Dawn Wall was great. I have no interest in climbing, only watched it based on recommendations from this thread, but it’s quite powerful. I vaguely recall the news when they got back from Kyrgyzstan, but hadn’t linked him to this movie.
After Life was good. A few laughs, a few moments when the room got unexpectedly dusty… Gervais is a bit Marmite in terms of his comedy, but he certainly understands pathos. I enjoyed The Office, I still think the Tim and Dawn storyline is one of the greatest ever love stories! Second only to Ted and Ralph. After Life is no Derek though, that had me properly crying in places, and laughing through the tears.
Have just watched the first two episodes of The O A. Weird but intriguing, looking forward to seeing where it goes*.
Love, Death + Robots… Watched the first one, loved the visuals. Loved the story, too, except. Dunno. Second one was dull, only watched the first third then skipped it. Third one was visually stunning, the mix of photo-realism with anime highlights is really effective. Wondering if they used motion-capture, some of the movement is so life-like.
But why is the lead (female) essentially naked for most of it? It’s a great storyline as it is, between that and the superb visuals there’s more than enough entertainment. The nudity adds nothing to the whole thing (sweet baby Jeebus I’m sounding old here!). Don’t get me wrong, I was a teenager in the late 90’s, I put the nascent web to good use researching certain types of Japanese culture 🤫, but everyone’s got to grow up at some point. Except the creators of Love, Death + Robots, apparently. Here’s a chance to get something new into the mainstream. Proper thought-provoking, conversation-inducing stories, animation for grown-ups, sublime animation. And tits for no apparent reason. I’ll probably watch the rest at some point but hopes are low at the moment.
*Hello to Jason Isaacs.
