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Sardonicast (2018)
Sardonicast, more like SardoniCucks.
Cool, say things that I agree with sometimes, say things I disagree with sometimes. Sometimes say things I'm pretty sure they don't know what they're talking about, "If you really think about it any book can be awesome", have you read a book? Neat otherwise.
Nightcrawler (2014)
Fantastic Satire and Character Study
Dan Gilroy brings us an amazingly well-executed satire and character study. Let me preface this by saying, if you get information from a single media outlet (mainly Fox news) you will not enjoy this film. To start, this movie always has the main character in mind, whether it be the cinematography, the score, or the performance, you're essentially seeing the movie made by Louis. A couple examples are the depth of field is sometimes manipulated to change what the focus of the character is, at first chatter on a police scanner and then a restaurant across the street. The most hilarious example of this is the score, the track that plays when the main character is taking pictures of a fatal car crash what plays is the most cookie cutter cheesy scattered percussion and clarinet as if it's some kind of triumphant moment for the main character. That's just not something you see a lot and I appreciate it. Jake Gyllenhaal does a phenomenal job as the main character, I never once believed he wasn't the character he was portraying, he brings very subtle yet delightfully blunt nuances to his performance. Rene Russo did a pretty good job, I don't think she was given an amazing amount of material to work with like Jake but I did feel she was giving about 65%, it wasn't noticeably bad but not miraculously outstanding, it didn't really affect the movie or my experience but it's worth noting. The political aspect of the film I think was executed amazingly, there was one line that was so on the nose I rolled my eyes but that's one line. I liked the role the internet played in the film, however, I wished there wasn't the bootleg google 'search' and I would've really appreciated they used a real editing software like sony vegas or windows movie maker, something cheap or free. Despite some of the small things that bothered me it's a fantastic movie, go watch it, it's great, tell ya friends, tell ya chilldans, get your pet to watch it with you, guaranteed fun time, no refunds. After the second watch, I'm confident in giving this a 9/10.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
A Classic Netheless
Denis Villeneuve and Rodger Deakins make the best tag team in film today. Starting with the cinematography, it was nothing short of groundbreaking, I won't say much considering it's an experience all on it's own. All I'll say is that I'm almost certain will be talked about and revered for years to come. I must mention, this film felt distractingly white, but considering that one of the people who was fronting millions of dollars is a black man I take it as more of them choosing the best person for the role. That does put Ryan Gosling in a very simmilar role he's been known for, which will definitely bother some, but only as much as they let it. The visual effects were astounding, this film had a budget of 150 million dollars, nothing in the movie look fake. the way Deakins utilizes the set and lighting is genius. This isn't a new observation in the least, but you could take any frame from the movie and use it as a desktop screensaver. The story was fantastic, notably it didn't depend on the previous movie at all, it used it as a reference point but never jabbed at your shoulder and said "Hey, remember when the last movie was great and this scene happened, now we did it", it's truly it's own movie and it did it flawlessly. Unlike the original the pacing was never an issue, which is very impressive considering this is 43 minutes longer. Despite being nearly three hours it felt like an hour and a half. However the screenplay is not without it's flaws, the dialog can be extremely cheesy at times and there was an amazingly convenient moment at what could be considered the beginning of what I would say is the climax, that would normally set it back a point. However it happens I'm talking about Blade Runner 2049. If I'm being honest, I sincerely doubt you will have an honest conversation about cinematography, visual effects, set design, or pacing without mentioning this movie. It's the kind of movie born out of the influence and surpassed it by miles, perfecting the concepts brought about, reinventing them, and evolving into something completely different that will influence so many down the road. For that, I think it more than deserves a perfect score.