I love dumb jokes. This movies gottem.
This movie totally nails being a film sequel to a tv show. It’s got heart, a fun soundtrack, a big story, payoffs for show plot lines, it’s everything you could really want out of a movie like this. And the jokes are really funny, which you’d expect from a show as funny as this one. I found myself wishing in the first half that it was more visually ambitious. I get why, there’s…
This film is obsessed with the question of why anyone does art to begin with. It makes you miserable, a loner, anti social. It doesn’t provide a direct answer. It simply assures you. You will make art. And it will be something special. And it will have a profound impact, an impact you might never see. And you’ll keep making it. And when you show your best friend, and they smile. It’ll all have been worth it.
I hated this movie as a teenager. I was a contrarian who liked the Nostalgia Critic and thought hating was funny. As an adult revisiting this movie for the first time, I’m reminded how stupid that kid was. Not to say this is a masterpiece, but it’s far more interesting than a young me would have ever given it credit for. I find myself so fascinated by this stories choice to focus on the politics of revolution rather than the…
