Ever since watching that video on Spielberg's evolving compositions I can't stop noticing them

A super interesting and very real feeling take on alien encounter story, whilst also being very much in Spielberg's fantastical whimsical wheelhouse at the same time; the technology is beyond us in an entirely unknowable way and yet the stakes of the story feel incredibly grounded in current politics and the world we live in.

I think for me Spielberg is just very good at elevating…

what fucking idiot at Q branch 'burglar protected' the car by making it EXPLODE

I was so into the first... maybe half of this? Fantastic vibes, a cool low-key premise, gorgeous locations, I was really intrigued to see where things would go, and there was also probably the best car chase in the series (admittedly M:I does do it better but hey). There's a great sense of humour to it without tipping into complete absurd silliness (opening and closing scene…

Very strong start, surprisingly a lot of the grim atmosphere and good early exploration was intact even with the bright colours and cutdown first part, but then it hit the city escape scene and tbh just went immediately downhill for me. The music had already been hit and miss, but that was the moment where the music totally destroyed the tone of the story and became entirely unfitting. The editing gets really choppy and jarring, to the point where the…