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Well, Luke did say to Wedge "You can't do any more good back there..."
Troll question, but I'll play.
Like Trump:
TV personality, Republican
Not Like Trump:
Articulate, genuine, well-mannered, respected, intellectual
Thanos is a Titan, a race that is probably comparable to Asgardians, being many times stronger and more durable than humans.
But Thanos is a mutant among the Titans. His strength is many times that of a Titan, putting him in the Hulk's class even without the Infinity Gauntlet.
Definitely much stronger than Cap.
Good old storytelling wasn't always so good. Good old boys often told stories that were sexist and racist by today's standards.
There is a good story here. And some social commentary and perspective, which are not mutually exclusive.
Judy is a bit of a Mary Sue, smarter and braver than any two men in the story. And then she gets PTSD.
Maureen is an alpha female, genius-level engineer and de facto leader of the crash survivors. But she'll break the law for her son, and her family life is a mess.
So it's not quite in-your-face SJW propaganda, but it's definitely not just White Man Good either.
I love the fact that this show is unlike any other superhero show.
There are a LOT of superhero shows on TV. The fast guy, the flying strong girl, the mystical martial artists, the guy who shoots lightning, the one where all the heroes fight the guy who steals hero powers, etc etc. And a lot of "secret agency/war" shows too. But they're all essentially told in the same manner, often with just minor variations on the same plot.
Legion is different. Jessica Jones may be a little crazy, but it's really more mental illness like depression than mental illness like hallucinatory insanity. David Haller is really batshit crazy, and we are never sure if what we are seeing is reality, hallucination induced by drugs, hallucination induced by schizophrenia, hallucination induced by telepathy, or maybe just the daydreams of a guy who can warp reality.
The plot is pretty far in the backseat to the visual experience, which are definitely driving this show. I wish this was a 13-hour Netflix binge watch instead of a week-by-week marathon: I think the immersion into insanity would work more effectively and the waiting for the plot to develop wouldn't have months to drag on. But I just like having a different experience watching this show to shake me out of the traditional narrative shows. It just works better with the altered reality theme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutant_(Marvel_Comics)#Omega-level_mutants
Yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_(Marvel_Comics)
Yeah sure, bringing to light the extent that political parties and the voting public would tolerate deplorable behavior from their politicians (right or left) has no relevance today
Amen
Yeah, those stains are a real pain to get out.
You believe Hollywood execs make their decisions based on your beliefs about necessity?
I think their formula has much more to do with whether they believe films will 1. make money, or 2. feed their egos
As timeloop shows go, I would rate this one a 6 out of 10. A few twists, but as you note the basic plot device is just tedious on viewers who who have seen it so many times.
And yeah, how many times are they going to do the "we never found the body" routine. Ugh.
I did like the Breakfast Club sequence, though. Good for a chuckle.
How could this be?
It's using the same formula as Terminator Genisys - take a legendary sci-fi franchise, remove all the established actors that form the core of the franchise, and go back in time to younger versions of the characters we know, and throw in Emilia Clarke and a bunch more chases and explosions. Can't miss!
All advertising is pandering, but some advertising decisions just make you scratch your head.
It really is a lot more!
At its core, this movie is an introduction into psychology, how people's adult character traits are shaped by locking events in their childhood. That basic premise is presented here in simple, relatable terms, and our church actually uses this film in annual retreats to begin discussions on how we can revisit those locking events and re-frame them with a new perspective to help heal old wounds and resolve underlying personality issues.
My 10-year-old son and his cousins watched it yesterday, and they liked it so much they watched it again today. The film has something for everyone - plenty of humor and sight gags for younger kids, an intellectual message for older kids and grown-ups, and some surprisingly biting commentary about superficiality, the media, and image in our society. With a little romance too!
Bruce Willis is at his very best in this film, with strong support from razor sharp Lily Tomlin, perky Emily Mortimer, and a couple really fantastic scenes with Jean Smart. I usually cringe about child actors in movies, but my kids found Spencer Breslin really relatable so I'll give him a passing grade.
Highly recommended.
Borrowing from his character, image consultant Russ Duritz:
It's his trademark.
That's one of the things that makes Black Panther compelling: Wakanda's struggle to balance ancient xenophobia and mysticism, and its desire to avoid colonization, against its need to help exploited people. Even within Wakanda, people fight (often to the death) for control of its resources. T'Challa doesn't want to see the whole world descend into war over vibranium technology, and understands this is one of the more likely likely outcomes of revealing Wakanda's mineral treasure. But ultimately he is convinced that he must do so in order to bring about global change.
Killmonger is a great character, ultimately ruthless and megalomaniacal beyond redemption, but part of his motivation was initially noble: He wanted justice for exploited Blacks. Somewhere along the line his focus became supremacy, even at the cost of millions of lives. But his first (and last) desire was freedom from oppression.
Hopefully Pepper.
Heh, necessary.
Like anyone NEEDS movies or video games, or movies about video games.