11/9/2022 0 Comments Tv tropes bulb boy![]() ![]() I actually waited until yesterday to look up Spring and, in fact, I DID see that movie. The thing about that title is that it's not specific enough to make the light bulb in my brain go off and say 'hey, you've seen that movie'. And I was intrigued by that, because I assumed that I hadn't seen Spring. TV TROPES BULB BOY MOVIEThis movie's description on Rotten Tomatoes mentions that this movie is their follow-up to the 'Lovecraftian modern cult classic Spring'. I had seen the trailer for this movie a few months ago and, naturally, as trailers are wont to do, they show blurbs of the reviews showering praise upon this movie and also praising Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead skills as screenwriters and filmmakers, etc, etc. But, I'll just say it right now, I thought that this was a great, thought-provoking and effective low-budget sci-fi with a lot of big ideas and themes that it explores interestingly and effectively. The score will reflect what I thought of the movie, if you're curious what I did think. So, just as a warning, if you do not want any spoilers and want to go in as blindly as you possibly can, then just don't bother reading this review. Look, I'm probably gonna have a lot to say about this movie and this will most likely include major spoilers for what is going in this cult and the strange occurrences therein and, really, the surrounding area. When Benson and Moorehead decide to get back to their roots after directing the MCU's Moon Knight Disney+ series, I hope they decide to revisit the multiverse of madness that is The Endless. The story lives you with a "hint" at a potential third movie to wrap it all up. The Matryoshka doll-like mystery unpacks itself as the movie plays itself out like the creeptastic signposts "help" you along the way. It's not a requirement - it probably still plays like an interesting sub-plot. It is best going into this blind - in fact, don't even watch the trailer at is one big spoiler reel.Īnd if you haven't yet, watch their debut film Resolution which literally wraps right into this. It brought back all kinds of memories of summer camps, car camping, and drinking micro-brews under the So Cal night sky with my cult homies (that last part didn't actual happen).Īaron and Justin, real-life brothers, play what could be real versions of themselves as they bicker and argue like normal siblings with selective memory of past events. This sci-fi cosmic mind-twister is so authentic with it's Southern Californian foothill setting that I felt like I was part of the titular UFO doomsday cult. Their fourth Synchronic, populated with marquee actors and made with a crap more money, was decent but pales next to The Endless. I think The Endless, their third of four movies, is their best. Please put writer/director bros Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead back in indie-filmmaker jail because when they have little-to-no budget they make fantastic shit. ![]()
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