Maheshwaran P

Definitely one of the most underappreciated films of 2023. Such a heart wrenching tale about a mom and her son. The ending is really a tear jerker. This movie reminded me of The pursuit of happiness. The story is not similar but SOME themes and the tone of the movie are. If you've come across this movie and wondering if it's good. It definitely is. Don't think twice. Go and watch it.

I just finished re-watching the animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. I binged the whole series. I just want express my love for this show in this post. Throughout the series I'm amazed everytime I realize that this series is not based on any existing material. There is no source material. I guess this is the first show I've seen that is an epic legends and lore type story with no source material. There are so many things perfect in this. Zuko's story arc is one of favourite arc in any story. His arc is perfectly paralleled with Aang's story arc. For a kid's show, it showed so many things like imperialism, war, genocide and talks about women empowerment making it more than a kid's show. Also the themes, settings, music, tone is so immersive. Not to mention the amazing humor and the variety of emotions it gives us are something.

The actors were awesome. Nailed it. Visuals are extraordinary. But I thought the flashback sequences are completely unnecessary. That ruined the movie for me. It took off the pace. It's horrible. The second act was completely tonally confused (There are some ridiculous comedies in between the intense parts). The climax was good and the first act was great. 6.7/10

I think that everyone expects a thriller to be more intense and gruesome all the way from start to end. But this is more realistic. It's not intense all the way through. It was not meant to be. But it's captivating. I never got bored. Hupert portrayed it perfectly. The way they portrayed Greta is perfect like you would understand why she is doing what she is doing but you cannot stop it. You cannot change her even if you want. Chloe's performance was amazing. Frances character was very lovable. I don't know who could've made that character better than her. The ending was good. You can definitely give it a chance. 7.9/10