What are your movie hot takes?

[Starfarer]

For me, The Grave of the Fireflies was more infuriating than sad because of Seita’s decisions that eventually lead to his and Setsuko’s fate. The war was a catalyst for their circumstance, but it was Seita’s responsibility as a parental figure to provide Setsuko what she needed instead of just what she wanted.

[Starfarer]

lameur eredeti hozzászólása:

That aside. Hand me literally any well produced, more than an hour long, documentary on literally anything, produced from the heart, and it is perfect.

Well said

[Duck Twacy]

Ada Wong eredeti hozzászólása:

Duck Twacy eredeti hozzászólása:

Because typical Miyazaki loves demonizing the US, even though he signed a deal with Disney to distribute his films on home-vid, and he also frequents certain kinds of bars in the US while being obsessed with female anatomy.

I have to begrudgingly admit that I liked his films, but was puzzled by certain aspects of them. Now I know him a bit better, and ... it's being a devout atheist and discovering the girl you really liked is a Mormon. It's a tough divorce without actually being married ... thank goodness, because otherwise you might've lost your shirt.

Looks like you have some personal issues with the man ?!? You're so hateful... try yoga or something

Been there, done that, it doesn't ease stress nor strain.

Maybe you're not taking life seriously enough. You need to take a stand on something, or you'll be a fence sitter all your life.

[Chaosolous]

Most movies, and I do mean most, as in like, all but a small, small, double digit handful, are terrible and painfully predictable.

[bad_fur_day1]

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland would have been a fantastic movie if he'd just been faithful to the book.

[Sixtyfivekills]

Ghost In The Shell is painfully boring, and dumping info and names right off the bat guarantees I won't care.

[Silverlight]

"Signs" is good actually. The theme of a man's relationship with God and his family completely pays off- the alien subplot is just a vessel for this.

[ナルゴ]

Many of the highly rated western movies I've been recommended aren't actually good.
-Star wars
-Shawshank redemption
-Sopranos
-Scar face
-The green mile
-Forrest Gump
-Brokeback Mountain
-The only thing good about O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the 'I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow' song.

[Michael]

Die Hard is a Christmas MOVIE.

[Silverlight]

Nargo eredeti hozzászólása:

Many of the highly rated western movies I've been recommended aren't actually good.
-Star wars
-Shawshank redemption
-Sopranos
-Scar face
-The green mile
-Forrest Gump
-Brokeback Mountain
-The only thing good about O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the 'I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow' song.

You don't have to answer, but were you born after 2005? This seems like a zoomer take. Not necessarily wrong though.

[Daenoxiis]

It's a common Hollywood mistake to mix up depictions of Multiple Personality Disorder in films for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is actually nothing like that. That being said, I have an appreciation for such said films as psychological stuff like that tends to be very interesting to me.

[bad_fur_day1]

Michael eredeti hozzászólása:

Die Hard is a Christmas MOVIE.

I don't believe it is. I believe the storyline would have to have something to do with Christmas, not just be set during Christmas.

[Electric Cupcake]

Duck Twacy eredeti hozzászólása:

Scurrybt eredeti hozzászólása:

For me, The Grave of the Fireflies was more infuriating than sad because of Seita’s decisions that eventually lead to his and Setsuko’s fate. The war was a catalyst for their circumstance, but it was Seita’s responsibility as a parental figure to provide Setsuko what she needed instead of just what she wanted.

"Grave of the Fireflies" is stupid. If Imperial Japan had not have attacked Pearl Harbor, then Nagasaki and Hiroshima would not have happened four years later.

You evidently never saw that movie, since you think Nagasaki and Hiroshima are involved. Grave of the Fireflies is about the bombing of Kobe, several months before the atom bombings.

Barefoot Gen is the manga and movies about Hiroshima.

But both Fireflies and Gen were semi autobiographical accounts of the mangakas' personal experiences as children. The whole theme of both movies is the effects of the war on the civilian population, and children specifically. They had no responsibility for Pearl Harbor or anything after it, but suffered all the same.

[Lou]

"Poor Things" is a trash movie.

[HermitTheToad]

Nargo eredeti hozzászólása:

Many of the highly rated western movies I've been recommended aren't actually good.
-Star wars
-Shawshank redemption
-Sopranos
-Scar face
-The green mile
-Forrest Gump
-Brokeback Mountain
-The only thing good about O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the 'I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow' song.

Okay, I was with you until you said the Shawshank redemption, the green mile, and O brother where art thou.
Those are excellent movies.

[=CrimsoN=]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi wasn't that bad. At least it tried to be different. The Force Awakens was just A New Hope 2.0 and Rise of Skywalker was terrible with it's "somehow Palpatine returned". I still can't believe that was a line in the movie. Just a worse version of Dark Empire.