Thank you for writing this review, this is the best writing I’ve seen so far on my more favorite movie of all time. I gotta say my piece about the ending of the movie which i loved that i hope you can see my point of view on
The ending was a bunch of silly crap but i needed that as an audience member to feel better. while i was enjoying the movie so much, the whole time i was deeply feeling so much disgust fear and morbid sadness. I was bawling my eyes out when the mother was dying, the story taps into some deep psychic sadness. Im no tough guy at the movies i get scared easy but i am certainly not a cryer lol. Anyways imo If the film had a “tonally consistent” ending i wouldve walked out of the theatre feeling totally crushed. Its nice to have a little fun after so much pain
Sorry for the wordy comment, im not a great writer and i never comment on anything
“Movies are inherently perverted in terms of their form, the technology, and the ways in which it is consumed, voyeuristically, and so subversion is the first step towards artistic merit: The “Film” of the film, must first be Overcome, before it can even begin to say anything or be analysed in terms of having a content.”
Thanks for your compelling review! I do enjoy a good zombie flick, but the fact that it weaves in a hero’s journey tale makes me really want to see this even more. The last sci-fi movie that really touched me at an emotional level was The Book of Eli.
Here’s hoping this one resonates with many younger men and inspires them to seek out their own tale of the journey from despair to hope. I’ve read a few things online that would appear to indicate that many young men (and women too) are waking up to the lies and seeking real purpose and meaning in their lives. God grant it is so.
TPTB everywhere are comprised of many who clearly are part of a death cult. For all their babble of technological advancement and improving everything they mostly don’t appear to truly believe their own lies. Why anybody else does is the real battleground and I have faith they shall not triumph in the end.
Not sure if you are aware, but the writer and director were both involved in all three of the movies. The first two are, (supposedly), largely concerned with failures of government bureaucracy. I've only seen this one but since those two are both involved with the others I will definitely be watching them.
I didn’t realize how much I related to this story until you spelled it out for me. Definitely need to watch again soon, though I still feel it needed more polishing.
Really? Really? Because I’ve not really bothered with cinema for a decade or so because it’s been all cardboard crap, is this actually going to be worth my time? I mean it is a franchise movie. But really, how can an artwork that costs many millions of pounds to make possibly be subversive?
I haven’t read your article because if the film’s good I’ll want to watch it without spoilerising it. I appreciate this kind of destroys the point of commenting on it but you know, if this really is the first good film for 28 years then what choice have I got? Could you perhaps make a spoiler-free version?
Thanks for posting. Read your first paragraph then stopped. Can´t wait to see this one...once I´ve seen it I´ll read the rest of your review. Are we starting to see a pattern of ´boys becoming men´ films? I recently saw RUST which I found thoroughly satisfying. Combining a violent western with a coming of age tale. Unironic and unreferential with just enough of a nod to current discourses around masculinity.
The tracksuit gang at the end totally reminded me of the droogs in A Clockwork Orange. I had mixed feelings about the ending. It was campy and jarringly out of character with the rest of the film, and the Alex was a creep with pedophile vibes, as you said. But I agree with another commenter that it was helpful to not leave the theater dredged in melancholy.
Anyway your review is insightful and spot on, thanks. Awesome film.
Excellent Jungian commentary. I watched it the other day and agree that it is the best film I have seen in years. It was bizarre being in a movie theater again after so many years of watching films at home. The theme of growing beyond your father and having compassion for his failings as a man were very present to me as well,
Good review and while enjoying the film wasn't blown away, although some of the zombie scenes conjured up real life memories of nights out in the 1970s in Newcastle's Bigg Market 😉 and for the Newcastle audience the roof tops of Sunderland hiding the zombie menace beneath did raise a laugh.
Danny seems to be tipping his hat to Peckinpah with the slow-mo and there's clearly a nod to Apocalypse Now - "what are they going to say about him? Are they going to say he was a kind man, he was a wise man, he had plans, he had wisdom?". And of course there's the Angel of the North playing it's part as the Statue of Liberty did in Planet of the Apes. Guess the sequel will reveal more on that regard and I also couldn't help wondering whether there's a hint of 'If' in the ending of this film that might emerge ... and will the frisbee make a reappearance ...?
I want to believe
Thank you for writing this review, this is the best writing I’ve seen so far on my more favorite movie of all time. I gotta say my piece about the ending of the movie which i loved that i hope you can see my point of view on
The ending was a bunch of silly crap but i needed that as an audience member to feel better. while i was enjoying the movie so much, the whole time i was deeply feeling so much disgust fear and morbid sadness. I was bawling my eyes out when the mother was dying, the story taps into some deep psychic sadness. Im no tough guy at the movies i get scared easy but i am certainly not a cryer lol. Anyways imo If the film had a “tonally consistent” ending i wouldve walked out of the theatre feeling totally crushed. Its nice to have a little fun after so much pain
Sorry for the wordy comment, im not a great writer and i never comment on anything
Loved the movie, loved your review thanks🙏
You should comment more. Writing is like any skill you get better at it the more you practice it.
“Movies are inherently perverted in terms of their form, the technology, and the ways in which it is consumed, voyeuristically, and so subversion is the first step towards artistic merit: The “Film” of the film, must first be Overcome, before it can even begin to say anything or be analysed in terms of having a content.”
What does this even mean?
I completely agree
I just got back from it! Loved it!
Thanks for your compelling review! I do enjoy a good zombie flick, but the fact that it weaves in a hero’s journey tale makes me really want to see this even more. The last sci-fi movie that really touched me at an emotional level was The Book of Eli.
Here’s hoping this one resonates with many younger men and inspires them to seek out their own tale of the journey from despair to hope. I’ve read a few things online that would appear to indicate that many young men (and women too) are waking up to the lies and seeking real purpose and meaning in their lives. God grant it is so.
When you're watching the climax, just try and keep in mind that the UK passed a bill legalizing MAID the same day the movie came out.
TPTB everywhere are comprised of many who clearly are part of a death cult. For all their babble of technological advancement and improving everything they mostly don’t appear to truly believe their own lies. Why anybody else does is the real battleground and I have faith they shall not triumph in the end.
Not sure if you are aware, but the writer and director were both involved in all three of the movies. The first two are, (supposedly), largely concerned with failures of government bureaucracy. I've only seen this one but since those two are both involved with the others I will definitely be watching them.
That explains the heavy use of Rudyard Kipling in the trailers. I guess myth is back.
The second episode also majored on parental failure.
Can't wait for 28 Decades Later and 28 Centuries Later!
why not minutes, or months?
Didn’t read till the end for obvious reasons, but good to hear. I’ll see it when it’s out on web, esp since I’ve seen the previous two
I didn’t realize how much I related to this story until you spelled it out for me. Definitely need to watch again soon, though I still feel it needed more polishing.
Really? Really? Because I’ve not really bothered with cinema for a decade or so because it’s been all cardboard crap, is this actually going to be worth my time? I mean it is a franchise movie. But really, how can an artwork that costs many millions of pounds to make possibly be subversive?
I haven’t read your article because if the film’s good I’ll want to watch it without spoilerising it. I appreciate this kind of destroys the point of commenting on it but you know, if this really is the first good film for 28 years then what choice have I got? Could you perhaps make a spoiler-free version?
Well I like it at least
The ending killed whatever urge I had to rate it highly. Thanks for reminding me of the good bits.
Thanks for posting. Read your first paragraph then stopped. Can´t wait to see this one...once I´ve seen it I´ll read the rest of your review. Are we starting to see a pattern of ´boys becoming men´ films? I recently saw RUST which I found thoroughly satisfying. Combining a violent western with a coming of age tale. Unironic and unreferential with just enough of a nod to current discourses around masculinity.
The tracksuit gang at the end totally reminded me of the droogs in A Clockwork Orange. I had mixed feelings about the ending. It was campy and jarringly out of character with the rest of the film, and the Alex was a creep with pedophile vibes, as you said. But I agree with another commenter that it was helpful to not leave the theater dredged in melancholy.
Anyway your review is insightful and spot on, thanks. Awesome film.
Jimmy Saville perhaps?
Excellent Jungian commentary. I watched it the other day and agree that it is the best film I have seen in years. It was bizarre being in a movie theater again after so many years of watching films at home. The theme of growing beyond your father and having compassion for his failings as a man were very present to me as well,
Good review and while enjoying the film wasn't blown away, although some of the zombie scenes conjured up real life memories of nights out in the 1970s in Newcastle's Bigg Market 😉 and for the Newcastle audience the roof tops of Sunderland hiding the zombie menace beneath did raise a laugh.
Danny seems to be tipping his hat to Peckinpah with the slow-mo and there's clearly a nod to Apocalypse Now - "what are they going to say about him? Are they going to say he was a kind man, he was a wise man, he had plans, he had wisdom?". And of course there's the Angel of the North playing it's part as the Statue of Liberty did in Planet of the Apes. Guess the sequel will reveal more on that regard and I also couldn't help wondering whether there's a hint of 'If' in the ending of this film that might emerge ... and will the frisbee make a reappearance ...?