Hope

This might be the most difficult-to-describe movie of the year. It's Mad Max: Fury Road meets Curb Your Enthusiasm with a lot of Independence Day thrown in there, but then at the end it kinda turns into Avatar? We can guarantee you that you've never seen anything like this, and that it will be one of the most energizing and entertaining theatrical experiences you have this year. Topics include: the secret delights of (occasionally) bad CGI, unexpected genre mashups, evolving creature design, how to portray / maintain urgency onscreen, the relationship between action and emotion, and the important role that absurdity can play in grounding a narrative.

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00:00 Introduction / Impressions 01:53 Genre Mashup 03:00 Controversial Effects 06:27 Creature Design 07:55 A Sense of Momentum 10:52 B-Movie Absurdity 13:23 Action & Emotion 14:51 The Ending (No Spoilers) 16:00 Closing Thoughts