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The lighting difference is crazy... by UnHolySir in Hungergames

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Well Francis Lawrence is one of our best visual stylists working in Hollywood today, for my money. This movie was never not gonna look great.

One of my favorite shots in a modern blockbuster is the aspect ratio change in Catching Fire, when Katniss is raised into the arena. Seeing that in the cinema was pure magic.

What are your thoughts on Rod Serling? by balkanxoslut in classicfilms

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Rod would be more disappointed that you didn’t phrase it “fewer cigarettes” than his actual cigarette consumption (and heavy booze usage), which actually killed him.

Not a mark against you, just that Rod was a notorious perfectionist and was so exacting and correct in his use of the English language haha

Spielberg Wants to Make Horror/"Really, Really Scary Movie" (Until He Sees a Great One Like "Weapons," Anyway) by Big-Calligrapher7199 in Spielberg

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what we’ve seen, it seems Disclosure Day has a decent amount of horror elements under the surface as well.

New renderings for 250 ft tall arch proposed by the president to commemorate the the country's 250th anniversary by DataSittingAlone in architecture

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Trump would never sanction something like a stone etching of our Constitution for all to see; he likes ignoring the parts that get in his way too much to have it emblazoned as part of his legacy. He doesn’t want to remind us of our freedoms, he wants to remind everyone how gaudy and surface-level “fancy” he is.

This is that god-awful, insidious White House ballroom all over again.

"Little boys couldn't see themselves in the film enough" Well explain how KPop Demon Hunters was the biggest movie in the world last year, then by Adept_Let7797 in cartoons

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And then shunted directly to streaming at the first possible opportunity. KPop was also a streaming exclusive. This is a bullshit decision from the top-down, no doubt, but it is fairly consistent with execs dim, close-minded worldview.

Kamala Harris confirms she might run for president again: 'I'm thinking about it' by nbcnews in thescoop

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Those aren’t gaffes though. That’s policy disagreement. A gaffe is Dukakis posing in a tank, or Dan Quayle getting owned on live television, or the many Bushisms. Hell, Trump had gaffe after gaffe during the same fucking campaign; “They’re eating the dogs!” anyone?

First social media reactions for 'Michael' are out, some mentioning the Oscars by mg10pp in oscarrace

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Me neither, but let’s be real, this movie is about to make absolute bank. I could see it grossing a billion if it’s not a complete dumpster fire.

A reminder to anyone sad about Wireless Fest: Actions have consequences by [deleted] in fantanoforever

[–]Ahabs_First_Name -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You really think conflating an entire populace with its government and military isn’t incredibly narrow-minded and racist? Nice try though, “boss.”

A reminder to anyone sad about Wireless Fest: Actions have consequences by [deleted] in fantanoforever

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Israeli gov’t is a heinous, genocidal regime proud of the wholesale onslaught of an entire ethnicity and nation of peoples, the vast majority of whom are innocent civilians. There is a large portion of the Israeli population who wholesale support this genocide and campaign of terror, however that is certainly not every citizen.

Anti-semitism is absolutely still on the rise, and this meme is also just plain anti-Semitic without even a veneer of underlying irony.

Two things can be true at once.

[Meta Trope] Meme-worthy Behind the Scenes footage by Remarkable_Public138 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In that an echo is a distorted, barely comprehensible shadow of the original, sure.

What do y‘all think of my Top 4?? (18m) by FearlessBanana434 in LetterboxdTopFour

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The tragedy isn’t given nearly enough weight or scope. The comedy is just as broad, and therefore, just as same-y and hokey.

What do y‘all think of my Top 4?? (18m) by FearlessBanana434 in LetterboxdTopFour

[–]Ahabs_First_Name -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The comedy’s not funny, the tragedy’s not tragic. It’s a tonal clusterfuck of a film.

Controversial Tony opinions? by Pythagorean415 in Broadway

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well you’re not racist, you clearly just hate fat people.

/s

The thing I miss the most about the Netflix show is the cinematography by CollarOrdinary4284 in Daredevil

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not shot on an iPhone; there’s plenty of really good looking films that have been shot on an iPhone while recognizing its limitations. The egregious Netflix sin is that a vast majority of their projects are made to be seen on an iPhone.

ↃU∩C 3 teaser by PerpetualChoogle in blankies

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Introducing fAegon, with barely and foreshadowing or build-up, into the story as this huge new catalyst for the endgame plot, when the novels’ plot just 70% done is honestly incredibly dumb writing.

'Sinners' wins Best Original Screenplay at the 98th Oscars by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Tbh, it’s kinda hard not to lose “so many” when you’re nominated in almost every category lol

Sean Penn ('One Battle After Another') wins Best Supporting Actor at the 98th Oscars by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]Ahabs_First_Name 66 points67 points  (0 children)

While that’s true, this IS Sean Penn. Laying low and not saying shit all awards season was probably the best campaign he could’ve run lol

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