January Movie Binge
Something came over me this weekend and I decided to watch a bunch of movies. We had a long weekend for the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, so Friday night, I decided to do a rewatch of Dune, Part One. I missed the theater run and watched it on one of the Big Streamers at some point. The rewatch was just as good and, after having finished the book again in 2024, I think the movie holds up really well.
Saturday night, I decided to watch Godzilla Minus One. I remember getting the original Godzilla movies growing up from the public library, so there was a bunch of nostalgia in this for me. I watched it in Japanese with subtitles turned on and it was definitely the way to go. The acting was amazing and I was fully bought into the story.
Sunday night, I re-watched Dune, Part Two. I saw this one in theaters back in April (that was an experience) and I wanted to watch it in closer proximity to finishing Part One. I had forgotten about how well the second part shows Paul's descent and I think the conflict plays out exceptionally well through Chani's story. The ending left me feeling really sad because there is no real path to redemption. I also read Dune Messiah last summer and I'm curious how that particular story will make its way into the (rumored?) third movie.
The artic air settled over us on Monday night and school was cancelled on Tuesday. Feeling melancholy over the other events of January 20th, I decided to watch Oblivion because I had a vague memory of seeing it, but not remembering any of the story. It was a good escape and, pleasently, I did not remember the main story twist, so it was fun.
This is the most I've watched in such a short period in quite a long time, but it was fun to just watch the stories play out. On the other hand, they started to put me in a mood and I've had a hard time focusing on other priorities, so I think that will be it for this time around. Maybe next year, I'll do it all again.
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