Chocobo
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Mar 2006
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Jul 15, 2007, 12:43 AM
Local time: Jul 15, 2007, 03:43 PM
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The big complaint I had with the movie was that the entire first-act lacked energy. The characters seemed listless on screen, and the script couldn't decide what it wanted to focus on. I wasn't so bothered about things being cut out and changed. After all, they're adapting quite a large book to a relatively short 2 hour movie. What really bothered me was the inability of the early part of the script to commit to what themes it wanted to focus on. Even the angst-ridden bits were either lifeless or overly melodramatic.
I also find it ironic that with increasing book length, the films seem to be getting shorter... Although more and more I've found it's better just to treat the books and the movies as separate entities.
Thankfully, it picked up a bit mid-way through the second-act, and the climax of the third-act was well-handled in the context of the movie.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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