Elio Review

     Is there life beyond Earth? Journey to the cinema to find out in Pixar's latest and first Sci-Fi adventure: Elio. Elio is a young boy, who having recently lost his parents goes to live with his aunt. Unable to find a place to belong in his new life, Elio looks to space to find his place. Pixar is known for it's touching animated features and shorts, which often tackle complex emotions. Their films are aimed at viewers of all ages, which tends to result in life-long fans. We have seen Pixar bring to life; toys, cars, bugs and fish, now they've turned their unique creative powers to aliens, in a refreshingly original feature: Elio. So does Elio make contact with outer-space and steal our hearts in the process or does it fail to launch? Read on for my full review.  Elio (Jonas Kibreab) is a lonely kid, who feels like a inconvenience to his aunt Olga (Zoe SaldaƱa) and an outsider on Earth. This is a kid not grappling with the overused 'misunderstood' trope but rath...

Justice League: Snyder Cut DC FanDome Trailer Reaction

DC FanDome has dropped a new trailer for Justice League: Snyder Cut! This was the trailer I had been waiting for, and it does not disappoint. After years, the Snyder cut movement has paid off and we are finally going to see what Zack Snyder had originally intended. It was revealed that the cut will be four hours long and will be split into hour long instalments, so there is a lot of content to get excited about! Theres a lot to take in in the new trailer, so read on for my reaction and thoughts!

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  • So, this version of 'Hallelujah' is not really my thing, it's very depressing and tonally a little strange, so I kind of tuned it out for most of the trailer. The visuals are much better than this song anyway. 
  • Okay so there is no dialogue in the trailer, yet it is still super effective!
  • I am a little underwhelmed by the CGI here, but this may not be the final look. 
  • That first shot of Superman is interesting, I love the use of colour here. 
  • Okay was that 'Justice League' stone carving just a movie title moment or like a part of an actual building? 
  • Some shots we've seen before, but the tone seems very different and I'm liking this introduction of each character. 
  • Plus, we get to see more of my favourite: Aquaman!!
  • Okay okay okay it's happening...
  • Superman in the black costume! I love this. 
  • Wonder Woman looking super inspirational to a group of young girls - I mean that reflects the effect of her 2017 movie so love this. 
  • Is that The Flash saving Iris? 
  • This trailer is sooooooo good.
  • Our first glimpse of Cyborg. 
  • And a very powerful shot of Batman on a skeleton statue - this is the Batman vibe I love. 
  •  Some epic bad guy shots, I'm really getting the huge scale of this movie now. 
  • Lois Lane watching Superman rise over the city conveys so much emotion. 
  • I already get a better sense of Cyborgs character - which is something we desperately needed. 
  • Little bit of a montage here, showing us a lot of fight moments. This trailer is really showing off its powerful hero's which I love. 
  • OMG, an epic line up shot!!! Superman is in the black costume again; they all look ready for an epic battle and most importantly they look like a team. 
  • Everything about this team up shot is perfect, from the lighting to the camera angle - you get a real sense of power. 
  • EPIC!!
  • 'He's never fought us, not united' - I mean this line creates actual chills. 
This trailer has me so excited for the 2021 release. It's strange because there is already a version of this film and now we are being given another - something that I don't think has really happened before. Yes, we have remakes and live action adaptations but never have we had a film released with the same name and some of the same footage! I was not a huge fan of Justice League the first time around, it felt a bit of a mish mash and the story was not really that great and the characters failed to shine so I am so looking forward to seeing Snyder's original vision!

Please let me know what you thought in the comments!!

Thank you for reading xx


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