Skyscraper Thoughts
Nov. 26th, 2020 10:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
iariaI enjoyed it.
+ Will, as always with Dawyne Johnson characters, was likeable and competent.
+ I liked the Will/Sarah relationship.
+ I liked what the movie did with Sarah. I was hoping that she would get to do more than be rescued, especially after the reveal that she was an army medic, so I loved that she got to do stuff. Her taking down Pierce was great and A+ on her and Will killing him together. Her being the one who got to be active in saving their son by walking across the board while Will held things up was excellent, and I liked that we got the tension of her falling but pulling herself back up instead of needing to be saved. It made no sense for Inspector Wu to take her with them to the potential landing site but her vs Xia was great. I liked her saving Wu but even more I really liked that she didn't 'win' in the fight against Xia, simply because it would have been too contrived, and yet still won because she had the sense to beep for help. Finally I love that it's Sarah who saves Will and Georgia (and Zhao) at the end.
+ I liked that we started with Sarah giving Will her phone to fix and ended with her saving the day by taking the advice he always gives her about fixing issues with tech.
+ There were some fun action scenes.
+ I liked the movie giving Will an appreciative audience to his badass death defying stunts. It was fun watching everyone's reactions. I loved that one cop's little 'yes' when Will first makes it into the building. I loved how involved everyone became in the drama and them cheering him on.
+ I liked that Will's fake leg ended up saving his life/the day multiple times and ended up being more of an asset then a hindrance.
+ I appreciate and love that they cast Neve Campbell, an actress the same age as Johnson, as his wife. It's such a low bar but Hollywood movies.
+ I liked Zhao. I was glad when it was revealed that he wasn't actually involved in anything shady.
+ I have to give it to Zhao, once the fire suppression system was back online it dealt with that fire really quickly.
+ Okeke's decision to shoot the pilot was certainly a choice. I mean it ended up being the right one since it saved Zhao but it could have just as easily killed him or done nothing to change the situation too.
+ It's weird because Okeke is barely a character and yet I want to know more about him and am sad he died.
+ Will, as always with Dawyne Johnson characters, was likeable and competent.
+ I liked the Will/Sarah relationship.
+ I liked what the movie did with Sarah. I was hoping that she would get to do more than be rescued, especially after the reveal that she was an army medic, so I loved that she got to do stuff. Her taking down Pierce was great and A+ on her and Will killing him together. Her being the one who got to be active in saving their son by walking across the board while Will held things up was excellent, and I liked that we got the tension of her falling but pulling herself back up instead of needing to be saved. It made no sense for Inspector Wu to take her with them to the potential landing site but her vs Xia was great. I liked her saving Wu but even more I really liked that she didn't 'win' in the fight against Xia, simply because it would have been too contrived, and yet still won because she had the sense to beep for help. Finally I love that it's Sarah who saves Will and Georgia (and Zhao) at the end.
+ I liked that we started with Sarah giving Will her phone to fix and ended with her saving the day by taking the advice he always gives her about fixing issues with tech.
+ There were some fun action scenes.
+ I liked the movie giving Will an appreciative audience to his badass death defying stunts. It was fun watching everyone's reactions. I loved that one cop's little 'yes' when Will first makes it into the building. I loved how involved everyone became in the drama and them cheering him on.
+ I liked that Will's fake leg ended up saving his life/the day multiple times and ended up being more of an asset then a hindrance.
+ I appreciate and love that they cast Neve Campbell, an actress the same age as Johnson, as his wife. It's such a low bar but Hollywood movies.
+ I liked Zhao. I was glad when it was revealed that he wasn't actually involved in anything shady.
+ I have to give it to Zhao, once the fire suppression system was back online it dealt with that fire really quickly.
+ Okeke's decision to shoot the pilot was certainly a choice. I mean it ended up being the right one since it saved Zhao but it could have just as easily killed him or done nothing to change the situation too.
+ It's weird because Okeke is barely a character and yet I want to know more about him and am sad he died.
