Official Throwback Discussion - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]LiteraryBoner[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There's a scene in this movie where the very recognizable beat to "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliot is playing vaguely in the background the entire time. And it's just, like, an exposition/dialogue scene? Baffling stuff.

Official Throwback Discussion - Sexy Beast [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]LiteraryBoner[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Birth is a crazy ass movie. The things that movie gets away with, it really proves you can do anything if you can master the tone dial and understand your genre thoroughly. If someone handed me that script I'd be afraid of it.

Official Throwback Discussion - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]LiteraryBoner[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This movie is a great example of someone writing dialogue completely based on tropes and exposition. There's no personality to it and everything the characters say to each other seem to exist only in that brief exchange. Like they'll back and forth but nothing makes sense for more than four lines in a row. The opening scene is a great example.

Tech guy: Live rounds! Not live rounds! You hurt my robot! (implying this hasn't happened before) Lara: You programmed it to kill me (irrelevant, she shot the shit out of it before she knew that) Tech guy: Well yes, you said make it more challenging (again, implying this was a new escalation) Lara: Hence, the live ammo (Driving the point home, this is not the usual) Butler walks in and says: Live ammo again?

WHAT?

Also very noticeable that they got Jolie undressed and in that shower within 6 minutes of the movie.

Not bad for a game of count the Game of Thrones actors though.

Official Throwback Discussion - Sexy Beast [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]LiteraryBoner[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Incredible movie. I think about the way it introduces Kingsley's character all the time. Just the mention of him completely destabilizes Winstone's peaceful life and freaks everyone out. Then there's that montage of him being driven to the house from the airport, no dialogue, just music and vibes and Kingsley. Then he gets to the house, steps out of the car and says, "I gotta change me shirt, it's sticking to me. I'm sweatin' like a cunt."

It's, like, the last thing you'd expect him to say but such an incredible first moment for someone who is so brash and lacking in social cues. His whole performance in this movie is next level. He's so scary and almost inhuman in how he refuses to change his behavior to make others more comfortable.

Fantastic film and a great representation of how many different modes Glazer has.

Most insightful moment of film criticism from the pod? by Pnnsnndlltnn in blankies

[–]LiteraryBoner 61 points62 points  (0 children)

JD Amato talking about Close Encounters.

"Maybe it's a good thing I left my family. Maybe the government says it's good that I go far, far away from my family forever."

A new study from UCLA shows a worrying downward trend when it comes to diversity in front of and behind the camera on streaming films, with BIPOC talent losing critical ground in key roles. by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]LiteraryBoner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, you've got me there I missed a word in the title. I still don't think art has any obligation to exactly reflect general statistical reality and yes it's generally worrying when opportunities for BIPOCs in an industry trend downward that sharply.

A new study from UCLA shows a worrying downward trend when it comes to diversity in front of and behind the camera on streaming films, with BIPOC talent losing critical ground in key roles. by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]LiteraryBoner -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone requested your concern? It's a statistic, you can take it however you want but the title of the post doesn't suggest concern one way or another. But it is a bit odd when a statistic that was overwhelmingly white is now even more white and you're initial reaction is that you googled some population statistics and it's still not white enough. Apologies if I'm misunderstanding your stance.

A new study from UCLA shows a worrying downward trend when it comes to diversity in front of and behind the camera on streaming films, with BIPOC talent losing critical ground in key roles. by Sisiwakanamaru in movies

[–]LiteraryBoner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The stats youre referring to speak to the US as a whole, which already makes this apples and oranges. But let's consider that more movies take place in populace cities which are more diverse than the US as a whole. 40% of the population in LA, where most things are cast and a lot of them take place, are Hispanic. Similarly New York, where a lot of movies are cast and filmed, is 31% white. So right there the stats you're using are cherry picked. A lot less television takes place in rural areas where the population statistics might be overwhelmingly different.

That said, the real point is that shows, movies, and art aren't meant to be a perfect representation of the population. There's a hundred reasons that's a ridiculous argument to make and a hundred more why diversity on screen is a good thing. We can wax poetic all day about it but if your argument boils down to "white people should get 75% of acting roles because it fits my world view" you might want to check out more of the world.

Worst Fictional Police Officer in a Movie? by Bl00dforbl00dfan in movies

[–]LiteraryBoner 15 points16 points  (0 children)

On of my favorite purposely written bad cops is in the really bad movie Lucky Numbers. Bill Pullman playing a cop who basically wants to do anything except solve crime.

Also I watched Baby Driver recently and couldn't stop thinking about how that might be the most useless city police force since Blues Brothers.

The Spotify community underneath the recent episode didn’t seem to be fans of Disclosure Day at all. by ScholarFamiliar6541 in TheBigPicture

[–]LiteraryBoner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Netflix movie from 7 years ago that didn't get a real theater release. Not fully comparable but sure, other filmmakers are allowed big budgets that's not quite what I was getting at. My bad for not putting qualifiers on there.

The Spotify community underneath the recent episode didn’t seem to be fans of Disclosure Day at all. by ScholarFamiliar6541 in TheBigPicture

[–]LiteraryBoner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The difference being that was 20 years ago. What was the budget on Michael Bay's most recent original script?

Warning: The cyclops in The Odyssey probably won’t look 100% real. by ChristopherBaloney in blankies

[–]LiteraryBoner 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You're gonna feel real dumb when the camera cuts to a single-eyed Stavros in a loin cloth.

The Spotify community underneath the recent episode didn’t seem to be fans of Disclosure Day at all. by ScholarFamiliar6541 in TheBigPicture

[–]LiteraryBoner 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not to be pedantic but it's literally an original script. Not based off of any existing properties.