my notes

Rating: 6/10 (24 July 2019)

This is a mild 6 star, i was not a big fan of this movie. there is a lot of good in it, headlined by stunning cinematography and beautifully-shot scenes throughout the movie. the acting was great, the sci-fi concepts were awesome. so many cool new things. lots of cool concepts that make you think. i saw it in a real IMAX with the entire movie expanded to 1.9:1 aspect ratio, and an amazing sound system, and it was a phenomenal theater experience.
i was really into it for a while, but the movie is really long and somewhat boring in a few places. i would have liked it to be at least 40 minutes shorter. and the story was interesting but unsatisfying. (1 viewing)

SPOILERS

i was very unsatisfied when the movie ended. i was tempted to give it a 2.5 just based on that feeling but i didn't want to ignore all the stuff i liked. i feel like rather than coming to a conclusion, it just kind of ended. this is the reason i frequently dislike old movies and most novels. i was wondering about so many different story points that didn't really play out, wondering what they really had to do with the movie, like jared leto's character. i really liked him, but would the movie be much different if you removed him and his ideals. i don't really know what the point of the story was. just to find out about the baby? i dunno, that should be part of a bigger and more interesting story.