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Viewers reassess Nacho Vigalondo's Colossal as darker than marketed

Original: This isn't a light-hearted comedy, despite what the marketing was trying to sell. Colossal (2016 d. Nacho Vigalondo) is

Discussion is revisiting Nacho Vigalondo's 2016 film Colossal, arguing its marketing misled audiences into expecting a light comedy. The film stars Anne Hathaway as an unemployed alcoholic who mysteriously manifests a giant monster attacking Seoul, and commenters highlight how its story deals with addiction and abusive relationships beneath the kaiju premise.

Why now: Film fans are currently discussing how the movie's tone and themes diverge sharply from how it was promoted.

Nacho VigalondoAnne HathawayColossalSeoul

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• This isn't a light-hearted comedy, despite what the marketing was trying to sell. Colossal (2016 d. Nacho Vigalondo) is about an unemployed alcoholic played by Anne Hathaway who somehow manifests a kaiju that is devastating Seoul daily at the same time, and her fraught… · Tim_Eagon@dice.camp · 2

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