Recently watched 2 great films that had to be my favorites of 2021.
Dune: I'm a big Dennis Villenueve fan and he does not disappoint with this well paced visually stunning adventure. It's got everything you want in a film with excellent cinematography and fun action along side well written and acted characters. I was impressed at how efficiently the epic story was set up in the first half of the movie with minimal exposition. This allows the 2nd half to just tell the story keeping me on the edge of my seat. The only issue is this is a part one and abruptly ends. I would have been happy to take an intermission and watch the rest. 10/10
The Green Knight: I wasn't sure what to expect from this Arthurian fantasy. It's a bit strange and slowly paced but I couldn't take my eyes off the screen waiting for the mystery to unfold. Credit to the excellent cinematography creating a mystical world and some great acting from Dev Patel. I like how the audience isn't treated like idiots who need everything explained but the story is simple with enough clues to reach your own conclusions. 10/10
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