Mortal Kombat Flim Review

The awaited animation to live action that has been well anticipated has arrived! 

I'm happy to tell you that Mortal Kombat is not a flop. Of course there are some flaws and I'll touch on those but I do welcome a sequel.

 I automatically expect nothing less than phenomenal fight choreography from martial arts films. The fight choreographer Chan Griffin and stunt choreographer Kyle Gardiner worked together phenomenally and it was so pleasant to watch, not prolonged or undercut just good fights. I will say there is a cliché moment of our comrade died and now we can suddenly fight stupendously.

First thing I want to get out of the way is that in any movie involving Gods, they are always almost useless. I say almost because they're needed for the plot but they could make things so much smoother just by speaking but of course they're an intimidating all powerful being so they can't. They're stoicism does add a bit to dialogue that could have been better but is better than others. I also personally find it strange how much Earth is desired by other planets. I know we live here so it's not unnatural to write in that regard and it's usually a planet that's exhausted their resources or they're nuts and want to destroy everything. On that note that special affects were great

There isn't too much to critique about this film, the pacing is slightly off but overall I'd welcome a sequel.

Let me know what you thought of the movie and if you'd watch a sequel.

Snyder Cut : Film Review

 

Y’all this movie is weird.

 If you haven't already seen Justice League, aren't a die hard fan and/or have lots of time to kill, go ahead and watch it. It's not enough to change my mind about the film not being good but it does improve scenes.

The Snyder cut does include character story that Whedon's cut lacked, however, a good bit of it was unnecessary and the dialogue wasn't any better. People were excited that cyborg actually got decent screen time, which I'm happy about but he's just a stereotypical angsty black teenager suffering familial loss. Having less screen time made me want to see more of Cyborg and this didn't meet expectations.

The slow mo in this film is overused and unnecessary, as well as the misplaced instrumental selections. It was decided that Amazonians needed a defining theme to let you know they're on the screen, given that the Amazonians are from Greek Mythology; though beautiful I'm not sure why what sounds like Tibetan throat signing is used among other mismatched songs. Just putting it out there that I'd love to see a solo pre technology Amazonian film.

I'm glad Darkside was incorporated, I don't like the foreshadowing of Superman wearing Zod's suit and Wolf's suit moves like flaky kelp. The film is literally darker in every aspect, it's too much and gives the impression of a side film rather than a JL formation story. Side note: was Mera british in Aquaman? it wasn't pleasant neither is the casting of Lex. Also Ben's Batman's suit has leg veins making his suit know better than Clooney's.

(I'm kidding but I did rank batman's here)

The biggest improvement of the film were the fight sequences but the title screens were pointless and I'm left with thoughts. When has Deathstroke ever taken off his mask? I wish Martian Manhunter was introduced differently but I was happy to see him; I'm surprised the opportunity to introduce a Green Lantern wasn't taken though. The visual was great but Snyder clearly either didn't watch or decided to ignore the flash point paradox. Tell me If I'm hearing things, it sounded like Barry's dad said "don't be gay" when the officers pulled him away. I don't recall Batman and Superman ever being so close and I thought the Justice League was going to be created regardless of Superman; Batman's a man with a plan ya know. "Lois is the key" should've been "Save Lois", like "Save the cheerleader" but I don't want to see a sequel by either director regardless.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

-HopelessAndFluffy  

Fate:The Winx Saga | WixClub Live Action Review

 

This review will contain a few spoilers; I'm going to try and leave some mystery for those still interested. 

I was not excited nor did I have high expectations from the first look, however, the credits say "based on" which I think they should've put more emphasis on during marketing; I can't say it'd make me less anal about it though. By itself the series is decent and had more potential as it's basically I different story. The bare bones of source material are applied in strange places causing confusion for the outcome; I'm curious how a second season would play out as it's not following the WinxClub storyline but I won't fully appreciate it as I'm too familiar and fond of the animated series. 

The main problems I have are that not only did they change their character traits, remove the fashion element of the show and make the cast less diverse, while still using original and newer cast names/fairies; Fairies have lost their ability to transform! Bloom does "transform" in the end. The dragon fire is still the great source that evil is after and of course there are also less than helpful adults with secrets making them even less helpful, also the downfall. There's boy and roommate drama, there aren't three separate schools but there are monsters. I do want warn you that Stella is though still princess(now of light), she's not the confident/encouraging friend and Musa is an entirely different person apart from still wearing headphones.

This show is essentially Riverdale: Supernatural Edition. I haven't seen the later seasons of Riverdale but I did enjoy the start more that "Fate". I think some things really shouldn't be adapted or should stick closely to the source material and "Fate" falls into this category, there's only six episodes in the first season and needed closer to ten in order to convey a proper timeline. The character development was either not there, rushed and/or forced, as well as the timeline and death count. The only consistency was Beatrix(would be stormy) who's acting I enjoyed the most, however, they made her intentions quite obvious from the start with no other suspects.

Overall you'll be left feeling cheated if you're a WinxClub lover, critical of development or a stickler when it comes to adaptations. Netflix is clearly going through an edgy teen phase so I'm expecting to see more series like this, I'm not excited but I'm not complaining too much.

Let me know you're pre and post thoughts on Fate: The Winx Saga.

HopelessAndFluffy 

I Finally Watched Wonder Woman 1984 | Review

After hearing rather rough reviews I finally set aside some time to watch Wonder Woman 1984.

This review will have spoilers, which will either deter or motivate you to watch the film. When I first saw the trailer I was intrigued; I liked the trailer better to be honest.

I'm going to jump straight into the question of  Steve, it was a wish. The culprit of the chaos is a wishing rock(citrine to be specific). There is an actual ancient name for it and it's apparently the to blame for the destruction of the Mayan civilization and now, slowly but surely the world is imploding into chaos, wish by wish. This is increased by the villain essentially becoming a genie with unlimited wish granting. He ends up reversing it all to save his son, who is precious but not utilized particularly well. Alas it is unknown if he ends up in jail because even before the chaos had tons of final notices.

Back to before the chaos starts; the action sequence that led to the procurement of this artifact was too long. The script overall implies there wasn’t a strong plot or character development to start with. There’s definitely potential for themes like this but they aren’t new. Anywho,  I have absolutely no clue how it wasn’t obvious this is an ominous object or something Diana didn’t have a stronger intuition about. This movie also makes Diana’s character a little questionable as she doesn’t mind sleeping with a man that body is being inhabited by Steve by unknowingly trading her life and almost dying. Not only that but Cheetah makes her entrance due to wishing, however, she to gives back her wish due to impending death. 

As I’m writing this I’m reminded of how this movie portrays Diana as dense, though not as much as the first movie. I’m assuming it’s due to her years of wallowing in sorrow and then I found myself wondering what the point of the open scene was as it makes it seem like she never learns from her lessons. Diana also seemingly learns to fly, it’s not clear if she’s actually flying or gliding though. Leading to the golden winged armor that appears twice and ends up being her means of travel that she let cheetah tear apart the wings, rendering it just a flashy outfit. Lastly, I should mention I grew up on the animated series rather than the comics and her father was Hades, however, here her daddy’s Zeus, which they tie into an homage to her invisible plane but he doesn’t really do anything for her character or even make sense. 

Overall the first film was better; unfortunately this is more of a background noise film. Let me know what you thought about the film.

-HopelessAndFluffy 

My Favorite Gluten Free and Plant Based Bread

 

Bread has been one of my favorite foods for as long as I can remember and is the only food I mourned. Bread is temperamental to make gluten free and usually isn't vegan, which means my doom. At least a year ago I found this brand in Mom's Organic Market and recently  more options turned up, so I couldn't resist getting them all.

These can all be frozen and thawed in the fridge if you don't eat bread that fast.

Millet & Chia is among the first three I tried and is what I use mainly for French toast.

Seeds & Grains also among the first three is my favorite. I use it for all types of sandwiches and toast, except French and also stuffing.

Cinnamon & Raisin is the last of the first three; I just toast and butter it. It's good, just specific so I don't eat it as much.

White Wide Slices it's great sandwich bread. I'm going to try this one as French toast next time; I've currently only used it for sandwiches.

Sprouted Honeyoat is obviously plant based and not vegan. If that's not an issue for you it'd get it, especially for buttered honey toast.

Millet & Chia Hot Dog & Burger Buns are what I have been waiting for. I had previously been using bread slices or I'd use lettuce, which I do still enjoy. There's more bread than there needs to be and I suggest toasting it first but they're the best buns.  

What specialty breads have you all found?

-HopelessAndFluffy         

I've Neglected You

Hey, everyone. It's been awhile, I'm not sorry. I do want to say thank you, I really appreciate all of you that that follow or just stumble upon a post. Obviously it's a crazy time right now, I've been more active on my ig but have missed blogging. My blog doesn't have a definitive style, nor will it, which I love. I know sometimes it might take more time for there to be something you want to see her though. I generally don't like to give people too much insight into myself; that being said I've been feeling compelled to share some deeply personal events and findings in the hopes of it being helpful. I just wanted to give you all a heads up that there may be some sensitive content in the near future. I'm not going to promise a schedule anymore as it disrupts my peace when I fall off track. Talk to you guys soon.

HopelessAndFluffy

Strong Black Woman?

There was a thread on twitter about what black men love about black women; it sparked the desire for me to share how I feel about being "strong". I'm currently working on a poem about "strong black women", I may post it hear or try to publish somewhere else.

I never thought to highly of the saying "Strong Black Woman". It didn't register with me until I was in an abusive relationship. He'd use "I'm strong" as an excuse not to notice if something was wrong until I was in tears. I had to tell him exactly what was wrong; even if I wasn't ready to speak on it. Strong became bad things happen to you because you can take it. 

For all I've been through I am resilient but strong I am not. -KaiaCeline

I want to create art, be helpful and enjoy my life. I've been going back and forth about sharing; it's helpful, however, it's also painful. Things happen in their own time and as I've been feeling compelled to share, since even before the protests started; I'm just going to write and when I feel the desire I'll share.

Hope you all are well as can be. Feel free to let me know in the comments.

-HopelessAndFluffy