One can only wonder how such acclaimed directors could have dropped the ball with such a big project.
It is very opaque.
Its kind of hard to understand it.
You get it in glimpses.
Stories like Marvel Comics need huge changes to be taken seriously enough in live-action.
Projects likeStranger Thingssucceeded in balancing nostalgia with their grounded, soulful stories.
On the other hand,The Electric Stateseems to focus more on invoking the former.
Specifically, the trailers forThe Electric Stateteased a movie that seemed like a mix ofReady Player OneandTerminator.
Having seen it, the movie is not actively terrible, but it is cute and fun.
Millie Bobby Brown is great, and Chris Pratt is hilarious.
the Extra-Terrestrialin this coming-of-age sci-fi adventure.
It’s understandable that the Russos drew from Spielberg’s works for a family-friendly take on Stalenhag’s story.
