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That sluggish opening usually means the writer was struggling to anchor a high-concept premise into standard narrative time before the gears finally caught. Did the payoff justify the wait, or did it just rush past the hard questions the middle portion set up?
Hossein wrote: "That sluggish opening usually means the writer was struggling to anchor a high-concept premise into standard narrative time before the gears finally caught. Did the payoff justify the wait, or did ..."
Other than the slow opening, the the events occur very fast. I think because the screenplay was developed simultaneously with the novel, it feels like they had to keep this kind of short so that it better matched the amount of content that a typical movie has. I still liked it but just barely. I also think they could have gotten into the interesting stuff a little bit quicker without sacrificing character development.
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Oct 19, 2026 11:23AM
That sluggish opening usually means the writer was struggling to anchor a high-concept premise into standard narrative time before the gears finally caught. Did the payoff justify the wait, or did it just rush past the hard questions the middle portion set up?
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Hossein wrote: "That sluggish opening usually means the writer was struggling to anchor a high-concept premise into standard narrative time before the gears finally caught. Did the payoff justify the wait, or did ..." Other than the slow opening, the the events occur very fast. I think because the screenplay was developed simultaneously with the novel, it feels like they had to keep this kind of short so that it better matched the amount of content that a typical movie has. I still liked it but just barely. I also think they could have gotten into the interesting stuff a little bit quicker without sacrificing character development.