Thoughts on Eddington (Slight Spoilers)

For most of the runtime, I thought this movie was great. The last 20 minutes or so go pretty psychotic. But there is a lot I really like about this movie.

I’d easily say this is the best Ari Aster movie IMO. though I don’t like hereditary or Midsomer.

The movie does go through genres. Starts out as satire, moves into thriller, and ends in action.

For most of the movie, I got the point. This movie up to a certain point is critical of everyone. But again, going back to the last 20 minutes, I have no fricking clue what that was. And that may even be a point.

Joaquin Phoenix is great. I do feel his character is very realistic as a man who’s become overwhelmed in a world he doesn’t quite understand.

For people who have Pedro Pascal fatigue… he isn’t in it that much.

At the end of the day, I am a bit disappointed as the movie does feel like it pivots to much in the story it’s trying to tell but I certainly think it is worth seeing.

Also, because people have been curious, the political stuff is more about character development than anyone else. There’s a lot of time spent on how warping social media is and how that makes idiots of everyone despite their beliefs