I went in blind, aware of the hype and praise but giving it a fair chance.
First of all, there are some great scenes, no doubt. The first 45 minutes were pretty good.
However, it is simply too long. Too long means it gets boring and monotonous, and like some astute critics have said, the problem of it lingers in the question of, "why should I care?". Sure, there are religious and political elements that carry truth, but ultimately they come across as cliche.
Basically, you have a quasi biblical savior story here (I guess you can just compare it to Neo in the Matrix), with his journey of being the "one", the savior. The problem is: we've seen it all before.
As much as I was immersed in the visuals and interesting and grand visual scenes, by the one hour point, u couldn't help but to check my watch and how much time was left. Then, it picked up again for fifteen minutes before becoming boring again.
This will suffice as a sci fi experience, and I can see fans of the book loving it maybe, but it just lost me about halfway through. I won't deny the reviews and arguments that say part I was probably better.
Masterpiece? Certain "scenes" scattered about it were, but overall, it is just too long and needs serious editing to be a true one.
5/10.
First of all, there are some great scenes, no doubt. The first 45 minutes were pretty good.
However, it is simply too long. Too long means it gets boring and monotonous, and like some astute critics have said, the problem of it lingers in the question of, "why should I care?". Sure, there are religious and political elements that carry truth, but ultimately they come across as cliche.
Basically, you have a quasi biblical savior story here (I guess you can just compare it to Neo in the Matrix), with his journey of being the "one", the savior. The problem is: we've seen it all before.
As much as I was immersed in the visuals and interesting and grand visual scenes, by the one hour point, u couldn't help but to check my watch and how much time was left. Then, it picked up again for fifteen minutes before becoming boring again.
This will suffice as a sci fi experience, and I can see fans of the book loving it maybe, but it just lost me about halfway through. I won't deny the reviews and arguments that say part I was probably better.
Masterpiece? Certain "scenes" scattered about it were, but overall, it is just too long and needs serious editing to be a true one.
5/10.