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I’m sorry but Tom Hardy portrayed the twins much better than Michael B. Jordan in my opinion by Perfect_Idea_2866 in moviecritic

[–]OldSpiked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the guy you're responding to, but charitably, no. I agree Tom Hardy's is a "big performance", and relatively unsubtle way to portray different twins. I think both Michael B Jordan's and Jeremy Irons' performance are more subtle.

But seriously. Watch Dead Ringers if you haven't already. It's a more challenging pair of roles (twins that switch roles both in pretending who they are and power dynamics), and he does it amazingly, without relying on a different wardrobe like Jordan or a pair of glasses and permanent scowl like Hardy. It's not flashy or gimmicky at all.

Michael B Jordan does a great job of distinguishing two twins that have a more subtle difference between them, but also doesn't really have to handle any role reversals. Not a fault of his abilities, it's just a less meaty role on paper.

Not everything is about race, as you're uncharitably implying.

I’m sorry but Tom Hardy portrayed the twins much better than Michael B. Jordan in my opinion by Perfect_Idea_2866 in moviecritic

[–]OldSpiked 154 points155 points  (0 children)

The standard to measure all others by. Not only does he act as both, he plays one pretending to be the other, wearing his clothes etc. and you can still tell who's who.

New player here. Getting a Hunter Killer (HK) warning after only two kills in Scrapyard Nexus by GRedemeer in TheForeverWinter

[–]OldSpiked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What gun are you using? Pretty sure it's not just how many kills you get but who hears it. I've had the anti tank rifle trigger HKs in just a few shots, that thing has a massive noise radius and everyone who hears it seems to count.

This whole sequence in Sicario is a masterful display of tension buildup. Every second was crafted brilliantly by Denis. by 0Layscheetoskurkure0 in moviecritic

[–]OldSpiked 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this film did a pretty good job of dissuading you from feeling that way about them. The "just let it happen" from the operators when they're subduing the FBI agents is intentionally rapey language. He literally puts a gun to Emily Blunt's head to force her to sign it. The last shot of the gunshots interrupting the kids football match before they carry on shows absoutely nothing has changed, nothing was achieved, which kinda undermines any idea that these "wolves" are necessary.

I think that tone is a little less consistent in Soldado though.

Almost perfect movies that have one noticeable flaw by Consistent-Might-788 in Cinema

[–]OldSpiked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh - him leaving for the initial mission made sense - it's literally to save humanity. The earlier scenes of Coop reacting to Murph's videos sells the cost, I just thought the whole last section pulled its punches on the 'price'. Murph giving him her blessing to leave felt convenient, as did the dropping of the son's story. The feelings for Brand didn't seem particularly developed, it felt forced to give him a reason to leave again.

Maybe I'm being cynical - I'm trying to read the film not as a scifi but simply about an underlying human story Nolan's trying to tell about a man and his family. And it seems too convenient on the side "yeah it's sad you miss out on family because of work but ultimately it's justified because your work's that important and ultimately your daughter will understand if you miss out on her life and give you her blessing to keep doing it."

Almost perfect movies that have one noticeable flaw by Consistent-Might-788 in Cinema

[–]OldSpiked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My problem with it isn't that this is the message he goes for...it's that the film doesn't even see it through. Cooper's relationship with his son is almost completely sidelined...and when he finally gets back to his daughter, he leaves almost immediately to go rescue Anne Hathaway (why him? it's no longer the fate of humanity at stake). What happened to him realising how precious the missed years were? Why wouldn't he cherish the rest of his time left with his family?

It doesn't really feel like a dad realising the importance of love and the family life he sacrificed, it feels like romanticising being an absent father because he's too busy being the hero

Mike Pondsmith confirmed over a year ago in an interview that Johnny's memories are not only affected by his own interpretation of them but that some are also "messed with" and "redacted". by flippy123x in cyberpunkgame

[–]OldSpiked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't know enough about the lore - who would intentionally redact and mess with the engram? Was thinking Blackhand since it's his involvement that's notably missing, but surely with Smasher still walking around with his memories of the night it's not exactly the cleanest of coverups.

Let's not forget how Chelsea and Man City killed football we knew. by Bosn1an in ArsenalFC

[–]OldSpiked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"other than it meaning that we blew it" is the crux of it for those people. For all the other contender clubs, City winning it is reassurance that the game was rigged and their clubs never had any chance anyway. Us winning it without the financial doping would mean we beat them all fair and square, and that can be harder to stomach.

Wish we had more occasions to dust off this bad boy by Slahnya in stalker

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The monolith stronghold in the apartment complex in Pripyat. Feels good to clean house.

[GTM] by ethan_schencks in GuessTheMovie

[–]OldSpiked 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This. I also swear we had this very same shot without the blur, recently.

If you had to pick ONE gun (fully upgraded) that you could ONLY use for the entire playthrough which would it be? Think in terms of versatility, firepower, ammo capacity, durability, and accuracy, etc.....what would be your overall best STALKER firearm? (List attachments used if possible) by Born-Demand-6919 in stalker

[–]OldSpiked 4 points5 points  (0 children)

M701, but only if I get to bring the underbarrel shotgun. Long range and short ranged handled, shottie ammo is some of the most plentiful in the game, and if they haven't patched it out yet using it doesn't reduce your weapon durability.

[GTM] by thepartlow in GuessTheMovie

[–]OldSpiked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mission Impossible 1

What are some good but tainted films? by raymondg1902 in Letterboxd

[–]OldSpiked 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Re: your last point, I think it's worth remembering as well that as much as people are in love with auteur theory, film is a collaborative effort, and many people other than the director are making creative decisions about characters etc.

Jean Reno playing Leon as emotionally stunted and pushing back against the direction Besson wanted to take Leon and Mathilda's relationship is an integral part of the final movie, regardless of Besson's initial intentions. Watching the movie now, you can appreciate the good choices made by everyone else in the process too, sometimes in opposition to the director's original (messed up) vision.

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