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nirensoguen t1_j6o85tu wrote

Reply to comment by Cruitire in Best "American in Asia" movies? by Ebbemonster

I mean the movie was made for white people

Western educated good asian woman goes to asia to teach those backward soulless savages who only care about money how to be human

Exactly how hollywood sees "asians" (takes place in singapore, everybody is east asian, except the male lead of course, can't have him be fully asian, full straight asian men aren't allowed to exist in hollywood)

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KitsuneRisu t1_j6o794y wrote

Reply to What does Will's sword signify in the Pirates Franchise? by [deleted]

Just because something is used as a prop and is a common thing found in association with a character does not necessarily make it significant.

In Knives out, Rian Johnson intentionally wrote in the baseball as a metaphorical representation for the karmic retrobution of the character. The act of throwing the baseball comes full circle as part of the plot and mirrors the main theme of the story.

In Pirates, the sword is not used in any such way that is that deep. The sword he made is primarily used as an introduction to show that he is a blacksmith. The fact that he was stabbed by it is inconsequential. It wasn't used to carry out a narrative, to lead from scene to scene, as a metaphor for anything, nor was its use ironic to any degree. It doesn't have a story, or a significance to any of the characters in the movie that would help carry out a parallel theme.

I think you're thinking a bit too much about this one, personally.

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Fukshit47 OP t1_j6o709j wrote

Reply to comment by a_man_hs_no_username in My Top 10 of 1995 by Fukshit47

I need to revisit that one. Haven’t seen it in probably 20 years. I’d have to think about it longer, but for me off the top of my head in the moment, I’d go with the first Pirates movie and Master and Commander for favorite “at sea” flicks. But I do remember loving Crimson Tide.

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