Technically it was good filmmaking. The flow of the story was good, so was the acting and every other department associated with the movie like art direction, costumes, etc.
The story was interesting, but the symbolism and political statements seemed forced. Like they were out to create a caricature of the 'White man', which is the favourite punching bag of the current times. As an Indian I find that strange and rather unhelpful. I don't want to derail the topic, but I will simply add that one doesn't need to insult a group to improve diversity or make a statement. It only makes matters worse. I almost felt that Del Toro was pandering to the Tumblr crowd.
On a side note, I preferred Call me by your name from the nominations, but for me Blade Runner 2049 was the best movie of that award season.
The story was interesting, but the symbolism and political statements seemed forced. Like they were out to create a caricature of the 'White man', which is the favourite punching bag of the current times. As an Indian I find that strange and rather unhelpful. I don't want to derail the topic, but I will simply add that one doesn't need to insult a group to improve diversity or make a statement. It only makes matters worse. I almost felt that Del Toro was pandering to the Tumblr crowd.
On a side note, I preferred Call me by your name from the nominations, but for me Blade Runner 2049 was the best movie of that award season.