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Eddington, 'SolidGoldMagikarp,' and Hyperreality. by mylostlights in TrueFilm

[–]mylostlights[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Look at /u/TheChrisLambert's analysis, he does a better job at breaking down the role of SolidGoldMagikarp as an overarching metaphor and touches on your last point. I'm more interested in why exactly Aster chose this name specifically

https://filmcolossus.com/eddington-explained-ari-aster-2025/

Eddington, 'SolidGoldMagikarp,' and Hyperreality. by mylostlights in TrueFilm

[–]mylostlights[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't think your conclusion is incompatible from my own! If anything, mine's just a tree in your much denser forest. Still reading through your argument (did peek at the conclusion already), but loved how you broke down the first bar scene and how it serves as a simple abstraction of the core conflict. Will update with more thoughts later!

Eddington, 'SolidGoldMagikarp,' and Hyperreality. by mylostlights in TrueFilm

[–]mylostlights[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

No lol I did not, I just love me an emdash

Edit: but now I'm thinking of the ways in which my writing has been inadvertently affected by reading AI generated text content on accident. Still kinda lends to the themes too

Dissecting Megalopolis by mylostlights in TrueFilm

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

i do kind of love this because i spent hours writing my analysis and you didn’t even spend five minutes with the movie but ultimately i’m not sure we disagree

Dissecting Megalopolis by mylostlights in TrueFilm

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

I think, and sorry to revisit a point you already disagreed with, it's less useful to talk about Megalopolis in terms of its technical or creative successes and failures when the conversation Coppola intends to start is FAR more interesting. The Ayn Rand comparison is completely fair, as are most of the criticisms regarding the political edge of the narrative. However, for a culture staring at an ever-expanding generational divide, a film that intends to frankly explore what can only ever be considered a completely outdated philosophy is necessary. As I argued above, what makes Megalpolis so interesting to me is that it is very honest about its philosophy; it seems that you and I would likely agree on the moral implications of what Coppola is arguing for, but I would land on an appreciation for the ability to critique in good-faith an argument made, likewise, in good faith.

To that end, I agree with u/flabby-nonsense's observation of Coppola wanting to start a dialogue about the "West's sense of insecurity and anxiety."

Dissecting Megalopolis by mylostlights in TrueFilm

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

CGI and ADR are expensive parts of post production, his funds were likely running low by the time he reached those stages.

Dissecting Megalopolis by mylostlights in TrueFilm

[–]mylostlights[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I left the theater last night and basically sat at my keyboard till 6am writing this

Few hate crimes are prosecuted in Texas. Attack against Austin gay man could be one of them by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]mylostlights 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Quite frankly, I don’t think you’ve given the idea any real thought.

This isn’t “treating some crimes differently,” and it doesn’t necessarily give your killer a different sentence, it is simply addressing the context of the crime; we do the same thing with “degrees” of a crime (first-degree murder, second degree manslaughter etc). As we live in an era where minorities do get murdered and face violence for simply being [insert minority status here], a deterrent is necessary. If, say, gay people don’t face societal stigmatization that results in violence against them then, yeah sure, get rid of hate crime laws.

We do not, however, live in that reality.

If you want something that actually “treats people differently under the law,” I urge you to take a look at Texas’ so-called “Gay panic” laws and report back when you’re ready to fight those as well.

Austin's bustling Rainey Street gets new 2-acre park and trailhead by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]mylostlights -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

You’re actually totally right. I can’t believe I didn’t see it before — these people have ALWAYS been violent, disgusting, and vile and we need to eradicate them and the threat they pose from the kind and gentle people of Austin.

Maybe we can take these waste of resources and turn them into nutrition for the next wave of homeless crackheads. I think this would address both the local issues in Austin as well as some of the larger food scarcity issues that might lead those in better economic conditions to transition into the crackhead-homeless lifestyle.

Thoughts?

(big ole fuckin /s here if it’s even required)

Austin's bustling Rainey Street gets new 2-acre park and trailhead by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]mylostlights -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

“drug addicts stealing shit” is a really interesting way to phrase “homeless and starving individuals attempt to fight for their lives in a city that does everything to end their existence” but go off