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I'd say there's maybe 2% of movies that are just kind of okay throughout, but then transcend into excellence with a killer ending. The Mist, for example, would not be remembered at all if it weren't for that fuckin ending Life is one of those 2%.
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You got it man
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Mar 25, 2017 05:14
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Like, on the things that make a movie a movie, (plot, character development, cinematography, special effects) it is "just okay" but on its own terms it has something going for it, and that is its loving spectacular ending Which is a spoiler because a loving spectualar ending is more spectacular when you're not expecting it, so I apologize for ruining the one great thing about the movie for you, but I did say "spoiler" in the title, so
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It's just, the movie hypnotizes you with how boilerplate it is. Every single "space horror movie" alien trope is thrown directly at you without a single original twist or especially interesting characters. There is nothing to distinguish this movie from any other, until the last 15 seconds where they reveal the bait-and-switch. You're thinking about where you're parked when suddenly you realize you've been lied to. It's a pretty bold move for a movie to hinge its entire emotional impact on the last two or three shots. It's like going all-in on the final river card, hoping it'll be an ace. And it is. Life rules, and it's sad that it has to languish at ~65% on Rotten Tomatoes because it's impossible for reviewers to just openly say, "Utterly generic, except for the very very end which is totally baller." It's almost a nobel move on the film's part. It sacrifices being a "great movie" in favor of being an "event", like The Mist. For years to come, Life is going to be the quintessential "Craziest movie endings" movie. By accident or by design, it catapulted itself to legend.
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