The ironic thing about the now four movies in the World sub-series is that by building the movies around these implausible man-made beasts, it robs the stories of the thrills of the original Jurassic Park. We don’t need gimmicks. We can still be awed by creatures that roamed the planet millions of years ago. The filmmakers just need to spend a little more time on the humans we’re meant to care about.
Read MoreWhile Season 1 immersed itself with biker gangs, huge bags of cocaine, alcohol abuse and nihilism, and some edge-of-your-seat sequences, Season 3 prefers the slow burn, with tension, intrigue and drama taking center stage.
Read MoreIn a world where mortal injuries can often be fixed as easily as sticking a severed head onto a robotic body, the movie contemplates what it means to be human, especially in a society filled with people who might pull off your arm (or even your head) and exchange it for profit.
Read MoreAnd then there’s the visual treatment in Spider-Verse. It grabs you by the eyeballs and doesn’t let go for two hours, making me want a whole cinematic universe of Marvel movies in this style of animation. Other than perhaps Zack Snyder’s panel-for-panel recreation of Watchmen, it’s the rare film that gives you the true sensation of a moving comic book.
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