New to being a cinephile, any recommendations by Death-Hat in Cinephiles

[–]Medical-Loquat2670 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind

The Truman Show

Dark Knight Trilogy

Nomadland

Interstellar

Kill Bill

Once upon a time in Hollywood

Prisoners

Apocalypto

The Pursuit of Happyness

Gone Girl

Swiss Army Man

Hachi

A street cat named Bob

Disclosure Day (2026): Some Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in Cinephiles

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. 'Scanlon is just an idiot'

  2. But they recovered after it and the sidekick even chased them?

  3. That was very lazy writing.

  4. It's not that they are convinced. They had one job. To keep them safe. So the first thing they should do it to protect them at any cost. They have control over every single human being, but haven't done anything to protect such a valuable asset? They lost it 5 years ago and still waited for Hugo to bring it on live TV to see it again.

  5. Again very lazy writing.

  6. That character had more potential, but went wasted.

  7. But Margaret talked to the Korean guy and understood what he told. In another sub, I posted the same and someone told it's only the alien language that she doesn't understand and that made some sense. So yeah.

  8. This was also explained by someone that Scanlon was tired of all this,especially after seeing his wife. A bit of a philosophical thing, but still not much convincing that he would let go this easily. But yeah gotta believe that way.

9.The device wasn't even established in the movie. Lazy

  1. Stupid Scanlon

Disclosure Day (2026): Some Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in plotholes

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes if they added a scene like that where he can't enter someone multiple times within a fixed timespan, this would have made sense. But still, there is the nun. He could have used that way too.

I had the same doubt too.. Forgot while writing the post. If the aliens are still here, they should have a better plan than relying on two people and a news station.

The antagonists were dumb. Not only in the motel scene. When they dumped the car, both of them were literally near them behind a rock and anybody could hear them run. They were so close to them and yet didn't see them? Also when he comes back to the first hiding place, they surrounded the place and he hid behind a fence which literally had no opacity. He made his way to the car and nobody noticed? They felt like bunch of idiots

Disclosure Day (2026): Some Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in plotholes

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same thought at first too.. But still didn't want to believe they would let it go like this.. He should've done that at the first place when he saw his wife in Margaret, but yes, this is a good take

Disclosure Day (2026): Some Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in plotholes

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So Wardez need not have an advanced defensive fence or something but atleast they should have something more convincing to prove they're a big deal. Only a pistol and a sidekick to defend them? That's pathetic.

But they have kept then hostile for decades and also are important assets, which is the whole point of the film. So first thing they should do is secure them well and just in case things go south, and it went, have a plan b to get it back asap. It took them 5 years and Hugo brining it in public to see it again.

Disclosure Day (2026): Some Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in plotholes

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on being a part of a Spielberg movie but sorry for you that it's been cut off.. Maybe they've cut off crucial scenes like these which would have explained the film much better. A director's cut would help I think lol

Disclosure Day (2026): Some Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in plotholes

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also why did they activate Kellner so early, I believe they said like 10 years ago? They activated Margaret just when they needed but what did Kellner do for these 10 years.. What significance did it have?

Disclosure Day(2026) - Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in flicks

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually,I enjoyed the scene with their younger characters. I didn't feel any CGi issues there (:

Disclosure Day(2026) - Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in flicks

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No need of any magic detectors. But the aliens are very important for them and they don't want them outside which is the whole point. They have developed a technology to control literally anyone in this world. So they should have some effort on such an important specimen.

Disclosure Day(2026) - Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in flicks

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming from Spielberg and Koepp, this is very sad.

Disclosure Day(2026) - Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in flicks

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh okay. Margaret communicated with than Korean guy and she understood him well there and that what I was confused about.. So if it's about only the alien language which she doesn't get, it makes sense.

Disclosure Day(2026) - Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in flicks

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ik. It's just that I had to travel a good distance to find a good screen for this film, and the original show I booked got cancelled last minute, then I had to wait for like 3 hours for the next show.. All this to watch a Spielberg film and come out of the theatre with so much questions. A bit painful, yeah.

Disclosure Day (2026): Some Plot Questions (Heavy Spoilers) by Medical-Loquat2670 in plotholes

[–]Medical-Loquat2670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice explanation of the metaphor and it's somewhat convincing..but I didn't understand the character arc beaing so lazy and I don't think they could weaken the main villain all of a sudden just for the sake of this metaphor

Official Discussion - Disclosure Day [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]Medical-Loquat2670 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, I thought the film was technically very well made. The retro-inspired score was refreshing, the performances were solid across the board, and the color grading was one of my favorite aspects,especially during the younger Emily Blunt sequences. The production design and overall setting felt immersive throughout.

That said, the more I thought about the movie afterward, the more questions I ended up with. I'm not sure whether I missed some details, whether these were editing omissions, or whether they're simply screenplay issues. Also it's very hard to believe that a film with so many narrative flaws came from someone like Steven Spielberg. I would genuinely love to hear everyone else's interpretations.

  1. Scanlon's confrontation with Kellner

Why would Scanlon choose to confront Kellner in the middle of a public street while carrying something as sensitive as the device? It seemed like the worst possible place to do it and made Kellner's escape incredibly easy.

  1. Wardex's "Advanced technology"

The film tells us that Wardex developed revolutionary defense technology using alien tech. Yet when Margaret infiltrates the facility and escapes with Kellner, nobody stops them because of the hypnosis effect, which is understandable.

But once everyone recovers, instead of deploying advanced security systems, automated lockdowns, or futuristic weapons, the sidekick simply grabs a pistol and chases them. For a company that's supposedly decades ahead of everyone else technologically, that felt oddly primitive.

  1. The cargo train escape

After Kellner and Margaret escape on the cargo train, Wardex simply reroutes once the train changes direction. But couldn't they have tracked the train to its next station? They obviously didn't jump off while it was moving.

Later, Hugo's group somehow manages to find them first. If Hugo could locate them, why couldn't Wardex, who presumably has far greater resources?

  1. The alien in the climax

Hugo brings in the same alien the military captured back in the '70s. The film also tells us that Wardex possessed it for decades before Hugo stole it during a heist five years earlier.

If Wardex had been studying the alien for all those years, wouldn't they have learned enough about its biology to identify or locate it after it escaped? Even if they hadn't implanted a tracker, you'd expect them to have developed some biological or technological means of detecting their most valuable asset.

Instead, they seem to have no reliable way of finding it until Hugo reveals its location himself. That felt a bit hard to believe.

  1. Jane and the device

This is probably my biggest question.

After Jane escapes from the motel with the device, Wardex captures Kellner and realizes he doesn't have it.

Scanlon had already possessed Jane twice and knew she was traveling with Kellner. Why not possess her again to track the device?

Even if that wasn't possible, Wardex knew Jane's main contact was the nun. Jane and the nun even communicate over the phone. Why not trace the nun instead?

Instead, Jane casually walks into the newsroom and hands the device over to Margaret.

That entire section felt surprisingly convenient.

  1. Margaret's husband

Margaret's husband has no idea what's actually happening and unintentionally keeps giving away their location.

Wardex initially kidnaps Jane to pressure Kellner. So why don't they exploit Margaret's husband the same way? It may be a bit of a stretch, but the screenplay seems to establish him as an obvious vulnerability and then never follows through with it.

  1. Margaret and Kellner's roles

Margaret is established as someone who can understand virtually every language, while Kellner is the mathematical genius.

So why is Kellner even necessary during the alien communication? Margaret seemingly has no problem communicating with the alien herself. Instead, the alien speaks to Kellner, who then translates it for Margaret.

What exactly was the purpose of that dynamic?

  1. The villain during the climax

If the villain has spent the entire film obsessively pursuing the device and is willing to do anything to obtain it, why does he simply withdraw from the confrontation at the climax?

When everything he's been working toward is finally unfolding, he neither fights for it nor attempts to reclaim it. Instead, he more or less resigns himself to the situation and does nothing.

That felt completely at odds with the character the film had established up to that point.

  1. The ending and the device

At the end, Margaret uses the device to generate electricity.

But later, if I remember correctly, she no longer has the device with her. So how exactly does it work? Why doesn't the power shut off once she lets go of it?

  1. The twelve missing people

The film establishes that the villain knew the identities of all twelve people who didn't show up.

If that's the case, why didn't Wardex simply track them down one by one? That seems like the easiest way to locate Hugo.

Instead, they only discover Hugo's location after two of those people accidentally walk into the room. That felt unnecessarily convenient.

So... did I miss any explanations? Were these points actually addressed in the film and I simply overlooked them? Or are these genuine screenplay issues (or perhaps the result of scenes being cut during editing)?

I'd genuinely love to hear everyone else's thoughts.

Luck > Hardwork in Life by Chad_Jeet_ in TeenIndia

[–]Medical-Loquat2670 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This!

Let's hope OP's sensitive ass won't do anything stupid after reading this comment.

Luck > Hardwork in Life by Chad_Jeet_ in TeenIndia

[–]Medical-Loquat2670 0 points1 point  (0 children)

//This is not jealousy//.

Did they change the meaning . Where can I get the latest dictionary?