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genuxo t1_j6kld2i wrote

Reply to Babylon (mixed feelings, help needed) by Ealiom

It seems to be a random movie with lots of influences mixed up, classic Hollywood, french and italian cinema, indie and artsy movies, etc.

The Mcguire sequence I see it as a reference to mob and horror movies, besides a homage to Irreversible of course. And the 'creature' they find in the last basement floor of that place is like King Kong, which was coming hot at that time. I also think that sequence wants to talk about how repression can turn men into monsters.

I midly appreciatte it but it would be interesting how would it be if he wrote it more focused and less gross.

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magus-21 t1_j6kka5u wrote

Reply to comment by stunkdunkly in Avatar: The Way of Water was boring by Movie_Advance_101

Pick a character, and follow how they change through the movies and TV shows.

The most obvious one is Iron Man, since he was the de facto protagonist of the MCU until Endgame. His PTSD from Avengers causes him to create Ultron in Avengers 2. His guilt over creating Ultron compelled him to sign the Sokovia Accords and cause the disbanding of the Avengers, which leaves Earth vulnerable to Thanos. His compulsion to treat consequences as problems to be solved with engineering results in ever greater consequences, until he comes up on one problem whose only solution is self-sacrifice, which calls back to and resolves the arc that started with Captain America's original evaluation of his character in Avengers: "You're not the type to make the sacrifice play."

It remains to be seen whether there will be similar driving forces for the post-Endgame MCU. I'm withholding my judgment on that. But acting as if there aren't any recurring themes or character beats in the MCU is stupid, because it is literally what keeps people coming back to it.

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Final-___X t1_j6kjbh1 wrote

Reply to What are some horror movies that enjoy critical acclaim beyond the genre (i.e., are considered to be great movies overall, not just respected by horror fans)? by FeatheredVentilator

In terms of being recognised by the academy for best picture, only six have been nominated:

The Exorcist, Jaws, The Silence of the Lambs, The Sixth Sense, Black Swan, Get Out.

The other 5 did win awards at the academy as well, though (rightfully so). Out of those six, The Silence of the Lambs was the only winner and dominated winning 5 Oscars in 1992. So that's the prime example.

Still is a pitch-perfect film. The origin of how Demme picked Goodbye Horses (a melancholic banger of a song) juxtaposed to how it was incorporated in the film where Ted Levine acts in one of many scenes that makes the skin crawl is pretty amazing.

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CrackPlug80 t1_j6kiue1 wrote

Reply to comment by magus-21 in Avatar: The Way of Water was boring by Movie_Advance_101

It's just the same "adventure" in every single movie. Introduce new generic big bad guy, heroes get into cgi fight with big bad guy, heroes win, rinse and repeat. There is zero reason to follow these movies in order.

Meanwhile 90% of the characters are just the same generic quip machine, there is not a single interesting character in the MCU

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