I'm conflicted on this one, while the cinematography is great, the outfits are absolutely immaculate and it's definitely one of those movies you would call a "female Joker movie" (and yes i count that as a positive), I just can't get over its major flaws.
Before I get into it though, there's something I gotta mention cuz this has been bothering me, no this movie isn't "gender obsessed" and I don't see how anyone would think that, gender is actually barely a factor in the movie. And even if it was, so what? Women should be able to talk about their problems in movies without men on the internet crying about it.
Anyway so first, the movie doesn't become somewhat enjoyable until Emma Stone shows up, cuz the whole opening with young Cruella was just not good and I feel it didn't fit with the rest of the movie all that much, it might only have been there to set up the "twist" reveal later on.
Second, speaking of the opening, dalmatiens killing Cruella's mother is so damn stupid, I almost respect it. Not just because it's so stupid, but also because I didn't expect an on screen death so bravo for that, I guess.
Third, the reveal is not all that surprising for anyone who's seen movies before, which I'm guessing is not the target audience because some of the scenes in there were a bit too dark for younger kids so yeah, I'm not completely sure as to who this movie is for. I doubt most teens are all that into 101 dalmatiens so... What, is the target audience Disney adults? Actually, that's the target audience for most Disney movies nowadays, isn't it.
But seriously, the twist of the Baroness being Cruella's biological mother really is something I didn't care for and then there was the twist that the death of her other mother was actually the fault of the Baroness, making the villain of the movie... the woman we already knew was the villain of the movie, how thrilling.
Although for as much crap I'm giving this movie, it's still pretty fun, not great of course but fun nonetheless and I guess that's enough for some people, so I'm not gonna pretend I don't get the appeal, I just wish I liked it more.
However, I do think that one of the things stopping it from being a total dumpster fire is Emma Stone, who's amazing in everything she's in (even if I wish she got to be more evil), along with Emma Thompson and the stunning wardrobe they both get to be in. The soundtrack is nothing amazing but it's mostly songs I like so it gets a pass.
Really, when you look at other Disney live actions remakes (yes I'm counting this as one even if it's technically not a remake of anything) like the Lion king remake or the mulan remake, this is not the worst one by a long shot and I wouldn't have any problem revisiting it later, just not anytime soon.
Before I get into it though, there's something I gotta mention cuz this has been bothering me, no this movie isn't "gender obsessed" and I don't see how anyone would think that, gender is actually barely a factor in the movie. And even if it was, so what? Women should be able to talk about their problems in movies without men on the internet crying about it.
Anyway so first, the movie doesn't become somewhat enjoyable until Emma Stone shows up, cuz the whole opening with young Cruella was just not good and I feel it didn't fit with the rest of the movie all that much, it might only have been there to set up the "twist" reveal later on.
Second, speaking of the opening, dalmatiens killing Cruella's mother is so damn stupid, I almost respect it. Not just because it's so stupid, but also because I didn't expect an on screen death so bravo for that, I guess.
Third, the reveal is not all that surprising for anyone who's seen movies before, which I'm guessing is not the target audience because some of the scenes in there were a bit too dark for younger kids so yeah, I'm not completely sure as to who this movie is for. I doubt most teens are all that into 101 dalmatiens so... What, is the target audience Disney adults? Actually, that's the target audience for most Disney movies nowadays, isn't it.
But seriously, the twist of the Baroness being Cruella's biological mother really is something I didn't care for and then there was the twist that the death of her other mother was actually the fault of the Baroness, making the villain of the movie... the woman we already knew was the villain of the movie, how thrilling.
Although for as much crap I'm giving this movie, it's still pretty fun, not great of course but fun nonetheless and I guess that's enough for some people, so I'm not gonna pretend I don't get the appeal, I just wish I liked it more.
However, I do think that one of the things stopping it from being a total dumpster fire is Emma Stone, who's amazing in everything she's in (even if I wish she got to be more evil), along with Emma Thompson and the stunning wardrobe they both get to be in. The soundtrack is nothing amazing but it's mostly songs I like so it gets a pass.
Really, when you look at other Disney live actions remakes (yes I'm counting this as one even if it's technically not a remake of anything) like the Lion king remake or the mulan remake, this is not the worst one by a long shot and I wouldn't have any problem revisiting it later, just not anytime soon.
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