Could have been a good, even an important movie, till the plot completely disintegrated into senseless violence that voided the credibility of the leading characters. Again, reviewers have so lost their sensibility to pornographic violence and believable character development, that I have to be very skeptical of most of them.
This "scorched earth apocalyptic violence" is diminishing the value of certain writer/directors such as Taylor Sheridan (Wind River) and Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards), and raising the value of more intelligent and perceptive directors such as Iranian Asghar Farhadi and France's Francois Ozon.
I may sound a little "wimpish" like I am in denial of "reality." Actually, I would say the opposite, that I am aware and extremely sensitive to the existence of violence and live with the goal of diminishing it and alleviating the pain it causes.
And, I would suggest that the movie directors who continually push the envelope on graphic gore, are not concerned about the reality of violence, but instead are in love with it. And, the more viewers relish this kind of stuff on film, the more desensitized they become toward the tragedy of violence in "real life."
This "scorched earth apocalyptic violence" is diminishing the value of certain writer/directors such as Taylor Sheridan (Wind River) and Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards), and raising the value of more intelligent and perceptive directors such as Iranian Asghar Farhadi and France's Francois Ozon.
I may sound a little "wimpish" like I am in denial of "reality." Actually, I would say the opposite, that I am aware and extremely sensitive to the existence of violence and live with the goal of diminishing it and alleviating the pain it causes.
And, I would suggest that the movie directors who continually push the envelope on graphic gore, are not concerned about the reality of violence, but instead are in love with it. And, the more viewers relish this kind of stuff on film, the more desensitized they become toward the tragedy of violence in "real life."