"Everything Everywhere All at Once" Perfection in Chaos

 


    I just have to say this movie might have to be my favourite movie of 2022. I'm going to be honest with you, I wish I saw this movie in theatres, rather than watching it in the comfort of my home, because the visuals were just stellar. I just don't know where to begin, this movie was so much more than I expected, because at first I expected some thriller with a really weird concept that would be trippy, but I left feeling validated by the story of family, and a concept that didn't feel too confusing?

    If you had only watched the trailer to this film, you think it'd be a trippy action movie, and at first you'd be right. Clocking in at two hours and twenty minutes long, during the part known as "Everything" it seems like nothing has gone too far off the rails, as viewers are introduced to Evelyn and the typical sci-fi plot of a "big bad" who threatens the very fabric of the multiverse. Despite its lengthy run time I was absolutely enamored with the film, and didn't even realize that 50 minutes had passed by the 50 minute mark, despite there not being too much action, perhaps because I enjoyed how unique the fights had been.

    Moreover, the cinematography in this film is absolutely fantastic, and I love all of the techniques they use in order to differentiate different dimensions/the multiple scenarios all playing out at once in different dimensions. Luckily, the producers managed to absolutely nail the casting of this film, because in my eyes, if the actors weren't phenomenal, the film wouldn't be able to hold the audiences suspension of disbelief. I mean there's quite literally a scene where Joy beats someone up with two floppy dildo's, and if I saw an actor like Kevin Hart or Dwayne Johnson in place of Joy, I think I'd write off the film, calling it too ridiculous.

    Lastly, I think its important to recognize how emotional this film had made me. While it may start off as a conceptual action movie, during the 2nd act, known as "Everywhere" it begins to become a story about love, family, and letting go. I would be lying if I said I didn't tear up multiple times near the end of this movie because I thought the relationship between Evelyn and Joy perfectly represented the disconnect that happens between immigrant parents and their children. In addition, the ideas of letting go, pushing your children too hard, and disappointing the elderly all hit home to me, and to weave it so perfectly into an already excellent action film really impressed me.

Final Score: 95/100

    In conclusion, this might be my movie of the year, and I only wish I had hopped onto it sooner. From the concepts to the execution this movie delivers on all of its promises and more. From the unique concept, to the heartwarming story about family, to the acting and cinematography, there's not much I can do but sing praises to the heavens about how phenomenal this movie was. Overall, this movie was so well rounded I find myself hard pressed figuring out why this movie wasn't more acclaimed.

    

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 1" What The Hell is This?

Image
      Look, Danny Devito was the only reason this show had any sort of foothold in my mind. I kept on repeating I'm the trash man through many of my younger years, and frankly, after looking at the absurd number of seasons, I've always been wary of starting this sitcom. In fact, I had even given it a shot before this, but no Devito, oddly low quality and format for the time period, and just general wariness had kept me from going past the pilot. Not to mention, you watch the first episode and just ask yourself, is this kind of racist? Is it bad that I might be laughing at how completely racist these characters are? Anyways, I did manage to get past the first episode, and even managed to complete a season, and I can safely say that I now understand what people mean when they point to this show to prove that "cancel culture has not ruined comedy". I mean in only seven episodes, the show decides to deal with racism, gay people, abortion, cancer, underage drinking, a litt
Read more

"System Of A Down - Toxicity" Stick it Out for the Second Half

Image
      I have in fact tried listening to this album before. I remember Anthony Fantano saying he really loved Toxicity , so I decided to put on Prison Song  at 12 pm, before promptly realizing this is exactly the kind of music I'd rather not listen to going to sleep, and that the song was really on the nose. Other than that I have absolutely no prior experience with System Of A Down other than Chop Suey!  which is a lovely song that Jeff Rosenstock continues to play before every single one of his shows (thankfully). So I suppose I won't pretend to deliberate further because I'm not particularly a big metalhead either, so I doubt any knowledge I might impart would be useful. So without further ado, my track-by-track review. Toxicity - System Of A Down Prison Song  - 55/100 While the chorus and the song in general goes pretty hard, I have to say just the whole delivery of the verses is really holding this song back. Well other than the fact that it's pretty much just them
Read more

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 2"

Image
      To me, Danny Devito was always It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia . Not because I was actually a big fan of him, but rather because he's so unique, with the way he looks and his general stature, I was half expecting him to steal the show and constantly be doing these feats of physical comedy. But he didn't, and I suppose that's on me, after all everyone in this TV show is supposed to be an asshole, so did I really expect him to be any different? I guess I just have this perception of him as this nice old man from Matilda but honestly at first his appearance in this show was just really jarring to me. He frankly looks younger than you'd think he is, though I suppose that's because of the age of the show, and him being framed as the father to Dee and Dennis took some getting used to for me. In spite of all that, I'd say by the end of this season Devito had grown on me, and frankly him and his hijinks are a welcome addition to help round out this cast.    
Read more