After watching it in the theater, I walked out thinking this must be considered for best picture of the year. How can it not be?

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2018)

Then came all the lackluster box office numbers. Just like the first, it's a great movie that people just don't want to see for some reason.
I recently watched it again on HBO, thinking maybe there is something wrong with it that I missed the first time. Nope. I like it even better now.
The main issue with this movie is not that people saw it and disliked it, it's that people simply did not see it. Why is that? I think when it comes to movie-goers, there are people who like action movies and there are people who like soul-stirring drama movies. But the general population does not like to combine the two. It's either Jurassic World, John Wick, and Batman vs. Superman.... or it's Lincoln, There Will Be Blood, Brooklyn.
This movie is a rare combination of great action, cinematography, and visuals, with thought provoking drama and storyline that still holds the noir-like subtlety of the original. Yes it is very artful and I don't think people are ready for that. The action crowd thinks it's too arty and dramatic, while the arty and dramatic crowd thinks it's too action.
It's too bad because both sides are missing out on a great movie.