I also think it undermines the relationship, although I definitely can understand that viewpoint if you skim through the chapters post-reunion (that’s when the writing started to get worse)

Nayun goes from love to hate to mixed feelings to love again in an emotional roller coaster that is somewhat missable if you lose focus

I mean I don’t see it. Are they referring to the arc where chae nayun forcefully acts as hajin’s bodyguard and lives with him for like a month or 2? I think the guy is just joking/exaggerating. Nayun already confessed up to this point, hajin is used to being alone in the original cube arc so having someone to genuinely bond with probably impacted what he thought of her and led to feelings growing on his end rather than Stockholm syndrome. Plus he has to come to terms with not going home unlike the original story where he had hope of going back.

I haven’t read the nayun side story in a long time though.

I felt this 100,000%. I love vampires, I’ve consistently felt let down by the latest trend in Black horror, I was fully prepared to HATE this movie. Loved every second.

Yeah the characters had more depth in dusk till dawn, sinners just felt manufactured, like it was ai written lol.

It bothered me so much that >!preacher boy has a successful music career but somehow never manages to catch the eye of other vampires over the course of decades? So his powers only happened that ONE night? !<

Yeah that was also my feeling. I wanted to see the gang successfully pull through, and see success with their barn blues club. Still enjoyed the movie but didn't like the ending. 

Agreed. Enjoyed it and would rewatch it but the absolute CRAZE that followed was just not reflective of how good the movie actually was. Even still I’d probably say it’s the sorta blockbuster we should strive for.. I’ll take another dozen Sinners and 28 Years Later type blockbusters that’re thematically heavy and divisive than another Marvel blockbuster ATP.

you're probably a horror veteran - i wasn't impressed. started off strong but ya it dragged and the story was rather bland.

Yup. It was “meh” but we are so starved for interesting horror movies that it gets overrated. And not forgetting the blatant ripoff it is of From Dusk til Dawn.

Yeah there are a few of us - I thought it was well made but deficient in characters and plot. I do appreciate that it was different.

I was very taken by Remmick’s completely legitimate invitation to Smoke, Stack, and everyone to join them in eternal fraternity.

A rare working class vampire that was very refreshing. The void & pain of the vampire existence was shown beautifully through the very human desire to make & enjoy music. It touches the soul & the vampire desperately yearns to feel it again.

The hive mind moment where all the new vamps were singing Rocky Road to Dublin was peak. Extra creepy & demonstrates the depths of Remmick's control over them. Also, assuming they weren't lying, I thought it was interesting that while Remmick is the dominant personality, those he turns into vampires also influence him a little bit too. Would've loved to see a group of black vampires hunt & kill KKK members.

Their eyes were awesome and the sharing memories is an interesting idea. Newborn vampires seem pretty weak, Remmick though who was pretty old could take a beating, even staking him didn't finish the job until the sun came out. Great dancers.

He played this role so well I did not recognize him at all as the main character from the movie Unbroken. Loved him in both movies. I know actors play entirely different roles in various films, but I've always been the first to say hey that's that one guy from that one movie. Not once did I pick it up, crazy.

SAMMEH

Yes, because the film is not about vampires. Vampires just happen to be in it. The film is about family, belonging, and the transcendance of being a part of something greater than the self.

Saw it twice in theater, don’t leave when the credits come up!!!!!

I’m literally mid watch and it’s fantastic. There’s a whole movie here even without vampires, but they make it extra fun. Between the music and the masterful cinematography, this is an extremely well made film.

the sound design needs to win every award there is in the world. There's one scene that took months just to plan. and you'll know it when it happens.

There are TWO after credits scenes.

Yes, sir. I just watched it last night and it is a fantastic movie. A REAL movie. Much more than just a “vampire movie”. Really great. And do yourself a favor, watch the credits.

Yo...I'm reading these comments and...you're getting off really easy. Folks DESTROYED me just for saying I didn't like the one musical scene. Just the one scene! 😂 But yeah, I feel you. While I really enjoyed it, I def think it's overhyped. I have a lot of theories on the reasoning but that's not why we're here. We're here to tell you...you're definitely being judged and these fools in these comments are lying. 😂

I recently spoke to someone who just watched the movie last week for the first time and they didn't like it either. They went into the movie blind and hadn't watched any of the trailers but they did say the film felt all over the place and the actors didn't portray the south in an authentic way. They even had an issue with some of the musical performances which surprised me but overall I think their criticism was valid.

Having had time to sit with the movie after a few months the hype did make it feel like it was the movie of the year but in hindsight it's super aight.

That's fair. I think why I liked it is honestly because I wasn't expecting much. I saw the trailer on accident and knew about the horror movie aspect and nowadays I really dont like knowing shit before I watch. Because the movie still came off as enjoyable to me I respect it.

Hey man I’m not judging for not liking No Country For Old Men.

I had to ask lol judge away

A criticism I had of the film - from a Horror fan perspective - was that it would’ve been more effective to have the mystery slowly unravel as to the true nature of the “afflicted.” I loved the scenes with the musicians first interacting with smoke/stack, but it’s somewhat undercut by the fact the audience knows what threat they pose. I think it would’ve been far more menacing to have had them seem charming but a bit ‘off’ and then played out the dilemma about letting them in with the audience being brought along on that ride with the characters. I also thought it undercut the mystery further to have it straight up called out that these are vampires and then kick in the usual tropes about how to kill them which happened within a good minute or so.

I just finished watching this film an hour ago and it was 100% not what I expected at all but I think it was absolutely brilliant. The ending made me appreciate the journey Sammie went on even more.

Loved it! Went in blind and at the beginning I was wondering where the hell was the horror until it started.

To me it was a 30's version of From Dusk til Dawn.

It’s a horror film but it’s unconventional, a bit like The Witch. Huge setup, relatively small payoff, and more about the journey rather than the destination! It had elements of a ton of genres which I can see putting off a lot of people. I loved it though, I just appreciate someone trying something new with quite a bloated genre.

I liked the beginning and the music, but the stuff was not my cup of tea.

Absolute agreement with everything you said OP.

Watch it right the fuck now, Mommy says you have to. I'll even give you a personalized "good girl" when you prove you have.

I'm mostly commenting so this gets more engagement and gets more views. That's how badly I want more of you to see this movie. You've made Mommy interact with the algorithm, now go watch it

I ain't watchin' a movie with those goddamn *r*sh in it. What am I, a Catholic?

>! I'll watch it, okay, jeez !<

SOMEBODY TAKE MEEEEEE

IN YOUR AAAARRRRRMMMMSSS!!!

And also a not-so-subtle nod to the sheer racism that existed back then and fighting that back.

REMINDER: Bigotry Showcase posts are banned.

Due to an uptick in posts that invariably revolve around "look what this transphobic or racist asshole said on twitter/in reddit comments" we have enabled this reminder on every post for the time being.

Most will be removed, violators will be shot temporarily banned and called a nerd. Please report offending posts. As always, moderator discretion applies since not everything reported actually falls within that circle of awful behavior.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

I’d give it a 7 or 8 out of ten tbh.

I feel like the final act lets the movie down. It does a great job setting up the conflict, but doesn’t quite land the finish. Also some of the historical social commentary symbolism was a bit on the nose.

But overall, still a great movie that I’d recommend, high quality stuff.

This shit was so good, watched it over the weekend and it’s easily the most creative movie made this decade.

My only issue with the movie is that it was hard to understand some dialogue, I've talked to people with a deep accent but still struggled at times with the movie

If destiny hates it, it's a must watch.

I guarantee you destiny hates this movie

Great movie very fresh

Not even Steve could dislike this film

That movie is so much better than Sinners.

I have been looking for anyone talking about this and I thought I was completely alone. My partner and I went to see it and we both cried multiple times. I held his hand so tight. We lost our daughter when I was 22 weeks pregnant. She was still born. Still a phenomenal movie, just could have used the content warning

Thank you so so much for the heads up on this; we had planned to go and see more movies together in the weeks we will take off work, and this was top of the list.

I meant to share something about this, thank you. My husband and I went to see Sinners as a distraction - what could there possibly be problematic with a vampire movie set a hundred years ago? I had seen Warfare, which, albeit violent, hadn’t bothered me at all. But phew, Sinners was a good movie, but the scene at the end had both of us openly weeping in the theaters…