Recent movies I've seen, in reverse order:
_RRR_ is over the top in the best possible way. There were certainly things going on in terms of Indian culture and politics that I didn't understand, but that didn't affect my enjoyment at all. It's a fantastic movie about brotherhood and friendship and how incredibly evil British colonialists were. I loved it!
_Men_ is... strange. Moody, creepy, and then confusing, I'm not sure anyone quite knows exactly what the Cronenbergesque ending is supposed to mean, including writer and director Alex Garland. Still, it's clear in broad strokes, and I don't consider my time wasted.
_Glass Onion_ is great, a worthy successor to _Knives Out_, which remains great. I loved the cameos, spotted the editing trick, and still was surprised by the full reveal. Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig need to keep making these!
_Avatar: The Way of Water_ doesn't need me to say anything, and I think James Cameron literally reads about his story problems as a fetish. Still, I really, really disliked the first Avatar movie, and this one... wasn't bad! It could have been a shorter movie, but I'll admit the visuals balanced out the pacing issues. And sure, our characters end the movie in the same situation they were in about five minutes in, so you might wonder what the three hours were for, but: water! I'm guessing the next movie is when the fire nation attacks.
@pwinn Glass Onion is an instant classic. I had mixed feelings about Men. To me, the metaphor broke the fourth wall in that, by going completely off the rails, the film itself became a meta example of a man starting out with noble intentions (to make a movie about toxic masculinity) but getting distracted by his own ego (over the top artistic choices) until the gesture became somewhat pointless.
@AshleyMarineP Gosh, yes! You nailed it! I kept thinking: would a woman director have ended this film this way? Why aren't women directors given the opportunity to make films like this, but with coherent endings?
Garland's endings have never been his strength, and his self-indulgence may be getting out of hand.
@pwinn RRR is so amazing. I’m sad I missed the chance to see it with a crowd. If it ever comes back to theaters I’m going for sure. 😂
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I watched Tenet in reverse order.
It was the same.