The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Magnum Opus
Animation · Family · Science Fiction · 2022
Groot sets out to paint a family portrait of himself and the Guardians, only to discover just how messy the artistic process can be.
Movie details
Magnum Opus
2022 Animation · Family · Science Fiction 5m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
Groot sets out to paint a family portrait of himself and the Guardians, only to discover just how messy the artistic process can be.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Magnum Opus?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Kirsten Lepore
Written by
Kirsten Lepore
Vin Diesel
Baby Groot (voice)
Bradley Cooper
Rocket (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
Additional Voices (voice)
Court is in session
Put Magnum Opus on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.