As the story of a young woman coming of age and coming to terms with her loving but toxic relationship with her parents, Thelma did not require Ihre and Trier to stray too far from their naturalist roots: the lighting is still very naturalistic, and the camera doesn't draw attention to itself during
major emotional moments.
That said, when a number of
major emotional moments in Infinity War are based entirely on character development established in previous movies, it sometimes comes off as cheap and unearned.
Not exact matches
One important
moment late (sorry,
major spoiler if I were to reveal it) in the film is handled very well by Yates from a cinematic point of view, but it curiously is not as
emotional in punch as the scene would merit.
Family was a
major part of Infinity War, with Thanos» complicated relationship with Zoe Saldana's Gamora providing some of the movie's most
emotional moments.
It tries to gain an
emotional connection with the player, but fails miserably and a lack of any kind of caring for these
moments on the game's part meant that some
major plot points did not have the intended
emotional effect when they occurred.
It's also a challenge because there have's been very
emotional moments over the last 10 years:
major demonstrations, referendums, attempted coups, political problems.