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AlanMorlock t1_j6haec1 wrote

Reply to comment by SwimmingLaddersWings in Has the new Oppenheimer trailer that played during the championship games released anywhere yet? by timeenoughatlas

They're basically giving it the same kind of slot that Dunkirk had. While a historical film, when setting up thr project, Nolan made a series of demands requiring the project to be treated as a major event film by whichever studio wanted to pick it up (this included some pretty goddamn wild requirements. Not only a guaranteed theatrical window but also a window in which the studioncouldnt release anything else either. Universal agreed to the terms)

Also unironically I think Nolan enjoys releasing movies on his birthday.

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pollyfossil t1_j6ha6ht wrote

Reply to comment by AlanMorlock in The Banshees of Inisherin’s Writer-Director Has Made a Career of “Irishness.” It’s All a Load of Blarney by HanSoloHeadBeg

It wasn't me who started defending/ describing the film as a period piece. It's a dead end way of approaching it. Yes, you could compare it to a western in terms of settings and characters being archetypes as opposed to realistic - that's certainly closer to what McD is doing. But for me, they were less archetypes than really hollow and uninteresting stereotypes. I found the film incredibly shallow and dull. Much and all as I love Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, I also didn't think much of their performances, which were both very one note (but not really their fault because the characters were one note). Bottom line, I hate McDonagh's shtick, and I think it is just shtick, and it's well discussed in the article. I know other people like the film and that's fine.

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Flash_Meier t1_j6h9wqn wrote

Reply to Finally watched Melancholia. I did not like anyone in it. by IndieBenji

It's a common misconception which developed the past years that movie characters must be likeable or gain the audiences sympathy. The director or screenplay writer does not have any obligation to the viewers in that regard. Many good filmmakers make that choice not to create characters which follow that premise because their film has a very different point to make, but are often critizised because of that. It's really annoying imo.

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HauntingTeacup t1_j6h9efr wrote

Reply to The King Of Comedy vs Buffalo 66' by swxtchblade3

I haven't seen The King of Comedy, but I do really like Buffalo '66. It's a strange movie, kind of artsy/pretentious, but Christina Ricci (who was one of my heroes growing up) is great in it, and the movie reunites her with Anjelica Huston, which is really cool.
I think the movie could be paired with Boogie Nights, so that might give you a rough idea of the feel of it.

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AlanMorlock t1_j6h8894 wrote

Reply to comment by pollyfossil in The Banshees of Inisherin’s Writer-Director Has Made a Career of “Irishness.” It’s All a Load of Blarney by HanSoloHeadBeg

I don't know man, I dont really expect any given western to be a grand statement on 19th Century America either, but I have a cultural understanding what a western town was like. Are either version of True Grit a lesser film for not reflecting yhe concerns of modern day Oklahoma?

The type of pastoral setting Banshees is set in similarly has a long literary tradition and a short handed understanding. The figure ofnthr pub dwelling sheep farmer tracks as aboutnas well as a cattle rancher Ina saloon.

Given those preunderstood elements and trappings, you can understand just how small the world is for the characters in Banhsees, and how the set thr conventionalized routines. Much of the drama is at root between someone who was happy living eseentisllyneithon thst cliche, and others frustrated by it or making choice to move beyond them.

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pollyfossil t1_j6h7znj wrote

Reply to comment by LukeKellysLoveChild in The Banshees of Inisherin’s Writer-Director Has Made a Career of “Irishness.” It’s All a Load of Blarney by HanSoloHeadBeg

When you say life may have been "like that" what do you mean? People in picturesque tweeds strolling around spectacular landscapes accompanied by "miniature donkeys" and spending their disposable income in a cute "Irish pub"? Plenty of people know what life was like in the 1920s in remote parts of the west of Ireland - my father, for one. McDonagh would never claim to be offering an accurate depiction so it's pretty pointless to "defend" the film on that score. The author of the article refers to John Hinde postcards, and that is a pretty good visual reference for the film, which is not in any sense realistic.

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pollyfossil t1_j6h7cgx wrote

Reply to comment by AlanMorlock in The Banshees of Inisherin’s Writer-Director Has Made a Career of “Irishness.” It’s All a Load of Blarney by HanSoloHeadBeg

Well, if you insist that it's a period piece then it's a really sad excuse for one because it makes no attempt to communicate anything about said period (especially if, as you appear to agree, the references to the Civil War make no difference to the story).

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