Spring Part 2: A Wonderful, One-of-a-Kind Amalgamation of Romance, Horror, Comedy, and Self-Discovery (Film Analysis)

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Spring Part 1: A Wonderful, One-of-a-Kind Amalgamation of Romance, Horror, Comedy, and Self-Discovery (Film Analysis)

An immortal being, thousands of years old, containing the DNA of all its past evolutionary organisms.  A monstrosity of stingers, beaks, tentacles, and claws unexplainable by science.  The creature lurks among us in secret, draining the blood of its victims—whether beast or human—like a vampire.  Spring is about this grotesque abomination…

...finding true love.

Note: This is my second review of Spring.  Here's my original review from 2016, written when I first saw the film.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Film Review)

To quote Emperor Palpatine: Augghhhh!!!

The Dead Don't Die or: Jim Jarmusch Tackles the Zombie Genre (Film Analysis)

See, here's the problem.

Zombieland is Great (Film Analysis)

LINK TO PART 3: Zombieland is Wonderfully Surprising

Zombieland is Wonderfully Surprising (Film Analysis)

LINK TO PART 2: Zombieland is Hilarious

Zombieland is Hilarious (Film Analysis)

LINK TO PART 1: Zombieland is Influential

Zombieland is Influential (Film Analysis)

What if I told you that Zombieland is one of the key pieces that turned me into a film buff?

Another Earth or: A Powerfully Bittersweet, Multi-layered Story All Bundled into a Low-Budget Sci-Fi (Film Analysis)

What would it be like to meet yourself?  What would you ask?  What if your other self was a more successful version, or perhaps one that has suffered far more than you?  What would you say?

Ex Machina Revisited or: The Modern Frankenstein (Film Analysis)

The complete title for Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.  Both Prometheus and Frankenstein are cautionary tales of the unintentional consequences of the strive for scientific knowledge, as well as the overreaching of one’s position in life.  If Frankenstein is the modern Prometheus, then Ex Machina is the modern Frankenstein.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (Film Review)

LOOK OUT! HERE COME SOME MAJOR SPOILERS!!!

Dark Phoenix (GUEST Film Review)

For the first time ever on Film Reviewer Jr., I proudly present GUEST FILM REVIEW!!!  The part of the blog where a guest comes on board and writes a film review.

Introducing my special guest and close friend Joel Coppadge!

Iron Man 2: Is it Good? Is It Bad? Could It Be Both!? (Film Analysis)

Since the conception of Film Reviewer Jr. and my first review of a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) property, Iron Man 3, I’ve consistently stated my dislike for Iron Man 2.  For a while, it was the only MCU film I gave a thumbs down to, though such placement has since been joined by the likes of Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel.  The thing is, the last time I saw Iron Man 2 was in theaters back in 2010.  That’s closing in on a decade, back when I was just getting into film.  My opinions have changed vastly since that time, look no further than my The Kids Are All Right retrospective.  As such, it stands to reason that Iron Man 2 deserves a second chance at redemption.  Is there a possibility I misjudged the film and it’s better than I remember, or is it still the subpar sequel to the MCU’s fantastic origin film?

Avengers: End Game (Film Review)

What can I say about the “finale” of an over twenty-part film series to an over decade-long franchise?  There’s a lot I have to say about End Game, and most of it has already been said by other reviewers.  Nonetheless, I figure I’ll give my own two cents on the film, yet with a slight twist to the usual formula.  Here are one-hundred thoughts, over the course of the summer, of the strengths, weaknesses, surprises, interactions, and nods to the comics I saw from by multiple viewings of Avengers: End Game.

MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD:

1. The opening sequence featuring Hawkeye is a chillingly effective way to start Endgame, in addition to being a great way of bringing Hawkeye into the final film.

2. There’s so much Nebula greatness in Endgame.  I've never cared much for her character before, yet here she goes from zero to the film’s MVP when it comes to characterization.

3. The scene where Nebula and Tony are playing paper football is so charmingly adorable. Who would have guessed these two would have such surprisingly effective chemistry (I also love how Tony refers to her as the blue meanie and that she's only a “little sadistic”)?

4. I love the little extra touches where Nebula declines the extra oxygen so that Tony can have it, and when she caringly picks him up from the floor and into a chair during their seemingly last moments.  It really shows how far she's come from the sadistic killer she was in Guardians of the Galaxy.

5. Tony and Rocket’s humorous first interaction: 

• Rocket: Yeah, he's pissed. He thinks he failed. Which of course he did, but there's a lot of that's goin' around, ain't there? 
• Tony: Honestly, until this exact second, I thought you were a Build-A-Bear. 
• Rocket: Maybe I am.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Film Review)

Okay so, my opinion on Pokémon Detective Pikachu times four.

Monsters or: A Poignant, Highly Underrated Character Journey, Cinematic Spectacle, and Gentle Allegory (Film Analysis)

Things are not what they appear.

How Godzilla Ascends From a Typical Monster Flick, Does Its King Justice, and Has One of the Decade’s Best Scenes (Film Analysis)

LINK TO PART 2: How Godzilla Squanders Potential in One of the Decade’s Most Disappointing Decisions

How Godzilla Squanders Potential in One of the Decade’s Most Disappointing Decisions (Film Analysis)

LINK TO PART 1: Godzilla's Amazing Trailer

Godzilla's Amazing Trailer (Film Analysis)

I want to talk to someone in charge. You're not fooling anybody when you say that what happened was a natural disaster. You’re lying! It wasn’t an earthquake, it wasn't a typhoon. Because what's really happening, is that you're hiding something out there. And it's gonna send us back to the Stone Age!

It’s February of 2014.  The first trailer for the upcoming American Godzilla reboot releases.  And it is amazing.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (Film Review)

Alright people, let’s make this clear.