I heard a similar theory, except instead of alternate universes, it’s just that the less grounded movies are ones people go to see in the more grounded ones.
Like even the grounded ones are crazy at times compared to our world, so the movies in that world are even crazier.
Is this that footage that Disney faked by throwing lemmings off the cliff from a concealed position?
EDIT - it is! At 1:30 here: https://youtu.be/xMZlr5Gf9yY
WTF?
Agreed. I’d love to see more like that from him.
Yeah, possibly 👍
That’s fair, it’s not going to be for everyone, and it’s just a personal preference, of course.
I’ve just posted some thoughts on ‘why’ in response to OP, hopefully they make sense :-)
I think it’s his strongest film in terms of characters, probably in part because it’s an adaptation of a novel. They feel like real (or at least more real) people to me than those in any of his other movies, who are often a bit more cartoonish.
The stuff about Jackie and Max getting older and looking at what they have made of their lives so far is excellent, and I think really helps up the tension when they are in danger later.
It also feels like a more mature film, more thoughtful and less flashy than most of his work. Which of course is ironic since it was only his 3rd movie and he’s made many more crash-bang-wallop movies since then!
Guess I’ll be not watching my second World Cup in the space of 12 years. Fuck off FIFA.
Haven’t seen Death Proof, so that apart…
Although, in terms of how much I enjoy them there are really 3 closely grouped bands:
1 Jackie Brown
2 Pulp Fiction
3 Kill Bill Pt 1
4 Kill Bill Pt 2
5 Reservoir Dogs
6 Hateful 8
7 Django Unchained
8 Inglourious Basterds
9 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Really hated OUATIH.
Ping Pong by Plastikman might work. Especially from about 2:30 onwards.
Yeah, that sounds awesome. Would love something like that.
Rather than go over it again, here’s my speculative answer to why BS has grown so much quicker than Mastadon - which isn’t quite the question in the OP, but will cover much if the same ground (That whole thread is worth a read IMO.)
TL:DR - It’s different because it isn’t shit. Yet.
And it might not become shit. I think it’s a shame that people are so instantly cynical about the possibility that things might turn out alright , especially if the people using it go into it having learned some lessons from Twitter, and with a determination not to repeat the mistakes. At the moment BlueSky is fun and friendly, and I’m going to enjoy it that way for as long as it remains the case. If it goes to crap, then I’ll move on.
Fair enough - different strokes for different folks, I guess. And my positive view on RoS is certainly not one shared by many people! :-)
Hard to say, it just felt right to me, the tone was back to something similar to TFA and away from the horrendous attempts at ironic humour that TLJ had (the “Can You Hear Me Now” bit, the lightsaber toss, the “It’s salt” bit, the fucking Porgs, the milking scene…)
As dumb an idea though it was, I still kind of like the grandiose madness of bringing Palatine back as the big bad. And I thought the scenes where Rey confronts him, with the audience of Sith watching, were great, the kind of high stakes, overblown melodrama that Star Wars always did so well.
I liked the use of Rey and Ben’s psychic link (which admittedly was one of the few things in TLJ that I liked), especially the lightsaber handover.
I thought the resolution of Ben and Han Solo’s story was handled beautifully, a really moving moment IMO.
And the part where Lando shows up with half the galaxy genuinely made me want to cheer in the cinema.
All I can say is that I came out of my first viewing feeling great, feeling, “Yeah, that was a Star Wars movie!”
So when everyone hated it, I was genuinely surprised tbh!
Oh, definitely, I absolutely loved Dark!
1899 on Netflix - Season 1 was great and ended on a really intriguing moment. And then they cancelled it. Sigh.
I loved TFA, but also really enjoyed Rise of Skywalker (yes, I’m the one). Though TLJ was appalling though.
Go over to Liz’s, hole up, have a cup of tea, and wait for all this to blow over.
That sounds really cool. Seems like something that Spotify or Tidal could have as a feature, since all the music will already be licensed.
Well possibly - I do follow people Mastadon though, and it still feels quiet to me. I probably need to spend more time finding people to follow.
Maybe he needs to watch this: https://youtu.be/sSIiqn2v7wE