Ok. I need to talk about this. It just occured to me that this is the only time they actually behaved truly “immature” towards each other. See, it took me a while to think about, and I could never quite put my finger on what exactly it was that I thought fascinated me about the particular way in which the Anne/Gilbert relationship was adapted in this version. Casting is great of course, as is their chemistry, no need to argue about that. But what the writers did here, with all their changes and alterations, additions and partly really flying off the canon big time and into AU-land…they made both Anne and Gilbert seem more ‘adult’ than they actually are, also in relation to one another. The books and all other adaptations hint at the romantic potential of the Anne/Gilbert conflict from the beginning…only it is usually a childish, boys-annoying-girls-girls-pretending-to-be-peeved kind of elementary school dynamic. Anne 2017 is of course altogether more “mature” and realist, with the realities of life back in the days shown more starkly and the timeless realities of adolecence and teenage life struggles also being shown in a pleasantly frank way (period talk, the mouse in the pants, etc.)
Charlize Theron is your bionic, kickass, emotional action hero you always wanted.
Possible Alternate Title: Furiosa and Her Gal Pals Rule the Desert And Tom Hardy Is Also There
BLIND MUTANT GUY ON BUNGIE CHORDS PLAYING A BASS/GUITAR BLADE WITH FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HEAD BEING DRIVEN ON A FUCKING FLOAT MADE OF HUGE ASS AMPS PROVIDING THE WARTIME METAL RIFFS THE WHOLE TIME.
You don’t have to worry about missing leg day because your buns and thighs will be tense basically the whole time
Neckbeards are furious about it
There’s Oscar buzz about it
You will cheer
You will cry
You will screech
You may even laugh
Man pain is at an all time low (aka no woman dies for that reason)
Nicholas Hoult as the scrawny guy just trying to fit in with his bros
No dumb “THERE’S NO FUCKING TIME FOR THIS RN” kiss
Action sequences on POINT
Cinematography on POINT
Art Direction/Costume design on POINT
Characterization ESP of women characters oN POINT
It truly is truly the feminist action film we have been waiting for
(It could’ve used way more PoC tho. I’m glad Zoe Kravitz was there and a few others I’m not familiar with, but I still maintain that it’s a gr8 film)
You want to give Bruce a love interest he can relate to, and sympathize with?
You want someone to show Bruce he isn’t just the hulk?
You want a love interest that isn’t forced, awkward, and out of character? HAVE BETTY FUCKING ROSS IN YOUR DAMN MOVIE
omg then they’d have to put ANOTHER female character in the movies and I mean like there are already *stops to think really hard* like… 4 girls already that like make up 5% of the dialogue… idk how we can keep track of anymore… if the girl/guy ratio is even remotely close to equivalent the world will eXplodE tHiNk oF tHe cHiLdrEn
Broke Bohemian 