The Thinning: New World Order

I had no idea this was a film that revolves around Logan Paul's hairline ! The title should of given it away 😀

The concept itself isn't bad. There's some holes in the worldbuilding, but overall, it's a decent idea. However, it was stupid to think the plot could work in two movies totally three hours.

The plot is too complex and there are two separate stories being told in this hour and half movie. Not even an hour and a half actually. Movie plots should be simple. Characters should be stereotypical/tropey. Worlds should be easy to understand. Many movies get away with doing more in one of those categories, but not all three. THIS DOESN'T WORK. Especially with the experience level of the makers and actors.

Everything is super rushed. In less than 30 minutes into the movie, eight months have passed with almost nothing shown. It wasn't because nothing was happening. They just didn't show it. None of the development is shown, which gets confusing. It's not fun either. And this continues. We basically get a few larger plot points here and there with absolutely none of the development shown, no idea how much time has passed or what has happened until a character tells us, and, oftentimes, no real explanation how we got from point A to B. Almost an hour in and the whole thing felt so disjointed.

It's really a shame. I would love to see this redone and fleshed out as a tv show. Even just one of those stupid seven episodes per seasons shows, as long as there was at least two seasons. I think the characters, plots, and world have a lot of potential. There's a million holes, but it could still be an engaging story. They just need the time to be explored and developed properly.

The first four 9/10 star reviews are all from brand new users with only one review, yep, this mess of a film. It's so obvious it's laughable.

At what point is IMDB going to do something about this. It's unfair to everyone.

Pay no attention to the positive reviews on this "film," obviously they were not watching the same movie I was. The acting is non-existent, the plot is about 10 minutes long stretched out to 80+ minutes and worst of all, it's just plain a chore to play attention. I realize I'm not the demographic for a Logan Paul movie but I've seen more cohesive and better productions from a grade school Christmas play. Your kids will love it but please for your own sanity don't let them talk you into watching it with them.

Overall, the movie was really action packed. It was rushed as they were revealing twenty new things at a time. Because of this, the actual storyline suffered a bit. It was good, don't get me wrong, but the directing seemed mediocre and there were some dots that I had to connect for myself in order to keep watching. It would be jumping from one idea to a conclusion and I would be sitting there having to piece all of the information for myself. Nonetheless, enough with the negativity, I actually love the character growth. It's crazy seeing these people we knew as high schoolers getting their first jobs and flair king in the government and in business. Seeing them in suits and fancy dresses give a good nostalgic feel that really saves this movie. The plot twists and instant feelings of dread that make your heart stop were pretty spot on. There really were moments I fell into a state of deep sadness-doing my best not to spoil. Anyways, all in all, The Thinning: New World Order was a decent sequel with many twists and turns, though as a stand-alone production, the quality lacks and the acting seems inferior to the first movie. I still hope we get the final movie, as this seems to have the structure of a trilogy. "We're going to war."