I don't think it is a particularly bad movie, to be fair. It's well made, and the stupid, stupid climax actually got me excited to see them succeed, and the acting's not half bad!

"From A to ZZ"

You know what? I think you're absolutely right, especially with the Saving Private Ryan comparison.

I saw the characters in ZDT to be purposefully empty and (to use your term) Rorschach like, but I saw it as a way to speak less about the ethical issues of the film as a whole and more to talk about what it takes to do something like Maya did. She wasn't really a person, she didn't socialize, she has no sex life, she…

But to be fair, Spike Lee is saying it really, really loudly.

I recently finished watched every single Best Picture winner (all the way back to Wings, which was actually real good!) and I think I can answer your question, at least in a way.

Silver Linings seemed to think "oh, these two are crazy. Therefore, they can do or say whatever we want to move the plot forward". It really irked me.

"Argo sets up a scenario that seems like it will be a serious
discussion of America’s role in creating the turmoil in the Middle East,
then mostly sells it away to be as entertaining as possible."

Don't worry, I only hated the Dr. Who Christmas special. It was dumb!

Am I the weirdo for thinking that both the Dr. Who Christmas special was crap, and ALSO what it set up was crap?

That sounds reasonable. Surely I didn't just enjoy it.

Listen, stop trying to buttonhole the show. Can't it be entertaining and ALSO feel like someone has eaten your cat for dinner while you watched?

I can't wait to see what they do for the next episode, considering three of the main characters are completely irretrievable.

Don't worry, you'll somehow get pushed back to page five in a few minutes.

I liked it too! A lot!

*Bows before Thoraxus*

I really, REALLY wanted the bad witch to read the brothers' minds, see everything they had been to, hell, purgatory, all that jazz, and to just say: "Jesus CHRIST you two are messed up".

Oh well, that's just Hallowine in Cougartown for you.

Quick, somebody say shit about Sasha.

Ice king is the hottest hottie, and I can't wait until I marry him, and we can eat until we get fat and die.