We watched #TheSubstance. It is ... not subtle. 😃
This review is spoiler-free.
If you wanted to make this movie, it is perfect. Every aspect is extraordinary. Every acting performance, every visual, every beat, every mood, every little thing in every scene is perfect. The only criticism you could have against this movie is that you didn't want this movie.
In case you didn't get the message, it turns it up a notch. And then again. And then again, until at some point, and which point will depend on the person, you will either have to laugh in self-defense, or you will have to leave the room, depending on how strong your stomach is. The alleged dark humor is never haha humor.
One of the reasons I wanted my villain to have some form of omnipresence or something that's consistently seen by the viewer.
After going through multiple fantasy books of different genres and some of the best works, I've noticed a pattern that every single villain or an idea is always present. It's like a subtle reminder.
A great example of this is the wolf from puss in Boots.
The wolf barely has any scream time in the entire movie and only shows up near the very end and it's the climax of the entire movie.
In almost any other scenario that little time to introduce the character and barely any time on the screen wouldn't really pay off.
But I think the reason why it's paid off so well is the idea of the wolf always being present because of the whistle and the association with death, it's an omnipresent force that is a constant reminder and motivator.
Another great example of this is dystopian novels with the government. I think that's why they're so enticing, is because of an omnipresence of these ideas.
It's also explains our obsession with supernatural beings or creatures that can be found around different cultures, it's the omnipresence of these items or phenomenons in everyone's life.
Full Disclosure: I am a MASSIVE X-Men fan. I've watched every movie, and loved (almost) all of them. I worried, when Disney acquired 20th Fox, Dark Phoenix would be my last taste of this universe.
And then I saw the trailer for Deadpool and Wolverine tonight, and my bloods a-pumpin'! I don't know what Disney will do with X-Men after, but I am going to watch the hell out of this movie.
In honour of such a kickass trailer, here are Deadpool and Wolverine!
Hollywood, our shared cultural bellweather has jettisoned humility as a virtue.
In a Hollywood script from last century, the cocky obnoxious spoiled brat would always get their comeuppance before the end of the movie.
In today's Hollywood, that character is the protagonist, often as not.
Nowhere is this cultural shift more evident than social media, where unearned arrogance is a default mode of discourse.
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