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'Inception' and 'Airbender'
15 years ago
To the few of you who will read this, I'm gonna be giving my opinions on two movies that have recently hit theaters. If this does not interest you, there's the door. Or at least, there's where the door would be if we were actually in the same room.
Anyway, there are two recent movies that have left a very deep impression on me. The first one I saw, 'The Last Airbender', gave me the odd sensation of feeling guilty for giving the movie theater $7. I went into it expecting it to be the kind of bad movie that's so bad that it's funny. However, I underestimated the power of the crappy side of the cinema. This movie was so awful, so horrid that it seems to have gone past the funny level of bad and doubled back into the "This movie is just the worst thing I've seen in my life" kind of bad.
"Airbender", for those of you who are lucky enough to not have seen it, takes the entire first season of the television show and crams it ALL into about 110 minutes. Knight must have figured that if the series was good, then the movie would be as well if it did the exact same stuff. Seriously, I remember about 5 separate times when I thought to myself "Hey, I remember this from the show. Only in the show, it was interesting and took up 30 minutes, instead of being bland and only lasting for 5 minutes."
On top of that, the writing and acting are horrible. The characters weren't on screen for 30 seconds before I knew I hated the actors. And as the movie progressed, they proceeded to show their lack of talent.
In summary, "Airbender" is quite honestly one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
However, there is hope! On the opposite end of the spectrum is a movie that I saw last night, entitled "Inception"! Just in case you haven't heard of it, it revolves around a band of people who can break into people's dreams and steal (and also implant) ideas in their minds. This will utterly end up changing the person profoundly, as ideas can consume a man.
Without giving too much away, the main character is a troubled dream thief who's subconscious is constantly invading dreams, thus bringing mortal danger upon himself and his team mates. As the mission progresses, he will have to face his dark past and learn to let go of the things that he holds most dear.
"Inception" is a very action-packed thrill ride. It's full of CGI, however this is the rare case when I'm alright with that. The story can really only be told with CGI. And it's a heart-wrenching, gripping, intense and thought provoking tale.
So coincidentally, out of the two movies that I've seen most recently in theaters, one is very possibly the worst movie I've ever seen in my life, while the other is definitely one of the best movies I've seen in my life.
Never ever EVER see "Airbender". But when you're done reading this, go straight to the movies and see "Inception".
Anyway, there are two recent movies that have left a very deep impression on me. The first one I saw, 'The Last Airbender', gave me the odd sensation of feeling guilty for giving the movie theater $7. I went into it expecting it to be the kind of bad movie that's so bad that it's funny. However, I underestimated the power of the crappy side of the cinema. This movie was so awful, so horrid that it seems to have gone past the funny level of bad and doubled back into the "This movie is just the worst thing I've seen in my life" kind of bad.
"Airbender", for those of you who are lucky enough to not have seen it, takes the entire first season of the television show and crams it ALL into about 110 minutes. Knight must have figured that if the series was good, then the movie would be as well if it did the exact same stuff. Seriously, I remember about 5 separate times when I thought to myself "Hey, I remember this from the show. Only in the show, it was interesting and took up 30 minutes, instead of being bland and only lasting for 5 minutes."
On top of that, the writing and acting are horrible. The characters weren't on screen for 30 seconds before I knew I hated the actors. And as the movie progressed, they proceeded to show their lack of talent.
In summary, "Airbender" is quite honestly one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
However, there is hope! On the opposite end of the spectrum is a movie that I saw last night, entitled "Inception"! Just in case you haven't heard of it, it revolves around a band of people who can break into people's dreams and steal (and also implant) ideas in their minds. This will utterly end up changing the person profoundly, as ideas can consume a man.
Without giving too much away, the main character is a troubled dream thief who's subconscious is constantly invading dreams, thus bringing mortal danger upon himself and his team mates. As the mission progresses, he will have to face his dark past and learn to let go of the things that he holds most dear.
"Inception" is a very action-packed thrill ride. It's full of CGI, however this is the rare case when I'm alright with that. The story can really only be told with CGI. And it's a heart-wrenching, gripping, intense and thought provoking tale.
So coincidentally, out of the two movies that I've seen most recently in theaters, one is very possibly the worst movie I've ever seen in my life, while the other is definitely one of the best movies I've seen in my life.
Never ever EVER see "Airbender". But when you're done reading this, go straight to the movies and see "Inception".
I'm going to see Inception...Totally!