They tried to correct their mistake but instead they started showing this:
It got worse... look at what they saw on the end credits.
Which part was unclear, "shut up" or "go see it"? Because from your comment it seems like maybe both.
Does it require suspension of disbelief? Only constantly.
So I can just go ahead and throw out my oven?
see it now?
The Bechdel Test is a great way to talk about Film and the state of film, but a blunt instrument when assessing individual films.
I think the test is useful on a macro level, but it's wrongly applied in the same way that BMI is wrongly applied: to individuals. That is, it shouldn't really be used on an individual level to determine whether a movie is "good" or not. Which is something I see all the time, stated directly or not.
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As long as it is very very dark blue and very very dark gray...
We are all in a prison. We cannot see it because it is transparent and metaphorical and made of Gorillla Glass 3.
I think a lot of our fantasy castings have been upended.
Here is my favorite. Machinist (2004) -> Batman Begins (2005)
Some characters just don't work in solo movies. See the Hulk for an example.
this is the perfect way to get her, her own movie down the line
Ahem...it's kinda common knowledge that Christopher Reeve was a stick figure when they cast him as Superman. He did okay. Michael Keaton was no Schwarzenegger, and you can make a plausible argument that he's the best Batman ever. Maybe we could avoid jumping on the "judging people solely by their body" bandwagon. It's…
It's a very specific market.