recency bias, we all will be bowled over by dune three, like two and one. i loved the odyssey but stylistically, denis has no peers. with linus sandgren's camera and the build up to timothee's paul atreides, the consequences of that ascent to power.. the tension and scale..
as much as i want and hope for dune and denis villeneuve to finally get their due at the oscars i canβt blame the academy one bit if they just run it back with nolan because my body and soul literally feel forever altered after the odyssey lmao. a medium-defining masterwork.
the odyssey opening day, 11 pm. sweatpant pajamas and a loafer. grapes and popcorn. snuck in a tim hortons iced cap. zebra print scarf for when it got cold. gorgeous real scotiabank imax. perfect night.
when the people were trying to make an example of her forehead movement on a screen grab and the trailer i knew to bite my tongue and wait.. deeply unserious people.
anne hathaway is a movie star.. she grounds every scene with weight and yet her performance in the odyssey levitates off that imax screen. righteous defiance rising above grief, beauty. what a woman.
The Prime Minister of Canada has yet to acknowledge any of the Canadians currently fleeing from wildfires, inhaling wildfire smoke, or unable to go about their normal days because of climate disruption this week. Instead he continues to post about pipelines.