Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

So, the movie is okay. Honestly, that pervasive wokeness running through the entire premise doesn't really help make it better for me. It wasn't exhausting, though—it didn't leave me feeling drained the way The Northman did—but I wouldn't call it groundbreaking either. The whole multiverse concept has been done plenty of times before; if my memory serves me right, maybe it was handled best in Mr. Nobody. At its core, this is just a family drama with some woke elements wrapped up in a multiverse gimmick. There are definitely some good scenes, but there’s also some cringe. Overall, I felt the approach to both the family dynamics and the multiverse theme was just a bit too simplistic. That one scene with the rock was good, even if the dialogue was lacking, and I can totally see why people who aren't into this "TikTok" culture wouldn't vibe with it. It wasn't a bad movie, and it certainly wasn't terrible, but if it hadn't had those woke elements, I think I would have liked it a lot more.

That said, I get why some people might find it lacking; maybe I'm just reaching a point where I struggle to connect with these characters. It definitely has its highlights and a few funny moments, so it's a solid enough watch.

I’m usually the type who won't even touch the remote until the credits roll, but I actually managed to power through an hour of this thing before calling it quits. Such an awful film. Seriously, it's Trešin na kvadrat. I honestly have no clue how any critic could look at this and call it some kind of "film of the year." Like, come on? Even Marvel movies feel like masterpieces compared to this absolute garbage—and that’s coming from me, someone who pretty much hates Marvel.

I went into this one totally blind. At first, I was genuinely worried I was in for some grueling 2.5-hour family drama about Chinese immigrants, so I was actually pretty stoked when the movie suddenly veered off into a parody of Christopher Nolan's usual nonsense. But then it hit me: it’s going to be a 2.5-hour parody of Christopher Nolan 🤦

Honestly, playing around with the whole parallel universe concept for that long and that intensely would be exhausting even if the writers were the funniest people on the planet—and they definitely aren't. I might have been able to stomach the silliness if it wasn't all wrapped up in the most saccharine family lemonade at the end; we're talking "Full House" levels of cheesiness with Bob Saget, just with minority characters instead 🤦

It isn't a total disaster—there are a few decent jokes in there—but really, this whole thing feels like material for a five-minute sketch. Oh well.

Honestly, looking back at last year, there just wasn't anything better than this movie in all of 2022. I’ve already seen it four times—and yeah, I cry my eyes out every single time it hits the end. It’s just... special to me.

Anyway, check this out—this video from CinemaSins is absolutely top-tier:

I'm fully expecting a total sweep at the Oscars

Laura Jackson2 said:I'm fully expecting a total sweep at the Oscars

Man, I really hope not—otherwise people are just gonna hate him even more.

At the Oscars, I bet we're going to see a massive wave of "women talking about how they felt" movies. There's a really high chance that big hits like Top Gun or Avatar won't get anything close to recognition, and even Aftersun might struggle because it doesn't fit the current ideological mold. It’s not a certainty, but I can feel it in my bones.

This whole cultural shift and the constant purging happening in Hollywood feels like a throwback to much darker eras. It reminds me of that great film from the 80s, Mephisto. Honestly, everything else today feels just like that.

I turned it off after just 45 minutes. This movie is literally nothing but one long, exhausting montage. It’s basically a two-and-a-half-hour commercial.

They managed to snag both the Golden Globe for Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh) and Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan) last night.

Usually, the Golden Globes tend to follow a pretty similar pattern to the Oscars—so who knows, maybe they'll pull off a win there too.

Michelle Yeoh has also officially confirmed she’s joining the cast of Avatar.

I ended up pausing it after maybe an hour and forty-five minutes because I was starting to drift off. I’ll get back to it today. It’s not that I’m hating it, actually—every time things start feeling a bit too sluggish, something interesting pops up—but man, it really drags. And just like most modern stuff these days, it pushes the audience's suspension of disbelief right to the breaking point. If you sit there and think about everything you've seen for even a second longer than the actual scenes last, those whole space metaphors just don't hold up. Okay, so it's all a metaphor, but then they didn't even need that scientific setup in the first place—they could have told the whole story metaphorically without any of that.

Short Round is great.

The film is excellent surface-level action—fascinatingly conceived and, on Michelle Yeoh's part, brilliantly executed; she really went all out like nobody else.
It’s perfect for the TikTok generation, who constantly need to be stimulated by faster and crazier cuts.

When it comes to analyzing the plot and deconstructing this mess, the film is an artistically worthless piece—just a collection of Coen-esque nonsense wrapped up in one of those "origins of the universe" theories, specifically the multiverse.
In one of them, a mother (among others) in a struggle larger than life accepts her lesbian daughter while simultaneously blaming her husband—all while speaking two languages as a way to force home this Oscar-bait message. I suppose South Koreans aren't the new mass market anymore; now it's China.

For some reason, alongside that touching message, the film is also overflowing with BDSM props—you've got butt plugs, gags, every kind of dildo, and all sorts of penetration gadgets.
I don't buy into multiverses.

好好爱自己。

Haven't seen anything more pathetic than that!

That movie is leading the pack for this year's Oscars with a whopping 11 nominations.

I’m really rooting for Michelle to take home as many awards as possible—honestly, she’s more than deserving after everything she's contributed to the industry. It feels like critics have overlooked her work far too often in the past.

bluerider3 said:At the Oscars, I bet we're going to see a massive wave of "women talking about how they felt" movies. There's a really high chance that big hits like Top Gun or Avatar won't get anything close to recognition, and even Aftersun might struggle because it doesn't fit the current ideological mold. It’s not a certainty, but I can feel it in my bones.

This whole cultural shift and the constant purging happening in Hollywood feels like a throwback to much darker eras. It reminds me of that great film from the 80s, Mephisto. Honestly, everything else today feels just like that.

So, what happens now that Top Gun and Avatar grabbed nominations while "she said" didn't get a single one, but "women talking" snagged two? 🍿

hiddenranger7 said:So, what happens now that Top Gun and Avatar grabbed nominations while "she said" didn't get a single one, but "women talking" snagged two? 🍿

It’s going to happen because they aren't fully aligned with the current social movements.

When the credits rolled, I couldn't believe the runtime was only 140 minutes. It felt more like 440. Honestly, I would have preferred a slightly offbeat family drama. If they had to tackle themes of acceptance—self, sexuality, whatever—that would have been better. You've got guys like those two directors pulling influences from everywhere, managing to mimic In the Mood for Love in one of the universes. I'll admit there are some charming, funny moments scattered in there. But ultimately, this just isn't my kind of movie. At a certain point, the whole thing becomes exhausting, stupid, and worst of all, unoriginal.

Watched it last night. I actually tried watching this before and passed out—that might just be me, though, not necessarily the movie—but last night I was determined. Managed to sit through about four hours, though I drifted off a few times and had to rewind 😁

There are some messages in there and a few decent jokes; I actually liked the bit with the stones 🙂
It’s got butt plugs and all that nonsense too...
I finished it, and honestly? I'm done. Never again.

Man, I don't know why people keep dragging me into this, but honestly? That stuff just doesn't do anything for me at all.🙄

I actually tried sitting through this one about three months ago, but I kind of just gave up after maybe 30 minutes or so.

It was honestly such a massive bore, just a total drag of a film

Now, I'm not even sure if I’d give it another shot, though I guess I might, just because of the Oscars and wanting to keep up with the nominees.

But man, I just can't find the motivation for it right now 🤔

Two and a half hours feels way too long to me.
An average season of Rick and Morty clocks in at about 220 minutes.