Letterboxd — Your life in film

Kitty Green 2 for 2

Lots of great stuff here. Surreal production design, great performances, good score, solid directorial vision. But it didn’t stick the landing. Beau is Afraid lite: more extravagant in presentation than in substance. Excited to see where this filmmaker goes next though.

The writing makes much of this movie a blast. Jeffrey Wright is perfect portraying this layered, withdrawn character. The family drama can feel bloated and I wish it could have challenged the character even more but there are some narrative risks and layers that are pretty thought provoking!

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While the film ends on meaningful self-reflection from Miyazaki, I didn’t find the protagonist’s journey very clear or compelling.

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Lots of sniffles and tears at my screening. The story is so moving that all the movie had to do to be good was just tell it. It tells it just fine. Autopilot British style/music etc. Nothing interesting about the execution. But when Hopkins cries you cry that’s the rule.

Unsettles at the deepest levels

Such a playful, funny, dazzling movie that also manages to capture what gender roles and the symbol of Barbie mean to us in 2023. Basically the most fun movie ever even while being incredibly thoughtful. We’re never gonna get another thing like this.

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Never seen a biopic with such graceful, grand, sweeping presentation like this. The film's constructed to give that feeling of being on the precipice of something equally awe-inspiring, and terrifying.

The last hour lost momentum for me but this was probably Nolan's most successful film on an emotional level.

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The story beats are a little too familiar, keeping me from loving this. Villain is typical for this kind of thing. But I enjoyed the lead characters and the development between them. Also has a surprisingly layered message, even if it's a bit tidy.

Revisiting this, I think it deserves more credit than I gave it the first round

My second viewing thoughts