Evangelene Carina Nongkhlaw

The movie started out a little fuzzy but really got us hooked before the end of the first half. Pattinson’s performance was brilliant and so was Kravitz’s. (Glad they didn’t cash in on Pattinson’s pretty boy-ness; and grounded his character). Dark, gothic and real, with a hint of burlesque; what with the two ‘villains’ laughing towards the end gave the movie an edge unlike no other. The way the villains were written makes you contemplate on the very concept of villainous-ness even. The movie also retained the ‘cartoony’ (and not in a bad way) effect that is so essential to Batman and yet, interspersed the issues of mental health and privilege to a great degree. The accents were also done well. DC is going places with its movies, especially after Wonder Woman and Joker!

I watch Tut some years ago and I thought it was brilliant. The cast was well chosen as well. Avan Jogia was absolutely fantastic and obviously, Ben Kingsley is awesome in any role he plays.

I like how the series comes to terms with both sides of the story. The high functioning but apparently emotionless New Londoners and the hopelessly emotional and all-over-the-place John the “Savage”. It doesn’t take sides, it doesn’t make out John to be the saviour like the Huxley text does. Rather, it points to the fact that human existence and the human condition itself is a big huge cosmic dilemma.

I mean it’s good, into the misleading. But I wish it were more about her. In the sense, it didn’t have to bring her in later so abruptly. There must’ve been a story there. Or could’ve.