![]() ![]() The composer might be recently known for his work in video games such as The Last of Us, but Santaolalla already won an Academy Award for Best Score with Brokeback Mountain and Babel. In the end, it's actually Gustavo Santaolalla's memorable score that conquers my heart. However, that doesn't detract from the fact that it's still impressive work from the artists involved in bringing the robot to life, especially when Jeff interacts with Goodyear and Finch. Obviously, the robot looks astonishingly realistic, although this type of VFX has been around for a while. The sumptuous cinematography from Jo Willems ( His House) offers some of the simplest yet most beautiful shots of the year. The actor has that iconic ability to grab the viewer's attention as soon as he begins to talk, and Sapochnik employs long, unbroken takes to let Hanks take the audience on an imaginary ride through his past. ![]() Some might look at the "once upon a time" tales as lazy exposition, but I didn't find their origin to be forced at all. Learning the basics of survival and everyday tasks is fun and all, but it's the stories told by a phenomenal Hanks that steal the spotlight. Finch's interactions with Jeff are incredibly captivating. I didn't expect it to be such a hilarious robot, and Caleb Landry Jones ( Get Out) offers a perfect voice performance. Nevertheless, all three characters boast loving personalities, and the evolution of each friendship is something quite entertaining to behold. In a world where kindness and loyalty are nowhere to be found, Goodyear proves to be more trustworthy than everyone else. As a person who absolutely loves dogs more than the ordinary human, I couldn't help but deeply connect to Finch's relationship with his dog. From the importance of friendship and human connection to the perseverance of love and life, Sapochnik travels through America in a slow yet rich manner. The core of Craig Luck and Ivor Powell's screenplay is the emotionally powerful personal journey that Finch and his team go through. A man who finds companionship in a cute dog named Goodyear and in a robot created by himself, Jeff. In an admittedly generic, unimaginative post-apocalyptic world, Tom Hanks ( Greyhound) interprets Finch, one of the few survivors to a solar flare that wiped out most of Earth's living things. Fortunately, both the premise and the main trailer clarify that this movie focuses on more profound themes. Without seeing the trailer and looking at the director's name, audiences might expect incredible action sequences since Miguel Sapochnik directed some of the best battles in Game of Thrones. Don't let the visually similar robot mislead you into believing Finch will be another huge disappointment because it's actually quite a moving story. However, if you scale it down to a more simplistic, even personal level, it seems that cinema lacks a compelling narrative in this area. Ex Machina, Alita: Battle Angel, and a few others may also fit the description if we extend the definition of robots to hybrid humanoids of some sort. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.When people think about films with robots, massive action blockbusters like Transformers or Pacific Rim come to mind. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. ![]()
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