I actually think the character is intentionally supposed to be kind of bratty and immature. That’s the kind of dark side user she is. It is said repeatedly that she’s impulsive. She acts without thinking. She’s kind of similar to a young Anakin in that way, actually.

I think you protest too hard buddy.

lotta dorks in the comments!

I don’t find the grade and the quote to be incongruous. A film can be (or become) a classic due to its rewatch-ability and (projected) cultural impact and yet be a good, not great, movie on its strictly cinematic merits: maybe the direction is unimaginative or a few performances mediocre. Plenty of ‘classics’ -…

Good to see veteran stuntman Anthony Molinari as the machine-gun wielding gang member - most recently noticeable as the confetti-exploding-head cop in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Disappointed that there’s no discussion of the incredible sound design during the chase sequence. It made just the driving on the freeway seem both so realistic and so stressful!

I’m sad that you didn’t bring up Hank’s visit to the beignet store, where the proprietor points out that Christobal spent their whole relationship lying to him, says that he’s better off out of the relationship, and then offers him a job managing the upcoming beignet franchise. Just... incredible.

For years, I was told I wasn’t a real Star Wars fan because I had no interest in the animated shows. Then the appearance of the Darksaber in The Mandalorian finally got me to check them out, and I got to see The Bad Batch from the start, and was very excited to talk with other fans about it. But oops, turns out we’re…

Maybe it was more of a “oh yeah just because she’s a girl, doesn’t mean she can’t bring balance to the Force.” type thing?

That's not a plot hole.

Yeah. Leia’s message is Leia in diplomatic mode, but when Luke comes into the detention block he says something like, “I’m here to rescue you. I’ve got your R2 Unit... I’m here with Ben Kenobi.” At which point she excitedly shouts, “Ben Kenobi is here! Where is he?” Which implies that her connection to Obi-Wan is more…

“Leia’s “help me Obi-Wan Kenobi” message that she gives to R2-D2 in the movie seems to imply that she and Obi-Wan do not know each other, but she eventually does meet Obi-Wan in part two of the premiere and she hears him referred to as Obi-Wan—despite his insistence that he is called “Ben.””

Clearly you’ve never seen Velvet Goldmine, where his nudity is tasteless but necessary. 

I know I should save my pity for people who aren’t multimillionaire movie stars, but I can’t help but feel kinda bad for a guy who landed such a huge life-changing acting gig only to turn in such a disappointing performance, largely for reasons outside of his control.

This seems like a particularly virulent claim in the UK. Every high profile anti-trans crusader over there likes to trot that one out at every occasion. I’m guessing it started with Linehan and spread quickly across the UK entertainment community.

Where’s the EV or at least hybrid version?

To be fair, you are putting off some real incel energy 

Oh, so we’re just making shit up now?

If you just went ahead and got the hormone treatments and surgery, you’d be a lot less angry at yourself. 

You and I both know that he doesn’t support trans rights - based on your opinions elsewhere in this comment section, you wouldn’t be arguing for him so vociferously if you thought he did. Yes, people often make jokes about things they don’t personally believe, but if Gervais really did believe in trans rights, he…