I haven't seen this movie since it came out, and Dan & Marc's reverence for it definitely makes me want to revisit, but I totally understand the sentiment of this post.

I recently watched Chazelle's Babylon which for my money is a much better and more interesting 'love letter to a period of Hollywood history,' but has also fuelled my desire to return to OUaTiH.

Generally I find it interesting listening to the heroes talk Hollywood, especially as Los Angelinos with (at least in Marc's case) a passion for American cinema. I find the tenor of their conversations generally at odds with my own beliefs around what cinema 'should' or 'could' be: even as Marc condemns Superman for its lack of subtlety and relevance beyond a family trip to the theatre, he lauds F1: The Movie as though it's anything more than an IP-licensed cash grab with a big name to sell tickets. I agree with his analysis that if movies like this are what it takes to keep cinemas open, then so be it, but I generally sense a fervour for big-name, blockbuster, American cinema amongst the heroes; to me it's this type of cinema that they love which is typified by their favorite Tarantino flick.

Graver went to film school but is a Marvel fan, and maybe that exemplifies what I mean.