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by Meghan Duffy The only thing worse than a bad movie is a bad movie that is only a few mistakes removed from being a great one. Sadly, A Cure for Wellness fits that bill right down to a T. Despite the beautiful visuals, great acting, and moments that truly shock the viewer, its length and predictable plot leave the moviegoer wishing they had spent their money elsewhere. Astounding visuals don't make astounding movies To put it simply, A Cure for Wellness is an incredibly pretty film. The simple color palette, beautiful scenery, and impeccable casting make it a treat for the eyes. The movie is set in the beautiful Swiss alps and the film’s director, Gore Verbinski, utilized that setting to its fullest. To the film’s credit, every shot using the mountains cements the isolation of the setting that Verbinski was going for. That feeling of isolation is also helped along by how it feels like the world has stepped back in time. The mountains, wellness center, and small village below it all contrast the modernness of the opening scenes in a way that lets the viewer feel the isolation that the main character, Lockhart, must feel. It is in moments like those that A Cure for Wellness really has its success. Even the visuals are not without fault in this movie, however. Towards the beginning of the film, there are inconsistencies with shots. A car gets egged in one shot, yet in the immediately following shots, it’s as if they had gone through a car wash. Shots can also linger for slightly too long, creating accidental humor. Although not the worst of this movie’s sins, these inconsistencies and uncomfortable lingering break immersion far too early on. The plot thickens into a stodgy mess ...all of the great acting in the world couldn’t save A Cure for Wellness from its horrible script. The moment any moviegoer should realize the trouble they’re in with this film is when they realize that it’s two and a half hours long. The fear of a movie that wastes time meandering instead of getting to any real point is fully realized with A Cure for Wellness. If Verbinski had cut out all of the shots of Lockhart glaring while slowly limping around the wellness center, the movie would be half an hour shorter. Yet instead of cutting those scenes, he kept them in along with other repetitive drivel. Instead of treating the viewer with any vestige of respect, Verbinski opts to instead slowly pound them in the face with the same three plot points until they have had enough. The plot is completely riddled with holes. Instead of finding good explanations for the events in the film, it relies on what is essentially magic in order to patch the holes up. A viewer will leave the theater asking why the aquifer is so special? The aquifer has to be magic because there is never an explanation given in the film for the effects it has. Why are the wellness center guests unable to see what’s really happening? Well it must be that magic aquifer water because the film never truly addresses that. If the plot holes are covered by something besides magic, it’s never addressed nor is there a real explanation given. Making things even worse, all of the great acting in the world couldn’t save A Cure for Wellness from its horrible script. The early stages of the film suffered especially badly from poorly written, but well preformed, lines. Characters talked in unnatural ways; perhaps it was an attempt to further cement the oddness of the setting. However, that failed as the lines became funnier rather than setting any real mood. The mystery is actually why anybody would spend ten bucks on this film For a mystery film, A Cure for Wellness does a pretty bad job of having any real mystery. Any viewer with two brain cells to rub together can figure out most of the film’s poorly executed twists and turns within the first 30 or so minutes of the movie. The only twists that a viewer might not get from the first part of the movie can usually end up being guessed due to heavy handed visual cues. The lack of any real mystery is really quite disappointing. The atmosphere of the film is set up so well: the background characters speak German instead of English when walking around, and the set design beautifully accents the not-quite-right feeling of the wellness center. Yet despite the incredible atmosphere, any time something is going to play into the mystery Verbinski opts to light it up in a flashing neon sign. There is no subtlety at all in A Cure for Wellness. The shots linger onto important objects for too long as if Verbinski thinks that the viewer completely lacks intelligence, so he has to force them to stare at important things. Every step of its overly long journey, A Cure for Wellness was so close to being a great movie. Although it had incredible acting and breathtaking visuals, its length, poor script, terrible plot, and horrific attempt at handling any sense of mystery set it miles back. If this movie were free, it would be worth a second watch for its visuals alone, but any good Kubrick film would be a better watch. All Images From: IMDb and wpaperhd.com
Rooster Teeth’s hit show, RWBY, historically has had problems with pacing, storytelling, and its animation. Volume three had remedied many of these problems with an incredible season that had a real impact. However, volume four has returned to its past problems with pacing and storytelling, but in new aspects. While previous volumes had characters that felt too flat, this new volume tried a bit too much with its characters spread throughout the world of Remnant.
Within the first two weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump has signed 13 executive orders. These executive orders range from stepping away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership to waiving the Affordable Care Act and bringing back construction plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. Perhaps the most frightening of all of these, however, is banning entry to the US from seven, largely Muslim, countries for the next 90 days.
by Meghan Duffy The Pokemon Company announced on Thursday that the Pokemon anime will be leaving its home on Cartoon Network in the United States to move to Disney XD. This switch also accompanies an acquisition of the 19 previous seasons of the Pokemon series along with its 15 movies. This might be a way to unify the United States and Europe as the Pokemon anime already airs on Disney XD in Europe. The Sun and Moon related season premiered in Japan Thursday, one day before the release of the games that the show will be loosely following. The United States will get the anime later, with a December 5, 2016 release date slated for the first two episodes as well as the debut of Pokemon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
by Meghan Duffy Fans of DC’s animated series, Young Justice, will rejoice. After its cancellation in 2013, Young Justice had been the center of many fan petitions to bring the series back. On the enthusiasm of the fans, Sam Register, the President of Warner Bros. Animation said, “The affection that fans have had for Young Justice, and their rallying cry for more episodes, has always resonated with us. We are excited to bring the show back for this loyal fanbase and to provide an opportunity for new viewers to discover this excellent series.” Young Justice follows teenaged sidekicks of the DC universe like Robin, Miss Martian, Artemis, Kid Flash, Superboy, and Aqualad as their own team, pitting them against super villain team ups that even the Justice League had trouble with. Its original run was from 2011 to 2013 on Cartoon Network and was cancelled due to low toy sales. Season three promises “new twists, turns and dangerous new threats for the team” according to a statement from DC animation. This new season will come from the same creative team, helmed by Brandon Vietti (Batman: Under the Red Hood) and Greg Weisman (Gargoyles). There has been no network or premiere date announced yet for season three. However, comments have been made in the past by the show creators that could point towards Netflix. As both seasons are already on the streaming platform and it has been the home for several animated series, like 2016’s Voltron and Ajin, Netflix seems like the likely choice.
Well folks, it’s been one hell of a ride. Alas, like all good things, it’s time for this series to come to an end. I’ve played some good games, some great games, and some games that made me want to bash my head in with my phone. Through all of the good, the bad, and the ugly I’ve done one thing; date and smooch some boys. Also get murdered, but mainly date boys.
Ever since its initial release in 2009, Homestuck has been one of the most infamous webcomics of all time. Love it or hate it, the impact it’s had throughout the Internet is enormous. After seven long years in the running Homestuck is finally ending and with it an end to one of the strangest, craziest fan base and story that there ever will be.
In a very special interview, Aidan, Meghan and Daley sit down with Barbara Dunkelman and Blaine Gibson of Rooster Teeth to talk about their newest documentary Connected wherein they give up all technology for five days. You can check out the documentary on Friday (4/15) only for RT Sponsors!
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On this episode, the editors sit down to discuss mob mentality and the anonymity of the internet and the problems that arise from it. Check it out!
In honor of Women’s History Month, Byte is doing a month long Byteing Question about the most iconic female characters and why they matter. Every day two writers will look at two characters that are important to them in many different ways. Today, we look at Bulma and Calaena
In honor of Women’s History Month, Byte is doing a month long Byteing Question about the most iconic female characters and why they matter. Every day two writers will look at two characters that are important to them in many different ways. Today, we look at Samus Aran and Marinette
I think I’m getting spoiled here with otome games. These last two games have been such surprisingly good times. I’m just so impressed by the level of the professional otome games. They’re silly and dumb, but that’s most of the enjoyment in these things. Just like Amnesia: Memories last week, Dandelion ~Wishes Brought to You~ is a really good time.
