not agree
Excellent review. Had to sub.
Loved this review keep uploading pls :>
Great take on the film, new subscriber here. I like how you said the story seemed slapped together. I couldn’t agree more, it was a pretty basic story and it didn’t really have much to say…besides how terrible “Men” can really be…it’s been done better In other films. I think this was Garland’s Covid film….being simplistic, small cast, I think this was his Covid project, much like Blomkamp’s “Demonic”.
I think the imagery was okay but “Annihilation” is miles better than this film. The performances were great but I agree that it would have been nice to have more of a jarring characters than what we got. Great take on the film, you got a new fan!
The title of this might be one of the worst movie titles of all time
If it was "Women" I bet it would get praise 😆
It's not very search friendly, in a month when it's not popular any more searching things like "men review" is going to not bring up anything useful.
@@robertgamsby51 Yeah right? Just like the movie X (2022)
@@slobonmyfilmsnob no, you’re not very bright
@@estudos6156 only jokes
The title and heavy handed trailer gave me the feeling this was just twitter bait. I miss when movies had a more realistic take on relationships, both good and bad, but nowadays movies are just "men bad." It's very sad, and I can't wait until society gets pass this weird phase and back to where we can all get along again. 🙃
Yeah, how do you think we feel? haha
love this comment
Everyone knows it's not all men but most. The sooner ppl realize that, the more ppl can stop derailing the conversation by saying "not all men". We don't have the luxury of assuming one man is going to be the good one (much like the Geoffrey outcome in this movie). The way the men acted with Harper IS realistic and we shouldn't minimize that. And lastly, men have never gotten along with women in the first place 🙃
Go outside
@@sangyeonlove7691 oh just stop. There are plenty of toxic and life destroying things women do that dont get talked about enough. And no not all women do it but enough do. But no it's not good to generalize all women to the worst because we've met/seen the worst. Same thing needs to be done to men.
Stop generalizing
Amazing lush visuals and sound design, but I tend to agree with your review. Maybe simply a retelling of the green man myth of rebirth
It seems people have somewhat misread this film, the whole fact she says “he’s a very specific type” about Rory Kinnears landlord character - that’s the point, that her trauma is reflected in these dream like characters that they’re all stereotypical characters of male gaze. She’s gone away to escape but her demons live within her perspective. She can’t shake them. My personal opinion (reaching) was that as a patriarchal influence Rory Kinnears appearance is probably rooted in the aesthetics of her father and that’s why all characters are played by him.
I loved this film, but I actually couldn't agree more with you on the writing. It's really shallow and it reminded me of Aronofsky's Mother! in that it kinda feels like an angry teen wrote it. Like in a high school project. Cool review as always!
With this and Annihilation I feel Garland definitely has taken inspiration from Tarkovsky in his depiction of nature texture, but with Garland I don’t FEEL it as much due the amount of editing. I think the film thinks that the more pretty shots the better at expense of the pacing and immersion. I also did not like this movie much.
One easy way to remember how to pronounce Ligeti is the t-shirt my college theory professor wore "Ligeti Split"
Your review actually made me appreciate this film more. Some of the mentioned “negatives” I personally thought are what made the movie so horrifying. Jessie Buckley’s performance was raw and incredible for a lack of a better word, but the “blank slate” of the writing for this character allowed me to project my own experiences with similar encounters onto the screen, highlighting the real world horrors myself and so many women experience on a daily basis. These real world experiences and themes are not subtle most of the time, so I think it was brilliant and refreshing that they were not subtle here. Especially that her trauma wasn’t wrapped up in a neat, lesson learned ending, that after everything she still went through, at the end of the day, she continues to be manipulated, because in real life it doesn’t actually ever stop. I’m not a film critic, I’m not a professional reviewer, I haven’t even seen the other two Alex Garland films mentioned, but I do know that the real horror of “Men” was that I saw myself in it.
So basically this movie is 100% the misandrist allegory for men I though it was gonna be, HARD pass. I'm getting so fucking sick of these man-bashing films. They're not making me or any man "better" (as if there was something wrong with most of us to begin with), it just ironically slowly makes me the complete opposite.
@@HonkHonkler Hmm, that’s weird, there’s not a single word in my comment that is “men bashing”. What there is in my comment is mention of my personal experiences. Interesting that you made that connection yourself though, especially since you haven’t seen the movie to know what I might be referring to…
@@jdcnicole
Sweetheart, I'm not stupid, don't try it. It's 2022 and men aren't blind to how women (stupidly) subtly communicate.
@@HonkHonkler As the way you’re talking to me now is just furthering my point. But go off king 👏🏻
@@HonkHonkler Based
I feel this movie hits different for those that are divorced or currently going through a divorce. I feel the dissonance in so many parts of the film are more related to divorce than feminism/ misogyny.
I wish I could flip this horizontally.
This what I'd consider a Post modern art movie would be like. The blood on the floor at the very end suggests all it happened was real and not a trauma which would make more sense. The movie is well acted with a nice use of scenery to create a mood and the ending is clearly a metaphor coming to life in the literal sense. The message the movie is trying to give away could be more developed and have a little more reasoning. Men's insecurities, fears and all the negatives of dealing with relationships are somewhat portrayed here but it could be done better. Does this movie wants you to hate men? That's subjective, the final 10 minutes do seem to make a point on "every men is the same" stigma but barely makes a point on why. I don't consider this a bad movie because it's interesting but it could be much better in my opinion.
I think this movie was a brave attempt. The truth is, that horror is hard to do something new with, so i give it its just due. And also, i think this film was pretty low budget with a minimal cast so maybe we should grade it on a curve. But yes, the visuals, acting, and music score did carry this film. I could of done without the misongynistic narratives.
Have you considered being a writer for TV/movies? You are super super well spoken and very smart.
Great encapsulation of Alex's first 2 directorials. As well as this one. Ultimately a letdown as a film, I found myself laughing towards the dramatic peak, as the artifice became too much to entertain for me. It went over the top in an unintended way.
Enjoyed your review.
Great visuals and definite suspense early on. Strong performances (although I feel Jessie Buckley didn't always have a tonne to work with) but ultimately it feels quite hollow. Any point it makes is clear early on and things never develop further. Glad to have seen it but not one I'll return to.
Thank-you. I agree entirely.
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986): "... he feels tricked, while she feels wronged."
Extremely cool review. Love the points you mention and the way you describe your thoughts in detail. Sad the movie didn’t do much creatively!
Because its feminist garbage
Stuff like that is never creative.
Feels like all his previous films were building up to this lol
The cats out the bag
Alex Garland's not just a feminist but he hates the very nature and idea of man
@@broghad8241 What's worse is that he hates himself. Kinda funny to see, though. I'm sure this movie can give us some insight into how feminists view men 😂
I don't know it feels a bit like a step back to be honest. I think the idea of male abuse of power was explored more interestingly in Ex Machina
@@looney1023 Not for me. Ex Machina almost had something going for it when it explored the way is men imprison women with our ideals and ideologies, but instead of going beyond his prejudice he doubled down on it by condemning and punishing men, and ultimately himself. His entire ouvre may as well sum itself up for how much contempt he harbors against himself. 😂😂😂
You have somehow become one of the only people I've learned to fully trust when it comes to a movie critique.
Thank you.
Dude that type of thinking literally goes against the whole point of analysis and criticism. You do know getting anything from one source closes the mind right?
@@dessmi9184 holy god, get a life. It was hyperbole. Obviously I listen to more than one opinion, I your insipid half ass advice gave you gratification or whatever. 😂
I recommend Contrapoint's video "Men"
Did you watch the Mission impossible trailer yet??
Jesse buckley is a fabulous actor. 1 of my favourite. A disturbing movie but i found it intriguing
I had a very divisive experience seeing this film in theater. Nihilistic films like this and The Northman I think I'll stop going to. They're done well but don't leave me with a good feeling when they end.
Thank you ☺️ greetings from France 😊
I agree 100%. This is a one and done for me…
Very spot on review.
Cinematography was excellent, trully a marvel to watch. Writing and script were very bad, very very bad. I liked the concept of trauma by gaslighting ex, and that after that every man is "the same" in her head, but the execution was abysmal. Alex Garland seems to struggle writing female characters, and for some reason his male characters were cartoonish as well. Also, sound design felt way off for some reason. What I kept from this movie is that Rory Kinnear is an amazing actor and I want to see more of Jesse Buckley.
Edit : Really loved your analysis and reasoning behind your thoughts, definitely gained a subscriber.
I like high concept and horror films. That said, I did not like this film. It didn't lift a finger to help us to understand what was going on in the plot. It was a visual masterpiece, but if there's no exposition to bring the audience along with the story, it makes it difficult for us to connect through our shared experience and understanding of the film. Just my opinion, but it felt like high concept for the sake of high concept