While audiences around the world wait for the stars to align — it seems like they finally have! — and for director Matt Reeves to get cracking on The Batman Part II, they seem to be revisiting his earlier hits. These earlier hits were the ones that proved Reeves could handle massive budgets and deliver uncommonly intelligent tentpoles that didn't necessarily adhere to conventions. Ironically, one of his most acclaimed hits follows the Campbellian ideal almost to the T. But it positively defies any sort of label. It was a slow-burn, unlike the fast-paced action films that viewers have now become accustomed to; it proudly proclaimed its anti-war themes, which is a rather timely stance to take these days. More so than the Avatar movies, it came close to convincing the world that performance capture could actually result in major awards consideration in the near future.
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