I saw this movie last weekend and then went and saw it again today. Cause I am obsessed.
It is one of the best movies I’ve seen in years. I am in absolute awe of it. It looked good from the previews and I expected to like it (vampires? Michael b Jordan? Duh) but I did not expect it to be this good and for me to love it this much.
It was even better the second time.
There is one scene in the movie that was so beautiful, so transcendent. It gave me chills and made me feel dizzy and I was breathing hard. It was pure magic.
It was the acting, it was the story, it was the dialogue, it was the cinematography, it was the music, it was the meaning, the feeling, the everything.
Ok and I have to admit to something very dumb. It was a good 30-40 mins into the movie before I realized that the two main characters, twin brothers, were both Michael b Jordan. I said to my movie companion, “wow they did an amazing job finding an actor who looks almost exactly like Michael b Jordan!” And my movie companion looked at me and said “That is Michael b Jordan. He’s playing both roles. You stupid cow.”
When I think about this movie, it reminds me of one of my favorite stephen king quotes: There are other worlds than these.
