This is one of the most boring movies I've ever seen, and I've seen thousands. I promise this isn't a problem of the short attention span tiktok generation. I'm a movie fiend and some of my favorites are longer than this.
We spend a staggering amount of time wandering and discovering. The movie seems to care more about showing us this post-apocalyptic world than telling an actual story.
I couldn't have been less invested in the story or characters. When they wanted me to feel sad, I felt nothing. And it's not because these are animals. I cried for talking animals in Guardians vol 3. It just does a horrendous job of making you care.
I need to give a few examples for comparison. I recently rewatched both The Departed (2 hours 30 mins) and Batman Begins (2 hours, 20 mins). Both are examples of masterful storytelling. Those movies are jam-packed with story and frequent major plot points. There is more story in 10 minutes of The Departed than the first half of Kingdom. I'm not exaggerating.
I don't care if it has amazing CGI. If you can't get a movie fiend like me invested, then you have failed completely. Write story. It's important.
(1 viewing, early screening UltraScreen 5/8/2024)
We spend a staggering amount of time wandering and discovering. The movie seems to care more about showing us this post-apocalyptic world than telling an actual story.
I couldn't have been less invested in the story or characters. When they wanted me to feel sad, I felt nothing. And it's not because these are animals. I cried for talking animals in Guardians vol 3. It just does a horrendous job of making you care.
I need to give a few examples for comparison. I recently rewatched both The Departed (2 hours 30 mins) and Batman Begins (2 hours, 20 mins). Both are examples of masterful storytelling. Those movies are jam-packed with story and frequent major plot points. There is more story in 10 minutes of The Departed than the first half of Kingdom. I'm not exaggerating.
I don't care if it has amazing CGI. If you can't get a movie fiend like me invested, then you have failed completely. Write story. It's important.
(1 viewing, early screening UltraScreen 5/8/2024)