sundin13 said:
I found the race sequence to be pretty not great plot-wise (RPO spoilers, but who cares). Like, sure, the CG looked good, but you mean to tell me that thousands of people hunting for easter eggs never thought to go backwards? That is, like, rule 1 of egg hunting. Its like if they hid the super secret easter egg behind a waterfall and nobody ever looked for it. It screams to me that the people writing either don't give a shit, or they don't know anything about video games. Also, Scott is supposed to be a bit of a fucker. That is basically the point of the movie. |
That fell within suspension of disbelief for me, it's silly, but no more unlikely than half the absurd stuff that happens in Hollywood blockbusters.
When I say the race scene I'm not talking about solving the puzzle but the first (unsuccessful) attempt shown, the sheer insanity of it was amazing without ever devolving into the kind of choppy, hard-to-follow camerawork and editing that plagues so many modern action scenes. To elegantly orchestrate such chaos in such a way that it flowed seamlessly like a ballet of destruction was a testament to Spielberg's directing chops.
And I get that Scott's supposed to kind of a loser who learns and grows, but the execution was lacking IMO, Cera just wasn't the right actor for the part. Only blemish on a great movie for me.
Last edited by curl-6 - on 31 August 2021
