nicolascagegoons
Watched Mar 6, 2025
Rating

Is it bong's best english film?
Yeah pretty much, the film has a strong personality.
I have read halfway threw the book and i think it retains allot of the charm the book has from its structure going from death to death in an almost backwards but still forwards way.
Of course because its a film it leaves allot of things out from the book and so far the biggest change i noticed is that the character played by steve yeun is called timo instead of berto.
Idk why they changed that, seems unnecesary.
The titular character(s) retain allot of they're original character traits from the books and on top off that, robert pattinson gives an amazing performance.
Overall the cast is great, the only one i found underutilized is toni collete because she did much more in the book then in the film.
I still liked her performance but her and the character aren't that memorable.
Marshall played by mark ruffalo is not a one to one with the book but i like the change because it fits with the time and how politics are right now.
Visually the film looks stunning but its no where near the level of cinematography as even mother i would say and im not the biggest fan of mother(at least the first time i watched it)
I think its the most non jarring english film off bong since while i love snowpiercer and i like okja, they definitly feel allot more on the nose and in your face and while i think mickey 17 still often does that, i think it has a stronger character to it and just more fleshed out characters and plot.
The book is still better but this film is great in its own right.

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