The Drama: A New Angle Of Knowing Someone?

When I heard that Robert Pattinson and Zendaya were making a movie, I was excited.  Coming from being a fan of the Twilight movies, and also Zendaya’s overall work. I immediately loved the trailer, but I was questioning what this was all about. Robert Pattinson plays Charlie, a guy who works for a historic museum, and he meets Emma, played by Zendaya. It covers the span of two years before they are formally engaged to be married. 

Of course, over the internet,  the biggest conversation piece is what is being discussed about what Zendaya said. Now I’m not going to put what she said, but it is detrimental to the entire film’s core. Zendaya’s casting is also detrimental to the story, as a lot of the themes softly touch on microaggressions, forgiveness, and some other topics. I also think Rachel (Alana Haim) and her husband, Mike (Mamoudou Athie). Everyone, in all honesty, plays a part in this A24 film.

My thoughts are simple: this film is something that is to be studied. It is not obvious as to what is going on at first, but then it starts to unravel. It’s like a slow-burning movie, where it’s taking its time with the information given to the audience. The pacing in the movie was one downfall, at least for me. It could’ve been more continuous instead of really choppy.  I can put this film in the category of being a dark humor film. There were some moments I audibly laughed out loud, and I felt weird laughing. It really doesn’t have a “comedy” feel, but the director, I believe, did it on purpose. 

As far as acting performances, Pattinson and Zendaya did a wonderful job. They portrayed an unusually mysterious couple, and then everything hit the wall. I know this up to this year, would probably be Zendaya’s first “mature” role in a film, not like how it was in television for Euphoria.  Overall, this film made a “shock” and a “buzz” around the world. A24 has a reputation for making these interesting films, and they make an overall statement.

4/5 Stars!

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