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Has anyone seen My Friend Dahmer?
What did u think?
What did u think?
You cats seen Cheap Thrills? Thoroughly impressed with such a good movie with a tiny cast and only a few locations. Extremely fucked up though.
Yeah shades of The Constant Gardener which was written when Le Carre had really gotten into those themes. I believe there is a BBC miniseries from the 70's or 80's that is considered to be an extremely faithful and god adaptation of TTSSReally I would argue that version of Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy is actually more a drama than a spy thriller, the plot details less important than the characters with the idea of the "circus" chewing up peoples lives.
Ready Player One was a fun time. For probably the first half I was totally immersed (same mix of thrill and nostalgia evoked by Wreck-It-Ralph) but some weird decisions started to pile up as it came to a close and become a more generic team-action romp. Haven't quite worked out if there was a consistent statement made about escapism but it definitely felt like a celebration of gaming in general.
Also rewatched Arrival; still amazing.
Watch Prisoners and Sicario both are even better than arrival crazy talented director out-nolans nolan.
Pshhhh go help yourself to some pie, boss.I watched A Ghost Story the other night. Hmm not sure how I feel. I would say 6/10. It was decent but kind of a derivative patchwork of much cooler movies and certain things like the ghost costume were kind of jarringly silly.
I really do like Arrival but I don't think the acting, cinematography or tension was on the same level as Prisoners especially. Arrival had a more unique plot for sure but upon second viewing; the symbolism and story behind the scenes in Prisoners is masterful.Oh I think I'd take Arrival over both of those lol. And most definitely over Blade Runner.
Pshhhh go help yourself to some pie, boss.
Watch Prisoners and Sicario both are even better than arrival crazy talented director out-nolans nolan.
I'd goOh I think I'd take Arrival over both of those lol. And most definitely over Blade Runner.
Haven't seen any of the films he wrote I can't get into non-english films; dialogue and acting doesn't have the same impact when you're reading it to me.I'd go
9. Maelstrom
8. August 32nd on Earth
7. Polytechique
6. Prisoners
5. Enemy
4. Arrival
3. Sicario
2. Blade Runner 2049
1. Incendies
I think he's a much better director than he is a writer lul
Oh I think I'd take Arrival over both of those lol. And most definitely over Blade Runner.
Pshhhh go help yourself to some pie, boss.
Only seen his last three films, of those I would say Arrival > Blade Runner >>>> Sicario, didn't get on with the latter, thought the former two were excellent but a bit shy of true greatness, he gets rather too caught up in the mechanics of his plotting for me and plays it a bit safe visually sticking with tasteful minimalism.
About Arrival; do you guys think the future is predetermined or fluid? I know in the book it was stated to be set in stone but in the film it kind of seemed like she had a choice and if you think about it, how can seeing the future be a "weapon" or useful if the end result is always the same?
It matters to me in that she either: A) realizes that free-will does not exist and humans are prisoners to time with her tragedy being inevitable regardless of any action.I would err toward A. It's predetermined, or B. It's not a meaningful question.
As Louise learns the alien language her perception of time as linear begins to dissolve. This seems to have the added effect of removing the linear constraints of causation within time, since the choices she experiences at variable times influence each other both in the past and in the future.
I'm not sure what exactly you mean by a "fluid" future, or whether the causative influences we see in the film are exhaustive enough to evidence complete determinism, but I also don't think that's the point really.
It matters to me in that she either: A) realizes that free-will does not exist and humans are prisoners to time with her tragedy being inevitable regardless of any action.
or B) She DECIDES to have the child despite her early demise because of the happiness they will both enjoy over that period.
I think the first premise is really cynical and depressing while the second is much more emotionally moving to me and says more about Amy Adams's character.
What I mean by fluid is that the future outcome is able to be influenced, what her future visions may be are possible outcomes if certain actions are followed.
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I did find this though, at 5:00 of the video the screenwriter says that he wanted to outcome to be a choice to amy.
not go limp but just accepting the inevitable to me isn't as meaningful as actively choosing that path when there is an alternative one.I think there are probably some serious philosophical differences in how we think about free will.
For example, how could your option A) above be true, from a subjective perspective? Would she have all the same experiences she did, in the same order and with the same meanings, and then just "go limp" in response to her realisation that all events are fated? That seems like a strange hypothesis to me.
Whatever she did was her choice, or in other words, her choice to have the child was inevitably influenced by her existing knowledge. How exactly she weighed her options is perhaps interesting to consider. Whether there could exist a universe where she did not make that choice, as @moreorless87 alluded to above, is another question.
I'd go
9. Maelstrom
8. August 32nd on Earth
7. Polytechique
6. Prisoners
5. Enemy
4. Arrival
3. Sicario
2. Blade Runner 2049
1. Incendies
I think he's a much better director than he is a writer lul