Here is My Movie Review of Spider-Man Brand New Day

 

Here is My Movie Review of Spider-Man Brand New Day

Now when I saw the trailer for this film I was not excited for it manually because of the villain and because they brought back the Hulk which he was done really dirty in the post end game era but the thing I was looking forward to in this film is Tom Holland as Spider-Man so I went to go see this movie in theaters and I have to say This is one of the best MCU movies in the post end game era and one of the best movies of the entire year now I Will say though Shang-chi or Spider-Man no way home Are better than this film.  But I will say though it is better than Black Widow and Thor Love And Thunder and that mainly because of that this film actually pulls back on the MCU humor. Its focus is more on the drama and I will bring up the controversial scene with Yelena. 

Now the storyline in this movie is really incredible because we focus around Peter Parker / Spider-Man he is coping with the Lost of his aunt May and on top of that his powers are getting out of control because there's someone that is trying to get through his head that being Jean Gray Who wants revenge on Damage control for killing her sister and Spider-Man has to team up with the Punisher to try to prevent Jean Gray from killing all of New York City and he also has to learn to control his powers and And trying to get MJ to remember him and that's basically what the story is for this movie it's very incredible and really emotional i think the storyline is up there with the storyline thunderbolts as well the most emotional story lines in the MCU. 

Now the acting in this movie is incredible I think this is one of the best acted films in the post endgame era because everyone does a magnificent job with their performance is even if the actors are not in the film that much they still do a glorious job with their performances and I think this is one of the best acted films of the entire year. 

Now obviously the big standout is of course Tom Holland as Peter Parker/ Spider-Man and look even all the way back in Captain America Civil War we all knew that Tom Holland would be playing the best Spider-Man of all time and that has not changed he still give that really fun and really emotional performance as this character in fact whoever Peter Parker/Spider-Man had to be emotional Tom Holland pulled that off brilliantly. Now the character of Peter Parker / Spider-Man is still incredible he's still cracks jokes but I like in this film he is still really broken you know he's still he's dealing with the death of his Aunt May his Spidey sense is getting out of control And he is changing because the spider DNA Inside of him is On balanced with his regular DNA it's causing him to Have withdrawals with his powers and he also wants to try to not only take down Jean Gray but kind of like reason with her try to Fix her problem and trying to tell her to move on. Now the scenes with Peter Parker / Spider-Man are tremendous whether it's his interactions with the Punisher or him talking to you Gene Gray during the climax telling her that hurting people is not going to bring her sister back and those interactions with Spider-Man and Jean Gray Are probably my favorite moments throughout the film Because there's so much heart and emotion To the scenes because you feel bad for both characters. I think this has some of the best moments out of all the Spider-Man movies in the MCU. Also that scene of Spider-Man fighting the hand in the climate of battle when they are under Jean Gray's control that was really incredible. Fear the way I could go on honestly why I like Peter Parker / Spider-Man in this movie. He is just written perfectly and I think the writing for Spider-Man is probably the best writing out of all of the Avengers in the post endgame era. The chemistry between him and Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Sadie Sink, John Burnthal, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Mando is perfect. 

Now let's talk about Zendaya as MJ. Now I always liked her in the MCU and here it's no different. She still gives a really powerful and really emotional performance as this character. I think this is her best performance as the character. Now the character of MJ is incredible because she's still really care about Pierre Parker / Spider-Man because even though she doesn't remember him because if you remember back in no way home Spider-Man cast a spell to make everyone forget who he was and in this film she still cares about him and wants to help him take down Jean Gray but also try to reconnect with him I think the character Arc that they give MJ was really emotional and The romance between the two characters is still incredible like it was in the other MCU Spider-Man films. Now the fiends with MJ are incredible Especially the moment where Find out that Spider-Man Kister even though Jean Gray took over her body And she is really surprised or the scene where she starts to remember him It didn't lead to some really powerful and some really touching moments and her interactions with the Punisher were really funny and also really emotional at the same time and the chemistry between her and Tom Holland is tremendous. Now they still have brilliant chemistry. Now what's funny about this is that they're actually married in real life and I am happy for them. 

Now let's talk about Florence Pugh  Is a tremendous actress. If you have seen her as Goldilocks Puss In Boots, The Last Wish, Oppenheimer, midsummer, she is really talented as an actress. Now when it comes to her in the MCU I thought she was pretty decent as Yelena in Black Widow and as a forgettable  movie that was. I thought she was really entertaining to watch. You know even Hawkeye again the writing was not that great but Florence Peel still did a tremendous job with her performance as Elena even though the character of the motivations were a little weird but they were at least understandable Because she was revenge on Hawkeye for the death of her sisterAnd even though it was a little weird making Yelena the villain but did kind of work in the show's context and both her and Jimmy run or played off each other perfectly. But then we have Thunderbolts and that what the movie that I really liked Yelena in because Florence Pugh gives her best performance as this character they give Elena a really tragic Backstore and her interactions with BobWe're actually the best parts of the entire film because both her and Lewis Pullman had amazing chemistry with each other. Even in Marble Zombies she was incredible and the scene where she had to watch her mother dieFlorence fuel just does a terrific job delivering that mental breakdown that Elena does because she doesn't want to watch her mom be killed by the zombies. Even in this film she's not in enough but Florence Pugh still does a wonderful job as the character. Now the character Yelena is there to give Spider-Man advice and compare the smaller missions to The bigger missions by comparing. potatoes in the analogy and I thought that was really funny. Now yes let's talk about the controversy and that is after the conversation Yelena says You know you're not anonymous anymore. I seen your belly button. Now a lot of people say that this scene is really gross and weird but To be completely honest I don't think it is as gross as a lot of people are saying is because to be honest I think the take off your clothes scene in Spider-Man far from home that was downright perverted and really disgusting and was not funny.The joke that Yelena says i seen your belly button is a lot more funnier because she's just teething Peter Parker / Spider-Man she's just Flirting With him and they're both adults. So it makes the scene okay. Now if they did the scene in Captain America Civil War and you had Yelena saying to a 15-year-old Spider-Man I seen your belly button then it'll be really gross because Spider-Man is a minor in that film and he is a teenager. But with this he's an adult so the scene is not that gross. Also you can make the joke that hey Spider-Man has meant Goldilocks because they're played by the same actors. Also the scene where Yelena meets MJ was really fun and really entertaining.  The  chemistry between her and Tom Holland is incredible. 

Now I talk about John Bernthal who is playing The Punisher in this film now this was the thing I was worried about because the Punisher is an R-rated character he's not a PG-13 character in this film is PG-13 and I have to say his performance was still incredible I always liked him as the Punisher in the MCU. Now the character of the Punisher I am very mixed on it now I do like their actors with Spider-Man they are really funny and The bonding between Spider-Man and The Punisher is incredible But I think they watered them down they made him a PD-13 character and well it worked for the film I do miss the R-rated variant of this character and Something else that confused me Is that he's not consistent In terms of the timeline because Didn't Daredevil born again mentioned Outlawty thing and yet this film doesn't even mention that so Punishers inclusion in this film was a little weird but it'll still fun to see him. The themes with the Punisher are really fun and really entertaining especially fighting the Hulk in the third act and him trying to tell Spider-Man that I do stuff my way and we're going to Jean Gray and Spider-Man tell him you can't kill her because that could put everyone else in danger I thought that was a really powerful and emotional moment in the film and also the same where Jean Gray transfers her mind into Frank Castle and he has that girl voice that was really funny. But one thing I didn't care about is this dumb joke involving Punisher wearing a Spider-Man mask in the hospital and pretending that he is Spider-Man to make the citizens happy and he randomly sounds like Nicolas Cage which was really dumb it was one of the dumber MCU jokes in the film. But overall I think the film handles Punisher decently. The chemistry between him and Tom Holland was incredible. 

Now when it was announced that Michael Mando was going to come back as the Scorpion i was kind of excited for that because we haven't seen him since Spider-Man homecoming and they brought back and I was vastly disappointed with this Mentally because he doesn't really do anything in the movie he's just there to be Gene Gray's puppet and that's it and Michael Mando he does good job for what he's given but he was just very disappointing to scorpion costume looked cool. But I just think he was wasted in the film and he was  just there for fan service. So that was really disappointing. The chemistry between him and Tom Holland is pretty good. I think they have solid chemistry with each other. 

Now another thing I was not looking forward to seeing in the film is Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / the Hulk mainly because I have gotten sick of this character because what they did to him in Infinity War all the way to Seahawk was really dumb how they made him like Shrek like family friendly and not Angry like he was in the previous MCU films. But I have to say he was incredible in this film mainly because he gives a really intense and really emotional performance in this film. Now he's not in the film a whole lot. But for what he has Mark Ruffalo was really good in this film. Now the character of Bruce Banner / The Hulk it actually like how he was in phase 1 of the MCU because this one he is trying to control his emotions trying not to let the Hulk come out and I thought the way they did that was really awesome having It be caused by Jean Gray What it really tremendous idea and the film executes it really well it is transformation with actually really scary. Also the scenes with Bruce Banner /The Hulk are incredible especially in the third act where he said no Banner only Hulk and he said that in Thor Ragnarok now in that film it was really funny but in this film they make it really dark and really scary and him attacking the Punisher was incredible that whole file battle against Hulk and Jean Gray was incredible and both Mark Ruffalo and Tom Holland played off each other perfectly. 

Now I want to talk about the thing I was not looking forward to in this movie at all and that is Sadie sink as Jean Gray. Now the reason why I was not with her in the film was because she looked miscast and the character and she looked out of place in this film. But with all that being said, how was she as Jean Gray? Well she did a tremendous job. In fact she did a far better job than I thought she would because she brings so much heart and emotion to this character and she's actually the emotional core in this film. Now I will say though I don't think her performance is that perfect as Famke Jensen from the original X-Men films because I feel like she looked more like an adult. Well Sadie Sink as Jean Gray looks like a teenager. But I will say she's better than Sophie Turner because that one was awful as Jean Gray. She came off of the whiny cry baby at that character.But  luckily in this film they make her tragic but more mature.  But the character of Jean Gray It'll really interesting though and because I like her but I do have problems with her now I will say though she's way better than Gorr The God Butcher from Thor Love and Thunder because well I liked it that villain Christian Bale he did good enough job with his performance but he didn't really Do much in the film. I will say she's better than Ultron because Jin Gray doesn't crack a stupid MCU jokes because it's actually very serious and tragic. But I have to say I think she's out of place in this film because It just feels like they should have gotten Mr negative to be the main antagonist of this film played by Steven Yeun because I did that one made a lot more sense because he is a Spider-Man villain. Now I like Jean Gray's backstory how her sister was taking away from her and killed by damage control and that's why she wants the revenge on them but I got to say her origin story and motivation are exactly like Xu Wenwu’s Storyline and motivation from Shang Chi and also they can't make her way too powerful in the film like I know Jean Gray is really powerful how she can read people's minds but she's not powerful enough to hop into people's bodies. I thought that was really weird. Also I feel like when you see her this film goes from a Spider-Man movie to an X-Men movie and that kind of threw me off because having an X-Men character as The villain was a little strange. Now the scenes with Jean Gray i really love especially The scene in the third act where she tries to tell Spider-Man that everything inside of her hearts because of how she was tortured by damage control and her mental breakdown was really tragic and really emotional Also the scene where she is going through mj's head and tried to manipulate Spider-Man into gang into his head was super intense and really incredible and again all of Gene Gray's moments are really awesome. But much like Xu Wenwu in  shang-chi Who wants to bring his wife back what about the wrong way and you're like okay I get why your wife was killed in front of you but I did give you the right to  try to kill your son in all of Ta La and release the dweller in darkness. It's kind of like that with Jean Gray because  just because you lost to your sister does not give you the right to almost get everyone killed in New York by using your powers. Also i think Jean Gray is a really great villain as I already mentioned but I don't think she has as good as Other MCU like Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin, Josh Brolin’s Thanos, Lewis Pullman as the void, Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu, Or even Ian McKellen's Magneto from the first two X-Men movies. But she is still fun and tragic though and I think she is the best villain of the entire year. Also the rivalry between her and Peter Parker / Spiderman is incredible because both of them are really tragic. They both lost everything but Peter Parker tried to tell Jean Gray that everything is going to be okay. So the rivalry was really good. The chemistry between her and Tom Holland is tremendous. 

Now let's talk about the directing now this film is directed by Dustin Daniel Croton now this is the guy who directed one of my favorite MCU films in phase 4 that being Shanghai and the Legend of the 10 Rings and I thought he did a Stellar job direct in that film because he gave Shang Chi a tragic backstory as well as like giving him some really funny MCU jokes But it keeps the character serious For most of the film. the way he integrates Katy into the story was really awesome And she is still really funny in the film because of Awkwafina´s performance. I also like how he develops the character of Xu Wenwu by giving him this tragic origin story and a really smart and really tragic motivation how he wants to bring his wife back so he and his Son and daughter can be a family again but you go about doing it the wrong way because even though The Mandarin has contentions he goes about doing it in a horrific way. So how does he do directing a Spider-Man film well he actually did far better job than a thought he would do and he does a brilliant job with his directing now it's not perfect I think he does some stuff that doesn't make any sense but I do like how he incorporate a lot of the drama in this film by developing Peter Parker / Spider-Man Of By having him Cope with the Lost of Aunt May and also trying to help Jean Gray Control her emotions in the third act and him trying to get MJ to remember him. I also like how he incorporates Yelena in the film now she's just there to give Spider-Man a pep talk but it was really funny and Florence Pugh was really funny and entertaining as the character. I also like how he develops Jean Gray at a character because this is a character that's very fractured very broken because she lost her sister she wants revenge on damage control for taking her sister away from her I thought that was really incredible in the moments with her character are are terrific but I will say though she is Still out of place even watching this film in theaters I still think she is out of place because she's an X-Men character yet she's in a Spider-Man movie and I feel like again Mr Negative should have been the main villain played by Steven Yeun I think that would have been a lot more accurate or make Scorpion the main villain in this film that would have been a lot better. But what he was able to do with Jean Gray was incredible and hey I'll say this Jean Gray actually gets character development unlike the Sophie Turner one who gets no character development in the X-Men films. Also I think the way The Punisher was integrated was really good  even though he was a little watered down. But the brother dynamic between Spider-Man and the Punisher was really funny but I wish he was In a R rated superhero movie not a PG-13 one and they do give them some dumb MCU jokes. But I like how he mixed the Hulk angry again like that whole transformation scene was incredible and actually fixed it no to my issues with the Hulk as a character in the post endgame era because they made them way too family friendly and She-Hulk. But here they make him a little more tragic which was really awesome. So overall I need Dustin  Daniel Crenton did a terrific job directing this film but I think his directing in Shang Chi was a lot better. because I think Xu Wenwu was integrated much better than Jean Gray was in this film. 

So in conclusion I really liked this film mainly because of the really powerful and emotional Journey that Peter Parker / Spider-Man goes through in this film he has to learn to control his powers as well as trying to help Jean Gray move past her lost of her sister and as well as coping with the Lost of Aunt May and I think this film develops Spider-Man the best out of all of his MCU films. I also really like the storyline which is again Peter Parker/ Spider-Man coping with the Lost of Aunt May as well as trying to control his powers and team up with the Punisher to take down Jean Gray but also try to help her move on from her traumatic past and I thought that was a really interesting storyline concept and the film executes it really good For the most There are some dumb moments in the story by big overall the storyline is really incredible. By the best thing about this film in the acting Tom Holland easily is actually the big standout because ever since Captain America Civil War he has always been incredible and Peter Parker / Spider-Man and this film is no different he gives a really powerful and terrific performance and the character. Florence Peule for what she has Elena was really incredible her joke with Spider-Man where he is in her bath house was really funny When she flirtsWith himAnd says I seen your belly button is actually really funny and both Tom Holland and Florence Pugh playoff each other perfectly and again the joke is not as gross as the scene in Spider-Man far from home where Peter Parker had to take off his clothes which that was more creepy More disgusting. Then the joke that Yelena says to him in this film. Also r John Bernthal is still really terrific at the punisher even though they did water him down to make him family and friendly which I thought now the low dumb i think an air actions with Spider-Man were really funny and the scene of them battling the Hulk was really awesome as well as trying to prevent Jean Gray from killing anyone. Also Zendaya is still incredible and MJ she gives a really powerful and really Terrific performance as the character and all the moments between her and Spider-Man are the highlight of the film. They just have such powerful and emotional chemistry. Michael Amanda as the scorpion really disappointing just A waste of a good character. He did an okay job with his performance but what a waste of a good character. Now Sadie sink Gave a really powerful and really emotional performance as Jean Gray And you can tell that she is having a lot of fun even though I did wish they cast an older actress to play the character Sadie did a good enough job as this character. Now Jean Gray as the villain I enjoy I think her backstory is incredible I think her motivation was really understandable even though the way she did it with a little screwed up because again just because your sister died does not mean you get to kill off all New York with Your powers so that was a little weird but I understood why she had to do it because again she lost someone she cares about. But I will say though I think she is out of place because this film goes from a Spider-Man movie to an X-Men movie and again that really threw me off and I still believe that Mr negative should have been the main villain played by Steven Yeung Because a lot of people thought he'll get me the main villain By that Jean Gray was way better than the Jean Gray in the newer X-Men movies because this one goes through character development well Sophie Turner's doesn't really go through any character development she just whines and complains As Jean Gray in those films. But this Jean Gray I actually   felt sorry for her.  now I don't think she is as great as Wilmed the foes Green Goblin or Josh Brolin and Stanis or Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu. I think those villains are better written and they were better integrated into the films.I will say that Jean Gray is better than Ultron because she doesn't crack a stupid MCU jokes and I will say she's better than Kang the Conquer from Ant-Man and the Wasp quantum mania because that villain was great but the writing got a little weird in the third act. The action sequences are incredible especially That final battle against Punisher Spider-Man The Hulk and Jean Gray that is probably the best climax in the post endgame era now I will say though I did the  battle against Spider-Man and Green Goblin from Spider-Man No Way home is a lot better and turn the structuring and like in terms of intensity but the climax in this was really awesome and again the MCU humor was pulled back. Now again there were jokes that made me laugh. But I liked the drama sign of the film better. Also this is one of the best films of the entire year. I highly recommend you go see this movie in the theater and you will not be disappointed. I give this movie a 8/10.  

My Top 10 Favorite MCU Movies

 My Top 10 Favorite MCU Movies

10.  Thor Ragnarok

9. Doctor Strange

8. Black Panther

7. Spider-Man No Way Home

6.  Ant-Man 

5. Iron Man 2

4.  Shang Chi And The Legend Of The 10 Rings

3. Captain America The First Avenger

2. Thor

1. Avengers Infinity War 

Here is My Movie Review of The Last Temptation of Christ

 

Here is My Movie Review of The Last Temptation of Christ

Now when it comes to this movie I always enjoyed it because of the way it depicted Jesus it depicted him really accurately and they cast a really tremendous actor to play the character and it does follow the story of Jesus how he was A carpenter and then he fell in love with a woman named Mary He was blessed by God to be the world's Lord and savior except he didn't want to do it because he was conflicted by God's messages as well as his own thoughts AKA his temptations and then he was crucified and burned by the Romans and then he was resurrected again and fought the devil and got his heart And became our Lord and Savior and essentially became God. 

Now the story of this film is perfect because it does Show the tragic origin of Jesus how he Well they Carpenter being mentored by Judas And fell in love with Mary and he was questioning by God's Temptations because he didn't want to die he wanted to stay alive and he had to battle his own personal demons as well as questioning his purpose in the world as well as being crucified by the Romans and got resurrected and fought the devil and became our Lord and savior and essentially became God. That is essentially what the story is and the story is perfect the way the film executes it is magnificent. 

Now as much as I love the storyline the best thing in the film or the performances I dig all these actors Are tremendous especially our main lead Who plays Jesus in the film They all do a Stellar job even some of the actors who don't play a big role in the film they're still tremendous in this movie. 

But the actor we really need to talk about is Willem Dafoe who plays Jesus Christ in this movie because he is downright perfect as Jesus he looks like him he does a great job of sounding soft-spoken as well as the way he questions Jesus is beliefs throughout the film And this just proves how brilliant Willem Dafoe is as an actor because he has given some tremendous performances like the Green Goblin in the MCU Gill in Finding Nemo. Nemo in Inside, Even his minor role in Asteroid City. Even in an awful movie like Death Note 2017 he was the best part of that movie as the character of Ryuk. That's how incredible Willem Dafoe is as an actor. But out of all the performances this one is probably his best performance he has ever given outside of the MCU and in his career the way he emotes as Jesus Christ the way he breaks down as this character is incredible and to be like this is probably my In my top three favorite Willem Dafoe performances. That's how tremendous he is in this film. Now moving past Willem Dafoe's performance let's talk about the character Jesus Christ himself who is completely accurate to how he is in real life because he was this Carpenter who was mentored by Judas he fell in love with Mary he was the Son of God and he was questioning his beliefs and what he can do for Humanity he was crucified and burned by the Romans and then he was resurrected to become God and rule over heaven and watched over humanity and decided if People were worthy enough to go to heaven. Now there are so many tremendous moments with Jesus Christ whether it is his introduction scene of him building crosses at the Carpenter or him talking to Mary about how much he cares about her or even the scene where he questions the people if they are pardon for their sins and if they should Act all evil or listen to God. Or even my favorite moment in the film is where he's in the desert and he breaks down crying question his face and how he does it want to die he wants to stay on Earth and that scene alone just shows how powerful  and terrific Willem Dafoe´s performance is and I know I keep talking about the performance but it's true that's how perfect Willem Dafoe was cast as Jesus. Also all those moments do lead to some really powerful and some really dark and disturbing moments in the film because this all happened to Jesus in real life. Fun fact actors like Christopher Walken, Eric Roberts, John Malkovich, Aiden Quinn and Jonathan Pryce were all considered to play Jesus. The chemistry between him and Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Robertson Blossom Is terrific. 

Now let's talk about Harvey Keitel who is a tremendous actor. He has given so many tremendous performances and films like Taxi Driver, The Irishman, Inglorious Bastards. But in this film he does a stellar job as Judas he gives such a raw and such a captivating performance to the point that you don't really see Harvey Keitel on screen, you actually see the real life Judas who was mentoring Jesus when they were alive. That's how perfect Harvey Keitel was in this film. Now the character of Judas is incredibly accurate to how he was in real life because Judas Was essentially Jesus's mentor By having him Leave Earth by being crucified but as well as Finding his own face and he does give Jesus this tough love in the film he's pretty strict but he does deeply care about him. Now the scenes with Judas are incredible especially in the beginning where he tells him not to make any more crosses and follow God's footsteps or him walking with Jesus throughout Rome telling him that he'll eventually have to leave Earth. In fact my favorite scene of the film is where he says his final goodbyes to Jesus as Jesus is being crucified and it was a sadness and one of the most heart-wrenching moments in the film because it happened in real life. Also both him and Willem Dafoe play off each other perfectly; they have such magnificent chemistry throughout the film. Fun fact actor Jeff Bridges was considered to play Judas.

Barbara Hershey plays Mary in the film and she does a stellar job in this film because she just gives so much heart and emotion to this character. She also voices the snake in this movie and she also does an excellent job as that character as well. Now the character of Mary is accurate to how she was in real life. She was the girlfriend of Jesus and she got mistreated by the people in Rome because she was Jewish. The scenes with Mary are incredible like when she is talking to Jesus and she doesn't want him to look at her because she can't really trust him because she is worried of how he would treat her. Also the scene where the Romans are throwing rocks at her It is really brutal moment because they even point out that she is a Jew and they say it's her fault that everything is going to shit Or her talking to Jesus as the snake saying I feel really bad for you and she talks about just believe What you believe in and follow your own path to find your fate. It does lend to some really brutal and some really heart-wrenching but some really important moments in the film. Also the romance between her and Jesus is the strongest aspect of the film and both her and Willem Dafoe play off each other perfectly.

Robertson Blossom plays Aged Master In the filming even though he doesn't play a big role in the film he's still done a glorious job as the character. Now the character of the aged Master is really interesting because he is accurate to how he was in real life, how he always mentored Jesus kind of like Judith did as well how he wanted him to go on the right path and find his own fate. Now the scene with the aged Master are really Emotional and really Incredible Especially the scene where he tells me that defined his own path Or him and Jesus Saying their final goodbyes it does lead to some really powerful and some really Heart-Wrenching moments throughout the film and both him and Willem Dafoe they play off each other perfectly. 

However the thing I really want to talk about is the directing by Martin Scarcese Now this guy is a very town to director because he has directed a lot of terrific movies like Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Killers of The Flower Moon, Shutter Island, The Departed, The King of Comedy, and Hugo. Now ask for this film much like his other films I think he did a Stellar job of directing this film in fact I did this is my third favorite movie that he has directed because why I love about his directing is that he does a magnificent job of depicting Jesus Christ how he went from Carpenter To falling in love with Mary and try to find his own fath to being crucified By the Romans And being burned to death and then being resurrected and I think it is still a job of the way he developed Jesus as a person by making him really accurate to how he was in real life. The same thing goes to Judas who was Jesus's mentor and friend and told him to find his own path of God and decide if he should stay on Earth or be crucified And die and come back. I still think he did a glorious job of developing the characters. I also like how he disgusted the subject of finding your religious face because some people have trouble finding face and religion can be a very touchy  subject matter some people don't want to talk about it because they're closed off while some people are very open to talk about it And I think the way Martin Scorsese was able to talk about is incredible. So overall I think he did a magnificent job of directing this film. 

So in conclusion I still really love this movie because of the way it tells the story of Jesus Christ of how he became our Lord and savior and how it showed the death and Resurrection of him. As well as his Friendship with Judas and his romance with wife Mary. And also did a glorious job of showing how brutal the Romans were to Jesus. That's how they mistreated him and how they want him to be crucified and want him to be burned for his sins. Also the stuff about Jesus trying to find his faith In God and trying to find his purpose in the world was incredible. But the acting is the best part of the film because Willem Dafoe Does they incredible and really tremendous job playing Jesus Christ he's able to give so much tragedy and emotion to the character and they are so many incredible moments with Jesus Christ Like him and the other breaking down crying and trying to figure out what he wants to do he doesn't know if he should stay on Earth or be crucified and killed and go to heaven and be resurrected and become God. Or the scene of him telling the people of Rome Are they partying for their sins was also a really powerful and terrific moment in the film and this is again one of my favorite performances from Willem Dafoe that he is a really perfect and incredible actor. In fact he's in my top 10 favorite actors of all time. Also Harvey Keitel as Judas was Incredible because you barely see heart attack hell on screen you know we see the real life Judas. That's how strong Harvey Keitel's performance was in the film. Also the back and forth between him and Jesus was incredible how they treat each other like friends but also they have different ideologies of how religion does work and I thought that was really amazing and they had a really great idea to integrate into these characters and both him and Willem Dafoe play off each other terrifically. Also Barbara Hershey  gives a really powerful and really emotional performance as Mary and the romance between her and Jesus is incredible and they did get her right because again this was a real person that existed when Jesus was around and both her and Willem Dafoe and they play off each other magnificently. I think this film is up there with The Departed as one of my favorite  Martin Scorsese films. I highly recommend you watch the film especially if you like really powerful and emotional films like First Reformed with Ethan Hawke then I'm sure you're going to like this film as well. I give this film a 10/10. 

My Top 10 Favorite Movie Villains Of All Time

 My Top 10 Favorite Movie Villains Of All Time

10. Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blind

9. Dracula from Bram Stoker's Dracula 

8. Joy Wang from Everything Everywhere All At Once

7. Willard Russell from The Devil All The Time

6. Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2

5. Mola Ram From Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

4. Pitch Black from Rise Of The Guardians

3. Xu Wenwu from Shang Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings

2. Mal from Inception

1. The Joker from The Dark Knight

Ranking Everything I Watched In July Ranked From Worst to Bast

 Ranking Everything I Watched In July Ranked From Worst to Bast

19. Moana 2026

18. Minions and Monsters

17. Enola Homes 3

16. Plane 

15.  Maleficent

14. The Master

13. Hundreds Of Beavers

12. Swan Song

11. Crime 101

10. 28 Years Later

9. 28 Years Later The Bone Temple

8. Water For Elephants

7. Dark

6. Palm Springs 

5. Black Mirror

4. Memento

3. Drop

2. Project Hail Mary

1. Obsession

Here is My Movie Review of Moana 2026

 

Here is My Movie Review of Moana 2026

So when I saw the trailer for this movie I knew it was going to be  shit because I am sick of these Disney live-action remakes so I watched the film and this is one of the worst films of the entire year and the main reason why that there's nothing that is different about this movie is the same shit at the original dress without the magic or the charm that original film had. This is one of the dumbest movies of the entire year. 

Now the storyline I don't have to explain because it's the same thing as the original it  Without the charm or the magic that that original story had because again just about Moana trying to return the heart of Ta Fiti and he she needs Maui and she has to protect her Island and that's it there is no story it's just boring baloney. 

The performances in this movie are horrible and even the actors that come back I don't think they did a good job. I will mean there's one good performance that is my refund to watch but this is the worst acted film of the entire year. 

Now for this being Catherine Laga'aia's First movie she's ever done I don't blame her. I think with a better script she could have played a good Moana but her performance would just be kind of boring because it's just the same thing as the original but without any heart and emotion. Now I will say her singing voice is okay but it doesn't hold a candle to the original actresses singing voice from the original film. But the character of Moana is just so boring she doesn't really emote that much and the character arc that she goes through is not that interesting in the original it is but in this movie it is not. Also the emotional stuff with Moana does not work the thing where she hugs her grandmother. In the third act it didn't really do anything the original it made sense But in this film they do the scene but it doesn't really hit you that hard and turn them emotion like the original film did. So that's why I think this Moana is just kind of Bland and very boring. And doesn't really have the emotional impact that the original Moana had in the original film. The chemistry between her and Dwayne Johnson, Jermaine Clement, Rena Owen, John Tui is okay. 

However the worst performance of the entire film is Dwayne Johnson as Maui who probably gives the worst performance of the entire year because he is just playing himself he's not even playing a character and that dumb wig he wears it looks so dumb it looks fake it looks like it's a CGI wig but nope that is actually a wig that he wore on set and it looks horribly green screened when you watch it in the film and his performance again it's not interesting it doesn't really work like in the original film Dwayne Johnson had charisma here it just feels like he's taking a nap and Evenly tried to say the lines from the original film it's not that interesting and his singing is so bad because in the original movie he sung perfectly but this his singing is really bad. But the character of Maui is really badly written because he's really boring and he doesn't have the charisma or the personality that he had in the original film because in the original film he was really funny he had a great singing voice and he really cared about Moana But in this film he comes off very exhausted like he want to take a nap and even doing the final battle. He does seem cool; he didn't come off as the generic modern Disney character with no charisma or entertainment value at all. I will even say that Shang-chi had more charisma in his own movie then Maui does in this film because Shang-Chi goes through a character arc he has some for a moment but you also had a lot of heart and emotion and Simu Lui gave a four bear performance then Dwayne Johnson. Also the scene where Maui sacrificed himself it wasn't as emotional and it was in the original film even his jokes weren't that funny when you turned into the shark it looks really bad and even when things you're welcome it sounds really bad and doesn't hold a candle to the way he sung it in the original film. The chemistry between him and Catherine Laga'aia  is okay. 

Now I will say the best performance in the film is Jermaine Clement as Tamatoa because you can tell that he was having a lot of fun and even though it is dumb how they just copied and pasted all the lines that he said in the original film and the song shiny and they did change it up a bit It was actually a really smart change. Now the character of Tamatoa is accurate to how he is in the original film. He loves shiny things and he likes to tease Maui. Also his Shiny song is still great Jermaine Clement still has a great singing voice and hey of all the actors his singing voice is the least terrible. Also the CGI on Tamatoa doesn't look that bad in fact I think his the best looking effect in the movie because everything else looks really bad. Well Tamatoa actually looks pretty good. The chemistry between him and Catherine Laga'aia  is pretty good. 

Rena Owen plays Moana's grandmother and she's not bad but she wasn't as good as the original actress from the original film because even though she sounds like the original it just comes off as a copy and paste performance from the original she doesn't really do anything new with the character. Now the character of Moana's grandmother she's just the same as she was in the original film and when she died in the beginning you just don't really feel it as much as you do in the original film and the scene where she hugs Moana in the third act It just done the whole candle to the whales executed in the original film. That's how uninteresting this character is at this point with the cash grab of a remake. The chemistry between her and Catherine Laga'aia is okay. 

John Tui  plays Chief Tui In the film and his performance is just so boring he doesn't even hold candle to the original actors iconic performance from that original film it does feels like he sleepwalking  throughout the movie he just walked to get the movie over with and whoever he tries to say the like lines from the original film it just doesn't work because he is just saying the lines with no emotion or no Charisma at all. Now the character of Chief Tiu In the original film he was a really interesting character. He was really strict because he didn't want Moana to go in the ocean because he lost his friend. But they change it to he lost his cousin during a boat accident and it doesn't really make you understand why he is strict, it just comes off of a really dumb change. Now in the original Chief Tiu says I should have burned those boats a long time ago. But in this film he doesn't say the line at all. Seriously I can go on and on as to why this interpretation of Chief Tiu is poorly utilized but in the end I'll leave you with this. The animated one is better. The chemistry between him and Catherine Laga'aia is okay. 

Now the directing in this film is really interesting because this film is directed by Thomas Kail Who directed Hamilton and that was really awesome but with this film I really think he did a really bad job because he didn't really change much all he did was copy and pasted the entire film with no heart and emotion and he just added so many dumb changes like the stuff with Moana's character Arc Was just boring and it didn't hold a candle to the way Moana is character arc was handled in the original film. Also the stuff they did with Maui was really dumb the whole man and woman was such a dumb line of dialogue. Also his singing is really bad and there's no interesting or amazing moments with Maui like it was in the original because all his moments even know they are the same, they are just not that interesting and his singing was really bad. Also the emotional stuff they tried to do doesn't really work because it's just so boring and it doesn't make you feel anything like it did in the original film I already mentioned Moana hugging her grandmother but that really sad moment where Maui says without my hook I am nothing it had meaning in the original but in this film it just felt like they wanted to add that line in because oh it'll didn't the original and it just showed how pointless this remake was. So overall I think he did a really bad job directing this film. 

So in conclusion this is just another pointless Disney live-action remake without any of the heart or any of the emotion that original film had. The storyline is just the more boring and less interesting interpretation of the original film. The acting was really bad aside from Jermaine Clement and the actress who plays Moana who is trying most of the actors were really bad Dwayne Johnson was so terrible As Maui he would just play himself The muscle suit he is wearing looked really down the wig looked really terrible he's just not funny and he was in the original film. Even the actress who played the grandmother was just okay. She just did the whole candle to the original Actors from that original film. The CGI was really bad. It looks really fake. You can tell that all the color was sucked out of this remake because this is a pointless and really uninteresting remake aside from Tamatoa. Most of the CGI was really terrible. It was not that bad the CGI effects to bring the wife were okay. The songs were just really uninteresting. They don't really hold a candle to the original film aside from shiny which was pretty good even though they did change a couple things that the only song that's actually really good. Also the climactic battle is the same except without all the heart and emotion and there were no steaks to the climax because it's just Bland and boring. I said just skip this movie and go watch Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings With Simu Liu because that had the better story. It has more interesting characters and it has better special effects and it has the jokes that are actually funny with Katy played by Awkwafina was really funny and was really entertaining to watch especially the scene where she was on top of a falling building and Shang Chi told her to jump out the window and Katy looks down and she says oh hell no screw you I'm not doing this  was a lot funny than any of Maui's stupid jokes in this film. Or go watch any MCU movie, even Captain Marvel, as bad as that movie is. It has better special effects than this and it has better acting. Even though the actors are underutilized they at least try their best. You have a better time watching that then this pointless remake because this film is up there with Mercy and one of the worst films of the entire year. I give this film a 1/10. 

Black Mask is a Terrible Villain

 Black Mask is a Terrible Villain

Now when it comes to birds of prey I think the film is very forgettable. It does have a good performance from Margot Robbie and Mary Elizabeth Winstead and there were a couple jokes that I found really funny and in particular all of Hunter's jokes were the best jokes in the film. It is still just a complete rip off to Deadpool 2 in terms of the story. Now what seems to be universally agreed upon is that the one redeeming quality of the film is Black Mask and at face value yes he was, Ewan McGregor did a terrific job with his performance and his scenes were the best parts of the film. But the more I thought about it, not only did I learn that Black Mask was really dumb and he is a rip off of the Kingpin. But he is actually a terrible villain and I'm going to go through all the reasons as to why

5. His motivation was really dumb and didn't make sense. Black mask essentially wants to kidnap Cassandra Kane so he can get a diamond from her and become the ruler of Gotham and I'm just here thinking this is not a particularly interesting motivation even Harley Quinn points out how dumb it is. Also his motivations were not thought out the same way Starro’s motivations were in The Suicide Squad. With Starro You see a character that is deeply hurt and wants revenge on the people who tortured him and took him away from his home world that is outer space. So you clearly understand why Starro acts the way that he does because he was mistreated by the humans. But with black mask it just came up really dumb and really weird and on the page he's not even in the same league as Starro.

4. The darkness for Black Mask is massively toned down. The scenes where  black mask is interrogating or threatening Harley Quinn are really pulled back. I mean Ant-Man and the Wasp quantum Mania was more intense when Kang was torturing Ant-Man by threatening to kill his daughter Cassie by snapping her neck until Ant-Man told Kang to stop. Or even Kingpin for Marvel's Daredevil when he violently cracked a guy's head open and raised his voice when he saw Daredevil in the alley way and said I'm going to kill you. But with Black Mask there's nothing sinister about him and that took away from all of Black Mask's intimidation and fear factor To the point he come off as generic DCEU villain the only reason why and Doesn't fall into that category is because of Ewan McGregor's performance but from a writing point of view he is no better than the most disposable of comic book movie villains and on the page he's not even in the same league as Kingpin.

3. Why is Black Mask even here? Why does this  movie have such a serious villain that's like Parasite in Shazam or Rainbow Raider in the Dark Knight. Black Mask should have been saved for a different movie possibly one that has higher stakes more intense and dark moments in a film that is worthy of his presence I mean just think about the movie that set Black mask up is a Harley Quinn movie that's going to be a stain on Black mask that will never leave him the next Batman villain huh Joker made his debut in The Dark Knight. Black Mask made his and birds of prey.

2. The False Face Society. This was so ridiculous to me because you can't properly build up Black Mask and his team if they change everything about his evil team because in the comics he it's about to be a member of this cult called the false face Society and that's supposed to be sadistic like him but in the movie they was nothing bunch of sexist guys who hated women and that's not what the false face Society is about and they changed the name from the false face Society to the Black Mask Club and that was a very stupid and really unnecessary change.

1. What did Black Mask even do and the constant Cartman levels of stupidity. Really think about this what did Black Mask do in this movie because we all know what the Joker did Joker robbed a bank Tried to get Batman Break his no kill role by having him kill him and went after Harvey Dent and corrupt him and made him into two face and killed Rachel tried to corrupt the commissioner and plunged the city of Gotham in the chaos. Wow what a way to do with a very iconic villain. So what does black mask do with his introduction scene? He captured Harley Quinn And tell her to get the diamond sexually assault a girl and tried to kill Cassandra Kane and goes out like a loser and that's all he does. He doesn't really do anything intimidating. In this film also makes him like Cartman because constantly Black mask will throw a tantrum by saying the word fuck and yelling at the top of his lungs and it really ruined the character of Black Mask and they made him really lame and really stupid which is really dumb because Black Mask is supposed to be really smart because this is the same guy who tortured Catwoman's brother-in-law and and forced Catwoman to eat pieces of the corpse. But in this film they made him a sexist jerk and a Cartman stereotype. So all those reasons and more as to why I think Black Mask is a terrible villain Ewan McGregor is the only saving grace of this character and the only reason why Black Mask is being praised at all but the storytelling is not equal to is performance and Victor Zsasz think Kro from Eternals and The Shocker from Spider-Man homecoming and you get this movie´s Victor Zsasz he'll go down the one the boring comic to movie adaptations you will ever see. Not to mention the final confrontation between Harley Quinn and black mask Just came off at the lackluster ripoff to the climax in Batman 89 between Batman and Joker. This just shows that Warner Brothers did not do a terrific job of adapting Black Mask and they just made him a loser.