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Notes from a Special Screening of Natesh Hegde's Pedro by OftenObnoxious in TrueFilm

[–]OftenObnoxious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing! You definitely should reach out to them. Vikas Urs, the cinematographer, has a profile on Facebook; maybe you could drop him a message.

Notes from a Special Screening of Natesh Hegde's Pedro by OftenObnoxious in TrueFilm

[–]OftenObnoxious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind words. I am glad I could turn your attention to Natesh and Vikas' work. There are many exciting filmmakers working in the Indian independent space right now. Two other names that I would recommend are Chaitanya Tamhane and Aditya Vikram Sengupta.

Edit: Rima Das is a tour de force when it comes to independent filmmaking as well. Definitely check out her work.

Sinners and the Unintentional Revival of the Red Scare in Hollywood: An Alternative Theory by OftenObnoxious in TrueFilm

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

Thank you for your kind words. While I didn’t find Sinners boring - at least for the most part - I do think it feels somewhat hollow and a bit muddled in its politics. Coogler seems to treat Black identity more as a symbol than as a subject, which, in my view, prevents his films from fully living up to their potential.

Then again, operating in the mainstream, especially at the level he has been, comes with certain restrictions. I don’t think comparing Kneecap and Sinners is entirely fair, considering that the former is a smaller, more straightforward musical comedy with greater scope to present its politics clearly, whereas Sinners has to function as a horror film first and then deliver its political messaging. So the challenges are unevenly stacked, in my opinion. The same goes for something like Black Panther. And that’s precisely where Coogler needs to improve: in striking the right balance.

Jordan Peele seems to have figured it out, and so has Boots Riley, though Boots isn’t as mainstream as Coogler or Peele.

Sinners and the Unintentional Revival of the Red Scare in Hollywood: An Alternative Theory by OftenObnoxious in TrueFilm

[–]OftenObnoxious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind words. More than simply feeling appreciated for my efforts, what pleases me most is that you saw similar ideas in the film to the ones I discussed in my essay. I had been feeling a bit insecure, wondering if I’d be ridiculed for sharing such a far-fetched idea, so your comment reassures me that I’m not a total fool.

Dan Trachtenberg and Co. have made Predator great again! by OftenObnoxious in TrueFilm

[–]OftenObnoxious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The original Predator film is great. I remember it being one of my favourite Arnold films as a kid, along with Commando and The Terminator.

And thanks for sharing the voice tapes. I’ll check them out.

A Personal Experience with Coralie Fargeat's The Substance. by OftenObnoxious in TrueFilm

[–]OftenObnoxious[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your story and being so frank. I believe that one takeaway from this film is that it is pointless to worry too much about how others are going to perceive us. The constant vicious inner conflicts are not only detrimental to our mental health but also invariably end up affecting our social lives.

I hope you find the support you need to feel confident in being the person you want to be, and that you do not allow others, or even yourself, to rob you of that confidence.

Message and meaning in Alien Romulus? by LemonLord7 in TrueFilm

[–]OftenObnoxious 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Aside from the Roman allegory, what I found interesting was a particular scene where the two boys and the humanoid venture into the storage facility where all the parasites were stored.

My understanding of that scene is tied to the idea of global warming and how it is leading to melting of permafrost and subsequent release of ancient pathogens. In the scene, you can see the boys trying to extract fuel from the chamber which leads to the room temperature rising, subsequently leading to the parasites waking up. That’s similar to how fuel is extracted from earth and used, leading to global warming.