Stunning visuals, well-realized sci-fi setting, hilarious one-liners, and filled with shocking twists! What's not to love?
Maybe I just set my expectations too low, but this film really subverted my predictions in the best ways possible. Though characters are quite generic and we've seen the typical "I don't want to become my father" done plenty of times before, the family dynamic felt genuine. The film shows how men strive to live up to their father's expectations. All three main characters represent different generations, and their arcs lead to a predictable outcome, but insightful nonetheless.
The useless side characters provide nothing except for exposition, and their attempts at comic relief fall painfully flat. I found the comedy was well-timed and it didn't clash with the occasionally serious tone, but it's truly hilarious when the main trio are part of the joke. It takes itself seriously at the right moments to execute heartfelt scenes and deliver not-so-subtle climate change commentary. If there's one thing I would've loved more of is world-building; though the fictional world is well thought out with infrastructure and an economy influenced by the scifi setting, it could've been explored more if the runtime were a bit longer before going into the strange world.
7.5/10.
Maybe I just set my expectations too low, but this film really subverted my predictions in the best ways possible. Though characters are quite generic and we've seen the typical "I don't want to become my father" done plenty of times before, the family dynamic felt genuine. The film shows how men strive to live up to their father's expectations. All three main characters represent different generations, and their arcs lead to a predictable outcome, but insightful nonetheless.
The useless side characters provide nothing except for exposition, and their attempts at comic relief fall painfully flat. I found the comedy was well-timed and it didn't clash with the occasionally serious tone, but it's truly hilarious when the main trio are part of the joke. It takes itself seriously at the right moments to execute heartfelt scenes and deliver not-so-subtle climate change commentary. If there's one thing I would've loved more of is world-building; though the fictional world is well thought out with infrastructure and an economy influenced by the scifi setting, it could've been explored more if the runtime were a bit longer before going into the strange world.
7.5/10.