• hasnt_seen_goonies@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The author is making 2 main points.

    1. This movie exists because studios will fund projects that are connected to ip, and it’s ridiculous that pop-tarts counts.
    2. The movie isn’t choosing to say anything. It is telling jokes to have fun and that’s as far as it’s willing to take it.

    Now, does this make it a bad movie? That’s for you to decide. If all you want from a film is to be entertained with some jokes? It sounds like it’s good, but that’s not what the author is speaking to. The author is speaking to people that enjoy films that have points of view that they are expressing. If that isn’t you, that’s okay.

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      8 months ago

      It’s a silly point though. You mean the Pop-Tart movie written by Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t make a point??? Well color me surprised.

      • hasnt_seen_goonies@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Barbie is a movie that is about a children’s toy, and it talks about feminism, toxic masculinity, among others. Godzilla is a movie where a man in a giant reptile costume breaks apart facsimile buildings, but talks about the terror of nuclear attacks at the same time. Just because movies are about silly things doesn’t mean that the professionals that work on them aren’t allowed to put more into their work.

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          8 months ago

          And? Not every movie has to make a stance on something. It’s written by Jerry Seinfeld. Do you really care about his thoughts on some political, environmental or social issues?

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            8 months ago

            Not every movie has to be about deep things, but if you make it about nothing then don’t be surprised when people collectively say “meh” and ignore your movie.

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              8 months ago

              Sure. I wasn’t arguing against that. I just said it’s a silly article if it’s whole point was “the movie is funny, but the movie about Pop-Tarts by Jerry Seinfeld isn’t deep enough”.