Nolan is literally the Zeus in his Greek mythology film. He commands the Academy Award-winner music composer to bombard the audience's ears, the sound wave is so intense that the chairs are even vibrated with it. We are all the victims of the sirens he made without the itching part. He strikes lightning directly to the audience's eyes through the scenes of Cyclops and the giant, silver-armored soldiers. That nerve-wracking sequence of desperate escape, shouting, screaming, and the overwhelming, all-out close-quarters brawl had me holding my breath, completely dumbstruck. And the most cunning trick he made was marketing it to the whole world to believe that he is a follower of DEI . Undoubtedly, he wraps both the audience and the critics around his fingers. Sadly, it's hard for me to reach an IMAX theater , though it actually is good for me as I am already blown away by the visual and audio impacts via the digital version. Speaking of what the big screen is all about, in...
I didn’t walk into this movie with the same wide-eyed wonder I had as an 8-year-old watching E.T.. This time I bought the ticket purely for Emily Blunt ’s acting. Her character’s special ability isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but she sells it so convincingly (she’s actually 43 playing 36 — and it works). A 79-year-old master like Spielberg has a different lens. The heroine’s father gets Parkinson’s at 47, and the fear of hereditary disease hits hard. That terror becomes a real test of faith, and Blunt’s performance in the train car with the piano is award-worthy. Casting director Cindy Tolan scored a masterstroke landing Colin Firth (65) as the villain. He’s one of the big reasons the film holds up. Elizabeth Marvel as Sister Maura is basically the voice of the Creator herself. That steely gaze and delivery perfectly echoes Blunt’s character (even though they never share a scene). I’m guessing they didn’t cast her just because her last name is Marvel… but damn, it’s marvelous! I was ...