Incredible animation and new to me Chinese mythology made this a really fun watch. I'll admit that I didn't follow every detail of the world-building, but that's not a bad thing. It's deep, and the relationship interplay between gods, monsters, humans, and spirits is fascinating and complex. It's a story that you honestly struggle at times to pinpoint who the villain is and I love that! Some of the humor is a bit too childish (fart jokes and such) but…
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The Wolf of Snow Hollow 2020
Has some genuinely great moments in each of its varying tones but is so wildly all over the place that the whole suffers greatly for it. A nice idea to play with in concept, though, and slightly more often than not good fun. The emotional relationship stuff Cummings is exploring is almost identical to "Thunder Road", however, and it's just so much more effective in that kind of a drama.
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A Star Is Born 1937
The most shocking takeaway for me was that even in 1937 Hollywood was very self-aware of the culture it was forming and its cost on the identities and lives of those who dreamed to be a part of it.
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The Social Dilemma 2020
“There are only two industries that call their customers 'users' - illegal drugs and software.”
The most terrifying thing about watching this documentary is how much of this information on the dangers of social media I feel like I already knew, and yet I actively ignore it all because I'm addicted to the high of the drug.
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