Interesting take,Tom! I enjoyed this ✌️ I agree with most of your points here.
But I just want to say that casting Lily wasn't the best decision for the film. I don't know if there were others besides her to replace Anya. Might have to look for it. For me, I just never felt Lily has the charisma or subtlety in her expression. She did a great job--convulsing and contorting. Just that. Maybe though... Florence Pugh could do better. 🤣 I'm team Herzog so nothing beats Isabelle Adjani. I'm very biased 🫣🤪 Don't take this to heart.
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As for Eggers... it's difficult. I think he overthinks too much and got way too excited that he tried to shove in too many stuff in this film. The writing feels like it was rushed or forced to be cut during editing. Too many variables.
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Your analysis makes me want to pay close attention to all Eggers films. I'm rewatching them. Pray for me 🤣
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Props to u! Great work! Can't wait for your next one 🙌
Thank you Adrian, I greatly appreciate you watching and sharing these great additional points. I didn’t even realize that Anya Taylor Joy was the original casting. Would’ve been a very different movie. Hard to imagine her going there. But agree someone more experienced like Florence Pugh would’ve maybe been able to locate something genuine in the character. But I do think it would still be like getting blood from a stone 😂
You’re right on target about his writing. He loses the forest for the trees and falls too in love with his ideas. I feel like he’d win Oscars if he stayed in the art department and worked under a real director. But instead he’s in charge and making these obnoxious dioramas
I am pleased to hear someone with deep understanding of cinema share my disappointment with this much awaited, revisionist entry into the catalog of classic horror. I was left depressed rather than horrified by the relentlessly dismal, dreary atmosphere. Portraying Bram Stoker's villain as a rotting corpse drooling syrupy gore had me looking away rather than riveted to the action. I get the metaphor of self annihilation through sex, but it had never been expressed in so revolting a manner, so unambiguously, so artlessly. Thanks Gutter Studies!
Interesting take,Tom! I enjoyed this ✌️ I agree with most of your points here.
But I just want to say that casting Lily wasn't the best decision for the film. I don't know if there were others besides her to replace Anya. Might have to look for it. For me, I just never felt Lily has the charisma or subtlety in her expression. She did a great job--convulsing and contorting. Just that. Maybe though... Florence Pugh could do better. 🤣 I'm team Herzog so nothing beats Isabelle Adjani. I'm very biased 🫣🤪 Don't take this to heart.
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As for Eggers... it's difficult. I think he overthinks too much and got way too excited that he tried to shove in too many stuff in this film. The writing feels like it was rushed or forced to be cut during editing. Too many variables.
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Your analysis makes me want to pay close attention to all Eggers films. I'm rewatching them. Pray for me 🤣
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Props to u! Great work! Can't wait for your next one 🙌
Thank you Adrian, I greatly appreciate you watching and sharing these great additional points. I didn’t even realize that Anya Taylor Joy was the original casting. Would’ve been a very different movie. Hard to imagine her going there. But agree someone more experienced like Florence Pugh would’ve maybe been able to locate something genuine in the character. But I do think it would still be like getting blood from a stone 😂
You’re right on target about his writing. He loses the forest for the trees and falls too in love with his ideas. I feel like he’d win Oscars if he stayed in the art department and worked under a real director. But instead he’s in charge and making these obnoxious dioramas
And lastly I agree nothing beats Herzog-Adjani!
Tommy! Well done my friend 😘
Tysm brecken!! 🫶
I am pleased to hear someone with deep understanding of cinema share my disappointment with this much awaited, revisionist entry into the catalog of classic horror. I was left depressed rather than horrified by the relentlessly dismal, dreary atmosphere. Portraying Bram Stoker's villain as a rotting corpse drooling syrupy gore had me looking away rather than riveted to the action. I get the metaphor of self annihilation through sex, but it had never been expressed in so revolting a manner, so unambiguously, so artlessly. Thanks Gutter Studies!
Boo, Eggers!
Thanks for the kind words Doktor John and for adding your thoughts. You put it very well