{"id":32909,"date":"2018-02-12T11:54:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T11:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=32909"},"modified":"2018-02-12T12:02:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T12:02:26","slug":"the-cloverfield-paradox-less-of-a-bang-than-a-wimper-from-new-netflix-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/02\/the-cloverfield-paradox-less-of-a-bang-than-a-wimper-from-new-netflix-film\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Cloverfield Paradox&#8217; &#8211; Less Of A Bang Than a Wimper From New Netflix Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32910\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/02\/the-cloverfield-paradox-less-of-a-bang-than-a-wimper-from-new-netflix-film\/image002-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/image002-12.jpg?fit=667%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"667,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"image002 (12)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/image002-12.jpg?fit=640%2C435&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32910\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/image002-12.jpg?resize=640%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The release of the trailer for the brand new \u2018Cloverfield\u2019 film, teased lovers of the franchise everywhere. J.J. Abrams had the mammoth task of bringing to life one of best loved Sci-Fi flicks, and this trailer promises it will be done with a &#8220;bang&#8221;. In reality however, it didn\u2019t so much \u2018bang\u2019 as it did wheeze slowly like a deflating balloon.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_61567\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xt1kbhTi_oU?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX | Trailer [HD] | Netflix\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xt1kbhTi_oU\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you hear the word \u2018Cloverfield\u2019 your head is filled with the images of aliens invading earth and causing mayhem for us humans. In the \u2018Cloverfield Paradox\u2019 however, there is an unusual lack of aliens.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The film plot starts with earth running out of energy. As a result, a group of astronauts are sent to a space station, in an attempt to extract energy to give to planet earth. Instead however, they are propelled into the paradox. It has been speculated that the opening of the paradox is a bid to introduce variations of the \u2018Cloverfield\u2019 invasion, spread out across multiple dimensions in time and space. Although the film intended to confuse and blur the concepts of reality, the only scene which sticks in my mind, and that is the tastelessly comic loss of Chris O\u2019Dowd\u2019s character\u2019s arm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_96152\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ySxqgYazq7I?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX | Clip: The Wall | Netflix\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ySxqgYazq7I\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The characters have little substance to them with next to no impact on the storyline itself. The main character (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) has a back story, a family and a life we can relate to. This gives her character meaning and a purpose. The others &#8211; she lives with them for years in a space station and we know nothing about them. Oh, and then we have that whole &#8220;will they, won\u2019t they&#8221; thing between Tam and Schmidt. The whole film would have made more of an impact if I actually cared when characters were killed off, but without any substance, I just didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This however isn\u2019t the last we have seen of the franchise. &#8216;The Cloverfield Paradox&#8217; concluded with the main character travelling back to earth to our first glimpse of an alien invasion. Hopefully the next film will, if possible, show more of what is so fundamental to the \u2018Cloverfield\u2019 storylines, and that is, aliens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you hear the word \u2018Cloverfield\u2019 your head is filled with the images of aliens invading earth and causing mayhem for us humans. 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