crabitt_me
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I went into this movie with low expectations. I'm a Star Trek fan through and through and I'm generally happy whenever the Star Trek universe expands in breadth, however, Section 31 misses the mark on almost all fronts.
The opening act feels like a video game cut scene, and the movie continues to rely on exposition from then on out. This movie flips the addage show don't tell on its head.
The action scenes are shot in a way where the cinematography and visual effects work to cover up the lack of investment in fight choreography. There where two times in this movie where my eyes actually hurt from how flashy it was.
Section 31 felt like a movie that was ordered by Paramount when they had more funds, got a script outlined and then they ran out of pre production money and filmed with what little script they had and spent the majority of the post production money on a few beautiful scenes.
I will give credit where credit is due though, Michelle Yeoh's a ring chops were on full display in the scenes that the editor didn't chop to shreds. The camera also never sits still; it's always whipping around never allowing the viewer to see the actors actually acting. That choice was probably made because the characters all all broadly painted tropes devoid of personality outside of one defining trait.
The opening act feels like a video game cut scene, and the movie continues to rely on exposition from then on out. This movie flips the addage show don't tell on its head.
The action scenes are shot in a way where the cinematography and visual effects work to cover up the lack of investment in fight choreography. There where two times in this movie where my eyes actually hurt from how flashy it was.
Section 31 felt like a movie that was ordered by Paramount when they had more funds, got a script outlined and then they ran out of pre production money and filmed with what little script they had and spent the majority of the post production money on a few beautiful scenes.
I will give credit where credit is due though, Michelle Yeoh's a ring chops were on full display in the scenes that the editor didn't chop to shreds. The camera also never sits still; it's always whipping around never allowing the viewer to see the actors actually acting. That choice was probably made because the characters all all broadly painted tropes devoid of personality outside of one defining trait.
