While you are well within your rights to feel however you want, I find it amazing how people say we should listen to victims up until the point the victim says something that goes against the expected narrative of rape survivors. I admire her greatly for her refusal to be the person society demands her to be, and if…
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I’m not going to argue the merits of a movie that hasn’t been released (that way lies madness) but it did win the top prize -- last two to do so were Roma and Shape of Water -- and that’s got me excited. Doesn’t sound like The Brown Bunny
Can you name any other comic book movies which draw their filmmaking from the auteur era of 70s filmmaking? People said Captain America 2 did but that turned out to be window-dressing. This appears to be an honest to goodness character-driven movie with an evocative setting and no CGIsplosions. That’s enough to get…
I’m not sure how that’s bog-standard considering I can’t name a single comic book movie that has such a plot? They’re making the Joker as Taxi Driver. That’s way more interesting to me than the 52nd Marvel origin story
“but ‘formulaic’ is at best the wrong word.”
If that’s at best, what’s at worst? A crime against Marvel? :)
I think we’re going to have to disagree here. When we get 75% of the way through the MCU movie and arrive to the final CGIsplosion action scene which is apparently de rigeuer even in the smaller scale movies like…
I didn’t say the Central Park Five deserved life in prison, Laserface just enjoys saying it.
I asked “why is it so important that we analyze the politics of older movies to see how they’re deficient compared to our progressive politics from today?” Which I think is a completely fair question even if you disagree.
And…
I didn’t say “No matter what crime anyone does, that is completely irrelevant.” I specifically said “a man who committed a crime 42 years ago whose victim has forgiven him and has beseeched the world to do the same?” That’s not Himmler.
I think Polanski and Himmler are clearly pretty different, and it’s not a terribly…
It’s a really interesting read: https://quillette.com/2018/01/31/nobodys-victim-interview-samantha-geimer/
“As I’ve already mentioned, people become angry when they discover they can’t use me to suit their purpose. Roman returned to the US, he served his sentence, and he was treated unjustly by a corrupt judge. It’s…
Yeah, and Martin Luther King may well have offered encouragement and laughed when a friend raped a woman. But does it invalidate everything he did? Up to you I suppose. For me, doing a bad thing doesn’t ruin good things.
In 2008 the MCU wasn’t formulaic because of the point you mention. In 2019, it sure is because their movies tend to follow a very clear house style. Or, if you will, a formula. And I’m tired of it (even if the rest of the world is clearly not)
You’ve got a point there, but I still think you’re giving the Scorsese angle too much credence. He’s a very RESPECTED director but he’s not a hugely commercial one. Making a superhero movie without a superhero, without (seemingly - haven’t seen it yet) much action in the vein of Taxi Driver and King of Comedy? I…
Oh goodness Laser you’re so tiresome. Go outside and enjoy the sunshine
I said this above, but
A. I think the riskiness is demonstrated QED by the pre-release backlash, no?
B. Scorsese ain’t exactly a commercial heavyweight.
And that’s your right, absolutely. But a man who committed a crime 42 years ago whose victim has forgiven him and has beseeched the world to do the same? I can live with myself for wanting to see a good movie
I mean, I think the riskiness is demonstrated QED by the pre-release backlash, no?
Leaving aside all the hand-wringing and But What Does That Say About Us? I’m thrilled that there’s a comic book movie coming out which looks risky and artistic rather than assembly line (I know Marvel movies are well-crafted, but they’re dispiritingly formulaic these days) and the Dreyfus Affair is a fascinating story…
Actually he bludgeoned, not stabbed, him NEARLY to death with a beer bottle and then finished him off with a gunshot.
But your point is?
For sure. I love me a good nuanced villain. Captain Vidal in Pan’s Labyrinth? Fucking great. But I think Leatherface is reasonably iconic, and my overall point was more that you could have an effective mentally disturbed or disabled villain (even if this one is not)
“Surely we’re able to create a mentally disturbed villain that you can maybe sorta sympathize with with a bit more nuance by now.”
Why is that a prerequisite? I have no interest in defending what appears to be a terrible movie, but I think you’re allowed to have mentally disabled villains. We’ve had plenty of positive…