#Everything Everywhere All at Once review

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crowd vs. critic single take // EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022)

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What do you do when everything in your life is dissatisfying everywhere you look?

For Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), there��s little she loves about her life above the laundromat. For her husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan), there’s little love left in the marriage he staked his whole life on. For their daughter Joy (Stephanie Hsu), there’s little in her life to inspire her namesake. Their days are filled with laundry, taxes, and family tension, all dipped in a glaze of aching malaise. But everything changes during a meeting with the IRS when a man who looks like Waymond—but acts nothing like him—warns Evelyn of a battle to save the multiverse only she can win. 

CROWD // Nothing is not weird about Everything Everywhere All at Once. Fanny pack kung fu? Hot dog fingers? Center-of-the-multiverse bagels? I swear I’m not just squishing random words together. Though comic book heroes have leaned into multiverses for some time, it’s not the stuff of movies that want awards or even ones that want to branch out beyond sci-fi genre tropes. Everything throws you into its complicated plotting and its (at times) puerile humor with little explanation, and it gives you precious few moments to catch your breath. I have watched it three times, and I still can’t explain everything back to you.

Everything can be indiscriminately loud for its own sake, but it also feels like the brain child of a cast and crew obsessed with finding afflatus in every moment, which is makes it hard not to give them credit even if they don’t always achieve it. (What does achieve it: Raccacoonie!) The movie cares equally about dazzling the audience with fun ideas and about creating a catharsis for its characters, which come together in the symbol of an everything bagel of all things. In the bagel: joy, pain, compassion, loneliness, loyalty, nihilism, choice, fate, pride, fear, and…googly eyes? It may be literalizing the Second Law of Thermodynamics, but if you're willing to go for the ride, you'll have a blast.

POPCORN POTENTIAL: 8.5/10

CRITIC // Nothing is weirder about Everything Everywhere All at Once than the fact that it won Best Picture—except maybe that it’s the third most-decorated Best Picture winner of the 21st century after The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (11 wins) and Slumdog Millionaire (8 wins). (2013’s Gravity didn’t win the top prize, but its seven wins are tied with Everything’s total.) Individually, its 11 nominations all make sense. Yeoh and Quan are undeniable, and Best Supporting Actress winner Jamie Lee Curtis is as delightful as ever. The script has no comparison in film history, the editing feels like watching a flawless Simone Biles routine, and good luck keeping track of all the changes in costumes and musical style. Somehow the Daniels directed it all into one package—that’s no easy feat!

If only the sum of Everything was as great as its parts. The line, “In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you,” is one of the most romantic lines in modern cinema, but the film’s shambolic energy lacks the focus and maturity to fully develop its ideas or world building. Like the title suggests, this film cares more about quantity than quality.

ARTISTIC TASTE: 8.5/10

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“Everything Everywhere All At Once” received eleven Oscar nominations: Best Original Screenplay, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score), Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song), Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Achievement in Film Editing

When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bewildering dangers from the multiverse, as the fate of everything hangs in the balance.

Released: 2022-03-24

Genre Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure

Casts: James Hong, Jenny Slate, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Banifaz, Sunita Mani, Anthony Molinari, Michiko Nishiwaki, Efka Kvaraciejus, Harry Shum Jr., Li Jing, Audrey Wasilewski, Biff Wiff, Boon Pin Koh, Andy Le, Tallie Medel, Jonathan Ke Quan, Craig Henningsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dylan Henry Lau, Timothy Eulich, Randall Archer, Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom, Brian Le, Stephanie Hsu, Aaron Lazar, Chelsey Goldsmith, Jane Lui, Hiroshi Yada, Cara Marie Chooljian, Jason Hamer, Daniel Scheinert, Neravana Cabral, Timothy Ralston

Duration: 139m

Country: United States of America

Production: AGBO, Ley Line Entertainment, IAC Films, A24, Year of the Rat Productions

[eastasiansonwesternscreen]

2023 - A YEAR IN REVIEW

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LOUSOLVERSON’S REVIEW OF 2022 Best Film - Everything Everywhere All At Once, Dir. Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

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I was reading reviews about how everything everywhere all at once was incredible and how it makes you cry because of a rock with googly eyes and I thought to myself that I was the one who was going to prove this theory wrong. That I will watch it and not be impacted by it.

Let me tell how incredibly horrendously astronomically wrong I was, because I sobbed like a tiny baby

Even more so I hugged my mom and I cried with the sudden realization of time and that in any universe I will take the one I am in now, whatever specks of time it affords

The bloody googly eyes rock and sweet sweet Waymond, I couldn't finish it without crying and in the end I felt like my mind was understood but I was also calmed by it.

That I can have everything be everywhere, all at once. Because that means I'm living in the present for it to happen. I saw the movie at the right time and I want it so badly to win best picture because no other movie in the last year can compare to the sheer chaos and art and understanding it made me feel in two and half hours.

A movie of a lifetime 👀

[catboyglover]

rip abed nadir, you would’ve loved everything everywhere all at once

[noors-reflection]

personal essay on "everything, everywhere, all at once"

i am so incredibly late to watching this movie >_< but it's genuinely so captivating on a spiritual level to me, i think i'll be posting another but focusing more on joy as a character and the queer person of color aspects of it as it resonated a ton to me as well, i just focused more on philosophical ideas on this specifically.

!! i value constructive criticism and positive feedback on my writings endlessly, so if you'd like to leave anything of that sort i'd appreciate it sm <3

[i-didnt-hate-it]

I didn't hate The Fall Guy, I absolutely loved it!

There's nothing that makes me want to make movies more than watching movies about making movies.

Inside me there are two wolves. One loves watching serious, "important" ✨️cinema✨️, and the other one loves watching fun, over the top action movies. Because both of them are cinema, matter what anyone says. Movies are a way to escape. To have some fun when you aren't feeling too great. To have a laugh when you've been crying too much. To have a cry when you've been holding it in too long. To get angry in a way that inspires you to make a change. To get scared enough to feel something when you think you've gone numb.

If Nicole Kidman needs a new AMC commercial, tell her to call me.

Anyway, if you love movies, if you love action, if you love stunts, The Fall Guy is for you. If you love Dune (in a fun way, not a crazy zealot way) you'll love The Fall Guy.

I loved almost everything, if not everything about this movie. I thought the story was a lot of fun, the soundtrack was great, the cinematography was cool, the pacing was consistent, and of course the action, vfx and stunts were awesome!

The performances struck a balance of earnestness and tongue-in-cheek that reminds me of the self-awareness of Barbie or The LEGO Movie. Ryan Gosling is definitely still feeling the Kenergy, and it's nice to see Ken doing well on his own without Barbie. Actually, scratch that, he found a different Barbie in Emily Blunt, who made me wish I was on a film set right now so I could fall in love with a camera operator. I haven't directed a movie (yet), but I could feel her nerves as a first-time director, but her growing confidence also came across beautifully. Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Tom Cruise–sorry, Tom Ryder–made me remember that I love to watch good actors act like bad actors. I feel like Hannah Waddingham can't give a bad performance, 10/10, no notes. I wish Winston Duke had more screentime, but what he had, he absolutely owned. The only other thing I've seen him in was Us, which was fantastic, but I definitely want to see more.

But of course, my standout performance has to be my girl Stephanie Hsu!! It's criminal how little I saw her in the marketing of The Fall Guy, it's almost like she's just a Jobu Tupaki cameo, but she absolutely crushed her scenes. I mean, they gave her a great action scene, thank you EEAAO for showing the world what Stephanie can do.

Slight spoilers in this next paragraph. The Fall Guy isn't overly emotional, but there was one part that got me moist in the eyes. It wasn't the love story, okay it was part of that, or the message about always getting back up, or that nihilism is a viable worldview (I learned that from EEAAO, nothing matters 😁), it was the line that Ryan Gosling says to Emily Blunt's character Jody, about how she has to finish her movie because she might end up inspiring the next generation of Jodys. As soon as he said that, just a wave of emotion. Because that's how movies keep going, because filmmakers inspire filmmakers who inspire filmmakers. It's so simple, yet it is so profound and beautiful. And the fact that a movie has the power to inspire a young woman to make a crazy fun Mad Max/Dune love story with Jason Momoa is so stupidly powerful. But this movie also has the power to inspire the next generation of stunt performers, directors, writers, producers, and all that is just amazing.

If you've read this far, it looks like you're just as crazy as me, the guy who will sit in the front row of as many IMAX viewings of as many movies as he can, because he just loves movies. And like I said, nothing makes me want to make movies more than watching movies about making movies.

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Gurl just ✨SCRUM DILLY YUM YUM A PURR PURRR ✨

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My favorite films of 2022

Aftersun

The Banshees Of Inishirin

Please Baby Please

Bones And All

After Yang

Everything Everywhere All At once

Nope

Decision To Leave

Top Gun Maverick

RRR

Cha Cha Real Smooth

Marcel The Shell With Shoes On

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Ambulance

Barbarian

Good Luck To You Leo Grande

Official Competition

Crimes Of The Future

Jackass Forever

Pearl

[ogwriter22]

Letterboxd : My Four Favorites

I am a fan of Letterboxd's Four Favorites and these are my top favorite movies of all the time. These four actually showed how some movies with a simple plot can be fun to watch.

Cinema Paradiso: An Italian movie that talks about a young boy's love towards movies. This movie showed me how a small act of kindness would change a child's perspective about life.

Everything Everywhere All At Once: It's the movie for the eldest daughters with generational trauma.

The Nice Guys: I was never a fan of American Comedy. Although this movie changed my mind and the comedic timing of Ryan Gosling felt so natural. I could watch this over hundred times and I will still laugh at the scene where they drop a RDJ's dead body to a wedding dinner table.

Whisper of the heart: I saw myself in Shizuku who travelled between the worlds of reality and fantasy. Plus, the cat was a whole mood.

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my husband made his very first youtube video and i would be SO GRATEFUL if you guys checked it out !!! He worked so hard on it. 

I always tell people that one of my favorite things about Oliver is the way he talks about movies. I’ve never met anyone more romantic about them than he is. No matter the film, he can always find something to like. It’s not just that he wants to give filmmakers the benefit of the doubt, but he can truly connect to the essence of a story’s intention and identify the most beautiful themes. (And I’m not gonna lie, it can be annoying when I just want to be a hater…)

He has an enviable memory when it comes to remembering the plots, cast lists, release years, and award history of pretty much every movie he’s ever seen. He’s so many people’s go-to guy when it comes to movie recommendations, and I can’t help but be so proud of him whenever I hear him discussing his thoughts with other people. The best part is that he will never make you feel bad about your own opinions; he loves hearing other perspectives, is open to having his mind changed, and genuinely just wants to talk about his favorite thing in the world: Movies.

When he told me he was thinking of starting a youtube movie review channel, it felt like a perfect fit. I almost can’t believe he hadn’t done it sooner!

I love this guy. I think he’s so fun to listen to. And he has such a sweet perspective that I think you’ll like him too. I hope you can all take a few mins to watch his first video, like, and subscribe — And if movie reviews just aren’t your thing, at least let it play in the background!

[kayenimate]

CW: Blood/Implied Violence

Jojo Chewbacca (Jobu Tupaki) 🥯

Guess who’s years late to the EEAAO train? Me- it’s obviously me. Long movie review below, feel free to skip; I don’t usually do these~

Find more of my work through my Carrd (seriously, i’m more active on my insta): https://kayevillart.carrd.co

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🎬 This movie is the epitome of cinema, which is no understatement. The inherent themes of nihilism, depression and clinging onto familiarity are so perfectly wrapped into a full two hours of action, comedy and cinematic delight.

🥯 Joy and Evelyn’s relationship is such a realistic depiction (save for the fact that they can infinitely verse-jump lol) of generational differences and ideals in terms of sexuality and identity.

👁️Jobu just wants sense in a world that’s already crazy, insufferable, and broken anyway and it takes the both of them to finally understand what they’ve been searching for in the first place.

💝 Oh and don’t forget about the mantra of “Be Kind” that doesn’t feel shoehorned into the movie for the sake of marketability or falsely good morals; it just WORKS. Waymond doesn’t need protecting when he could befriend everyone!!

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Literally the Best Thing…

🎶 Ke Huy Quan never stepping foot onto the big screen in years because of lack of opportunity and then going up to accept an OSCAR will never not make me tear up. Amazing performances across the whole board, literal comfort watch. Thank you Daniels.

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Additional Notes

I didn’t mean for Jobu/Joy to pose a BIT risqué, but that’s what ended up happening in these. She does hold up (you know what) in this scene though, so she’d definitely be okay with that.

THE PERSPECTIVE IS OFF IN THE SECOND VERSION HALP /lh/j

Was also going to add additional drawings for other characters, ie. Diedre doing the infamous bagel salute, or Waymond/Evelyn’s martial arts but didn’t want to take too much time from other projects. I always take requests though ;)

[eastasiansonwesternscreen]

2022 - A YEAR IN REVIEW

[thenarddogmeister]

Everything Everywhere All At Once. The Daniels. 2022.

I love this film and have watched it three times so far so it’s about time I wrote this review.

First of all, I think the main themes I see being explored in this film are the different outlooks/ philosophies a person can use to live in a world like this. Everything Everywhere is a daunting film to write about because it’s postmodern to the maximum, there’s so much to talk about. Firstly, the absolute hybrid of genres and intertextual references (ranging from Disney’s Ratatouille to Wong kar-wai’s In The Mood For Love) makes this a staple of post-modernism and reflects the chaos of the world we live in today. We have access to everything and we can see so many things (especially with the rise of social media) and just like this film proves, it can provide beauty but it can also cause chaos and destruction. The movie is beautiful in its variety of colours, creative costumes, and allowing Evelyn (Joy’s mother) to understand her daughter’s sexuality better by jumping to a universe where she is in a relationship with Jamie Lee Curtis’s Deadre. However, it is also immensely destructive as by having a surplus of meanings and universes, Joy finds that she feels now, nothing has any meaning and she can’t trust anything she sees because she has seen everything. To use a perfect quote from the film, “She no longer believes in an objective truth.”

The Daniels like to draw contradictions in the film to highlight this distrust we feel in our modern culture due to having access to so many juxtaposing “truths.” For example, they comically use phallic and yonic imagery to reinforce the binary opposite drawn between nihilism (nothing matters) and absurdism (represented by Waymond’s whimsy throughout the film). This imagery is funny when we see Joy fighting with large dildos but it also allows us fresh perspectives when Evelyn and Joy put their hands together to create a vaginal-like shape, allowing Evelyn to see what Joy sees. This juxtaposition of humour and deep understanding supports the theme throughout the film that in this culture of media oversaturation, we cannot find an objective truth or an objective way of living anymore. It’s all about choice. This is also inferred as Evelyn is seen at the beginning of the film choosing to either stick to her laundry and taxes or go into the mysterious janitor’s closet - at one point, the screen even explicitly cracks into two perspectives to anchor this idea of choice. 

Another part of the film that I love, is the soundtrack/score, which also expertly contributes to the point of the film, that we are all confused and scared in this overstimulating postmodern world. Clair de Lune is used as a musical motif throughout the film, which perfectly sums up the point the Daniels are trying to make. This is an old, classical song used in possibly the least classical movie ever, showing how we have access to content spanning over literal centuries (due to streaming platforms like spotify I can listen to the 1905’s Clair de Lune and seconds later listen to the 80’s She Goes Down by Motley Crue). This overwhelming level of choice can be beautiful as we can watch Everything Everywhere All At Once and hear the magnetic and majestic Clair de Lune but it can also create so much disillusionment and confusion as how do we decide what is true and how we should live when there are million and millions of contradicting answers to those questions out there. 

The last thing that needs to be mentioned is the motif of the Bagel. The bagel represents Joy’s nihilism. It sucks everything in and leaves nothing in its wake. Moreover, it is black which is what you get when you mix all the colours together, surplus resulting in nothingness. However, the room we see the bagel in is overwhelmingly white, which is what you get when all the colours of light are added  together. White has happier connotations like heaven and purity, adding to this idea that the same situation (all the colours added together) can be interpreted positively by us or negatively. Will we see the black-hole bagel or the googly eyes that Waymond leaves around the house? 

Lastly, I love the match cut at the end where Joy and Evelyn share a mother-daughter hug, which then transitions ,through this match cut, into planets colliding. It really anchors this point that we can either focus on the massive destruction in this world (planets colliding) or the intimate moments of love (the hug). And each is powerful. 

The theme of this movie is so masterfully explored in the film’s editing, sound, cinematography, genres, imagery etc and so in my opinion it might be a perfect film.