Polite Men, Terrible Energy
A Ralph Fiennes ranking from my watched films: elegant menace, tragic weight, wizard trauma, royal chaos, and polite men who usually make everything worse. Ranked by stars first, then by emotional damage, visual pull, villain energy, and ho

On my first watch, I thought this was just about a capitalist exploiting people through his own version of forced labor.

Visceral from the first frame, with no easing you in, but beneath the shock, this is a more confident and cinematic entry than before, with stronger visuals, better…

This film looks gorgeous. Hoyte van Hoytema really proves himself as a worthy successor to Roger Deakins.


Now this is a proper opening! Controlled and allowing the action to breathe, unlike the opening of Quantum of Solace with its super shaky camera movements and fast cuts.











Honestly, they should have ended the Craig Bond series with Spectre so it could have ended on a higher note.


Maganda ang visuals. The symmetry and color palette are very deliberate, almost storybook-like.