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Golden Kamuy (2024)
A solid prologue to something much bigger. The craziest part is yet to come!
I watched this adaptation familiar with the storyline of the anime version, which was one of my favorites. Storywise, they did a good job condensing the first few episodes from the first season of the anime into this movie. Actionwise, it was pretty solid and good. I still thought Kento Yamazaki was miscast as our main protagonist, Sugimoto. But Anna Yamada, as Asirpa, was fantastic! I loved her performance here. Like seeing an anime character brought to life. They capture the spectacular natural landscape of Hokkaido really well. From clusters of trees in open fields to winter wonderland landscapes that were full of snow, mountainous craggy cliffs, and majestic blue skies, it was beautiful. The portrayal of the Ainu tribe was also very spot-on. At first, I was afraid they couldn't recapture the funny and unhinged comedy from the anime because, personally, I thought the comedy was pretty hard to reimagine in live action format, but I was wrong. It's still funny even in the live action version. The story in the movie was only the beginning of the prologue to something much bigger. I can't wait for more because the sequel is coming and it's in series format. The craziest part is yet to come!
The Creator (2023)
Sometimes this film feels way too long, but it was truly an immersive and unforgettable cinematic experience.
Against the backdrop of a near-future war between the human race and the forces of robots with artificial intelligence, Joshua, a former special forces soldier, is recruited to hunt down and destroy mysterious weapons with the power to end the war and mankind itself. A near-future sci-fi story with robots was always a sweet spot for me, and this new original film by Gareth Edwards satisfied my hunger and longing. The Creator successfully manages to utilize the use of its CGI perfectly, all the visual aspects in this film were truly top-notch. The world-building of the near-future Earth, full of robots and AI, was also successfully managed to be built epically and majestically. The design of the robots, buildings, combat vehicles, and weapons was made with special effects that felt amazing. For me, this is the most eye-pleasing and visually stunning movie of the year. The musical scoring from Hans Zimmer for this film also made the beautiful visuals feel even more emotional, and there's even an old Indonesian song too. Besides the exciting and thrilling action, The Creator also felt like a heartwarming road trip film. The conflicts between the cast were emotionally stirring, with themes of love, separation, and loss in the midst of war. Sometimes this film felt way too long, and it was quite exhausting indeed, but watching it on a big screen was truly an immersive and unforgettable cinematic experience.
The Flash (2023)
The Flash was everything I expected it to be, and despite some bad CGI and weak storyline, I enjoyed it.
This film is a loose adaptation of the "Flashpoint" storyline, where Barry Allen (The Flash) unintentionally creates an alternate universe while using his speed force power to run back in time to prevent his mother's death. This results in a new reality where the world is in chaos without metahuman and General Zod, a dangerous villain has returned. To defeat him and make things right, Barry Allen's only hope rests in the hands of a retired Batman, another Barry, and an imprisoned Supergirl. I'm glad to say that this film was surprisingly good, and I really enjoyed it. It's a genuine miracle that this movie turned out watchable and interesting enough amid the troubled production issues and controversies surrounding the private life and behavior of star Ezra Miller. The jokes were fun. The action was great. But the CGI was weird sometimes and at some point it looked pretty bad, like really bad, which was unfortunate. Sasha Calle absolutely killed it as Supergirl. Ezra Miller surprised me this time by acting as two Barrys, each was done incredibly well. For Keaton's Batman, well, it was nice seeing him again. He had a lot more scenes than I expected, and I had no problem with that. There were also some surprising cameos that acted as fan service. For the storyline itself, it was weak yet quite emotional towards the end. I still prefer Zack Snyder's Justice League Flash's costume to this one because, personally, this new costume looked really bad. But given the insane production history of this film, it was all a minor complain. Basically, The Flash was everything I expected it to be, and despite some bad CGI and weak storyline, I enjoyed it. There was one post-credit scene at the very end of the film.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
A fun film with exciting action and a wholesome family theme.
Billy Batson, aka Shazam, and his five adopted brothers must return to save the world. This time, they face the Daughters of Atlas, who wish to steal and use Billy and his siblings' magical abilities to destroy the human world. Even though the story itself is cliche and offers nothing new, I really enjoyed it because the emotions and chemistry between the characters are strong. I liked the first Shazam film, and I didn't expect the sequel to be this much better. The plot moves quickly and directly to the point. As villains, Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu are intimidating and pose a genuine threat. Rachel Zegler and Grace Caroline Currey are stunningly beautiful and completely steal the show. The action sequences are fantastic, and the jokes are funny. The battle between our heroes and enemy monsters in the third act of this movie somehow kinda remind me of the Percy Jackson films because there are minotaurs, chimeras, cyclops, and so on. If you want to see a fun, light film with exciting action and a wholesome family theme, see Shazam! Fury of Gods in theaters. It is one of the year's best popcorn films. The audience in the studio where I was watching laughed along with me, and it appeared that they enjoyed it too.