I went to see this movie today. It was disappointing. I mean, it had been hyped so much, and Rotten Tomatoes gave it an obscene rating. And there are the people who have seen it eight times. I was expecting it to be the greatest film ever.
I’m assuming readers of this have seen it already so I will be spoiling parts of it, but I will still be mostly vague.
At the end, I was ambivalent. I couldn’t tell if it was a sad or happy ending. I’m personally leaning towards sad and that it was all a dream. I don’t like it when a director leaves you wondering about things like that. I am happy when they leave you with moral dilemmas, but not on whether to be happy or sad.
Visually stunning, but that is somewhat lost when you have to read the bottom of the screen. “Stop talking so I can look at you.” I have nothing against subtitles, but I prefer them to be in movies that you don’t have to watch everything going on.
And the characters were stupid. Little girl, if you want to be a princess and show how good a ruler you can be, then learn to follow the simple rules given to you. And if you are going to try and run away from an evil place, finish killing the person who can warn the guards to stop you.
Why did people like this so much?
It was good, but it wasn’t great. It might have been better if it wasn’t so hyped. If you are one of those people who have seen it eight times, it is your fault the movie sucked. Your over-enthusiasm ruined it for me.
I put this on the same level as Lost in Translation.