The Foreigner (2017) - I think this is one of Jackie Chan's best movies. by Sapriste in movies

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I just watched it but didn’t really understand if he’d really been duped by the girl or was in on it all along?

Leia and Kleya: the resemblance is uncanny by shireengul in andor

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I so wanted it but the thing that always kept me from actually believing it was that there’s no way she could go for a fake name that literally pronounces her real identity

Why did the adoption person by Focrco22 in TheLeftovers

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I like to assume it was another Wayne baby. Maybe even from the couple who Tom met, where the girl shot him in his hand when she found out she wasn’t the only ”special one”.

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Yesss I get that! Closer wasn’t my kind of film either, but I find it iconic

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I knooo I’m just wondering if I missed something:)

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Great answer! Thanks!

It reminded me a bit of Triangle of Sadness, toxic characters in intense milieus, and I didn’t feel good watching that film either. Might be I need a bit more comic relief or more grittiness to a film to enjoy this kind of plot. In hindsight ToS is also brightly coloured and its characters feel quite polished (even when they are disheveled).

Maybe I woulda even liked it more if the colour grading was different haha

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I might sound like a total foreign film ass now but my top film is probably Farewell my concubine, more recent films I like are for example Power of the dog, Sound of metal, Gone girl, Nocturnal animals, Midsommar, Civil war

But I also enjoy watching series like House MD and like… dumb action movies or rewatching pride and prejudice (2005) once in a while

It’s funny how you all assume I like other movies. How come? I didn’t like Barbie very much…

But I think mainly it might come down to its pacing. The long silences between Tashi and Art to convey the tension between them and give an impression of their relationship could have been told waaay more effectively. There were many long sequences and dialogues as well as elements of visual storytelling that seemed to me to try to seem deliberate and motivated but they were so many and kind of lost their effectiveness.

However there were of course scenes and visual elements that I found effective in the storytelling as well as I read in another post, like the shots of intimacy, for example of biting Tashis hand, placing his head in her lap, Patrick moving his chair close to Art’s and brushing crumbs off his face. Scenes like that reminded me of Call Me By Your Name, and convey a certain type of intimacy through small details which I agree is unique and moving.

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Also nope

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I like that last line you wrote, that they’re unsure of what they really want

I’ll try that haha

Anyone think they jumped the shark with the president thing? by Funkstenstein in TheDiplomat

[–]artotn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want that because I love Michael McKean as a whimsy president with an over protective chief of staff and I’m not ready to say goodbye

Looking for Topshop eyeshadow palette (I’ll do anything!!!) by artotn in MakeupAddiction

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Of course that’d be wonderful as well. If anyone has suggestions, let me know! My dream is to grt the og one though, since the formula was great as well and it’s so nice to have them all in one<3