"The Cloverfield Paradox was a really messy movie, both when it came out and in the time after. It really just mirrors alot of Hollywood's mistakes when it comes to the more modern stuff, so let's get into it." Bryson Saunders-Beckles, Grade 11
I love Cloverfield. The first movie was based on tension; on the fear of the unknown and shows the ramifications of a real life monster movie better than any other movie that I’ve seen in my lifetime. The found footage style added a lot to the movie itself by putting you into the action while being disconnected from it at the same time. The second movie, 10 Cloverfield Lane, was a disconnected departure from the original that focused more on psychological elements and building tension over the course of the film. I didn’t like this one as much, but it’s still a great movie in it’s own right. The Cloverfield Paradox was the third movie in the trilogy and it was easily the worst of them all. The plot was somewhat muddled, the characters weren't very fleshed out, and certain plot points just didn't make much sense. Let's get into it.
The plot of this Cloverfield movie is very, very different from the others. Where the past two were about a monster trashing New York and a woman trapped in a basement by a morally questionable “savior” from ambiguous alien evils respectively, the third one feels more akin to something like Prometheus or Interstellar. It's a strange space thriller about exploring the unknown that involves the often imposing and inexplicable. Unlike the examples, The Cloverfield Paradox doesn’t really rise to new heights. The plot is that the world is being affected by an energy crisis, so the cast has been sent up to space to create an energy collider that will create infinite energy so that they can fix it. But things so wrong and dimensions collide, which is supposed to explain the events of the first two movies and makes strange, impossible things happen on the ship. At this point, I think I can kind of tie it into general complaints about modern day Hollywood films. The first part is here.
This surprisingly irritating need to explain everything and to interconnect it into a wider universe really doesn't feel necessary. The MCU could be seen as guilty of this, considering it's a very clear cash grab strategy and continued thgs after Endgame when they really didn't need to. The same thing happened when they made the second Cloverfield movie, which did not connect to the first at all. This movie´s the same. Second of all, the movie´s plot sometimes makes no sense.
When the dimensions collide, reality itself starts to break down. People get stuff teleported into them, detached arms can move on their own, etc. It makes no sense and the movie tries to play itself up as being snappier and smarter than it really is. For more context, there are political tensions occurring between Russia and the US (because of course it's Russia. Again.) One of the characters is Russian and has a message in his inbox that leads to the others seeing him as a traitor, after the dimension thing. It's super obvious and it's annoying that the movie treats it like a twist. In general, the movie's just kind of disappointing. Not much to say about it, 6/10.
Some reviews of the movie that relay my points:
The Cloverfield Paradox review – surprise Netflix sequel is a monstrous mess by Benjamin Lee
The Cloverfield Paradox should have been a comedy — and almost is one by Tasha Robinson
The Cloverfield Paradox Lands With a Thud by David Sims
All were released on February 5, 2018
The plot of this Cloverfield movie is very, very different from the others. Where the past two were about a monster trashing New York and a woman trapped in a basement by a morally questionable “savior” from ambiguous alien evils respectively, the third one feels more akin to something like Prometheus or Interstellar. It's a strange space thriller about exploring the unknown that involves the often imposing and inexplicable. Unlike the examples, The Cloverfield Paradox doesn’t really rise to new heights. The plot is that the world is being affected by an energy crisis, so the cast has been sent up to space to create an energy collider that will create infinite energy so that they can fix it. But things so wrong and dimensions collide, which is supposed to explain the events of the first two movies and makes strange, impossible things happen on the ship. At this point, I think I can kind of tie it into general complaints about modern day Hollywood films. The first part is here.
This surprisingly irritating need to explain everything and to interconnect it into a wider universe really doesn't feel necessary. The MCU could be seen as guilty of this, considering it's a very clear cash grab strategy and continued thgs after Endgame when they really didn't need to. The same thing happened when they made the second Cloverfield movie, which did not connect to the first at all. This movie´s the same. Second of all, the movie´s plot sometimes makes no sense.
When the dimensions collide, reality itself starts to break down. People get stuff teleported into them, detached arms can move on their own, etc. It makes no sense and the movie tries to play itself up as being snappier and smarter than it really is. For more context, there are political tensions occurring between Russia and the US (because of course it's Russia. Again.) One of the characters is Russian and has a message in his inbox that leads to the others seeing him as a traitor, after the dimension thing. It's super obvious and it's annoying that the movie treats it like a twist. In general, the movie's just kind of disappointing. Not much to say about it, 6/10.
Some reviews of the movie that relay my points:
The Cloverfield Paradox review – surprise Netflix sequel is a monstrous mess by Benjamin Lee
The Cloverfield Paradox should have been a comedy — and almost is one by Tasha Robinson
The Cloverfield Paradox Lands With a Thud by David Sims
All were released on February 5, 2018