Everything Everywhere All at Once might not be complex enough
The New York Times has called Everything Everywhere All at Once “a swirl of genre anarchy.” It simultaneously works as a tender story of acceptance, an exploration of the pressures of not living up to parental expectations, an existential study on whether or not anything matters, a reminder to be kinder to others, and a love story about reigniting the spark in a marriage that has seemingly run its course. It’s a family drama, a sci-fi mess of multiple universes, a superhero battle to save the world, comedy, and action movie. As Vox's Alex Abad-Santos said, “No amount of description — alternate timelines, jumps, existential crises, moms, hot dog fingers, butt plugs, etc. — could ever accurately describe what’s happening at any given moment during this maximalist fantasia.
