And while I can certainly understand that, in order to enjoy this kind of entertainment, I’ve already had to set aside my issues with things that would anger me in the real world, such as committing murder, public endangerment, acts of terrorism and sabotage, torture, kidnapping etc., in the name of security, as presented in these movies. And that’s on the “good guys” side. Setting aside my qualms about real-world sex crimes for the sake of enjoying escapist fiction that might contain them, after having already learned to cope with them normalizing fictional depictions of crimes equally horrible or worse, isn’t difficult at this point.
No, but turning a thread about what movies we’ve seen into an argument about the implications of one movie’s content qualifies for thread derailment and post migration, I think.
none of these acts as depicted in skyfall are in any way approaching an honest reflection of their real world counterparts or their consequences. in my book, that is a very different thing from evoking a disgusting, often ignored, real world crisis in someone’s backstory simply to illicit sympathy and seem gritty or topical.
if you can’t see the difference between those two, i don’t know what else to say.
i wasn’t arguing with anyone till you popped along, chief.
Your point and your feelings on the matter have been made very clear. You think it shouldn’t have been done in spite of its fictional nature, I say it doesn’t affect anything either way due to its fictional nature. You think I’m completely wrong, I think your argument has merit but that you’re perhaps a bit too focused on it. Let’s leave it at that, because we’re not getting anywhere.
And while my comment might have sparked off the argument between us specifically, neither of us needed to drag it along this far, and the overall discussion of the character’s treatment was brought up by you, several hours ago, and was already kind of going off topic right then as a result, and continued before I even said anything. I’ll admit, I shouldn’t have run with the line, but that did not start from my doing so.
Either way, I don’t want to escalate, so regardless, I’ll end my side of this here. No offense intended.
Mel Gibson. Sam Elliott as the Sgt Maj? perfect! “What are you the fucking weather man?” Barry Pepper, Greg Kinnear, and a young John Hamm in only his 3rd film.
Seeing all these reviews of 007 is getting me excited! I have tickets for the day after tomorrow. I have only skimmed everyone’s posts to avoid spoilers but it seems like you all liked it and I’ll be in for a good show.
It’s got lots of cookie-cutter hallmarks of what’s in popular blockbusters – just feels like there was a list of tropes someone wanted to cover and they went through it one by one – and definitely feels like a movie we’ve seen a hundred times before, but there’s a nugget of interesting writing in the middle that’s just so… out of its genre.
This film gets all sci-fi philosophical-existential and I did not expect that at all.
All my eye-rolling at this “world based in reality (evidenced by real news agencies and streamers) but with fantasy NPC who inexplicably ‘breaks his code’ and acts out of character” was actually addressed in a pretty serious manner! It’s just an evolving, self-learning AI program that worked!
Granted, that’s also based in fantasy (at the moment) but offered this pretty plausible explanation that I never thought the film would address!
Though I still find it weird how Taika Waititi, a 46-year old guy, was casted to play the crazy-hipster-CEO game dev. I get what they were trying to parody, I get that he’s the kind of actor they want for the role, but I think he’s way out of that age range.
This was probably my most anticipated movie of the year, but with that being said I have a lot of things to digest with this film.
Firstly, this movie isn’t particularly bad, but it’s okay. It’s the middle entry in a three part trilogy of films with the conclusion to be released next year. Unfortunately doesn’t necessarily stand on its own compared to Halloween 2018 and more so pads out it’s run time with exposition meant to catch up anyone who isn’t familiar with the Franchise and has made Halloween Kills their first Halloween film. This is done between present day exposition and flashbacks with the flashbacks mainly catering to fans of the 1978 Classic, but I digress.
Halloween Kills lives up to its name, it’s a bloody film which expands upon its counterparts gore in 2018 where it shows more. It’s not done in a way where it’s meant to gross someone out, but done in a way where it is gruesome. The kills are inventive for the series and feel fresh through it’s almost two hours run time. Michael is probably his most sinister in this entry and some could argue is eerily supernatural given the beating he receives which makes it almost comical.
One this with this new trilogy is that it retconned the events of Halloween ll (1981), that has been emphasized more than once back in H 2018, but unfortunately if you have a keen eye and also are familiar with the franchise DGG made the opening portion of H2 canon to the current timeline, by implementing a single scene that is otherwise inconsequential to the overarching narrative. I bring this up cause not other people have around the internet.
John Carpenters Score is used strategically throughout the film and isn’t as prolific compared to its counterpart, but it’s serviceable and doesn’t disappoint when you hear it on screen with some familiar beats from the original 1978 film to something completely new.
Unfortunately this is where I have to get into negatives which will involve spoilers. Halloween Kills while not a boring film the last 15 minutes feel like a race to the finish line. So much happens is a short span of time that you can digest it all on your first screening. Michaels carnage against the mob is cut and shot poorly that you can barely see what’s happening and it leaves what is otherwise an highlight of the film underwhelming, the film also ends abruptly with the ending shorten from its initial test screening back in early 2020.
Halloween Kills while being the middle entry it’s a mindless slasher to enjoy while spooky season persists in our communities. It’s a fun little escape. With that being said Halloween Ends arrives a year from now and it will have a time jump taking place in 2022 and also continue its social commentary element according to DGG. I don’t particularly look forward to that aspect after the hell that was 2020, but that’s my own personal opinion.
I’ll be seeing it again on Friday Night with a friend for his birthday.
perfect! “What are you the fucking weather man?” Barry Pepper, Greg Kinnear, and a young John Hamm in only his 3rd film.
