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After true grit, I can see why they would want to head back to the old West. That movie was near perfect, and could have actually been a little longer.
I think I’ll like it more when I rewatch the whole thing.The script of the last story was actually really good too. I mean the story was as well, but the articulation and characters were great.
After true grit, I can see why they would want to head back to the old West. That movie was near perfect, and could have actually been a little longer.
I still haven't cracked the final vignette, but if you loved True Grit, then you should appreciate the similarities between a small character in that film and one of the three passengers in the final vignette:After true grit, I can see why they would want to head back to the old West. That movie was near perfect, and could have actually been a little longer.
This may be the first streaming movie I would say is good.
I still haven't cracked the final vignette, but if you loved True Grit, then you should appreciate the similarities between a small character in that film and one of the three passengers in the final vignette:
Bear Man, True Grit
Trapper, "The Mortal Remains" in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (pictured far right)
There is something here apart from appearance. Can't put my finger on it.
I slept on this and was thrown off by Buster Scruggs in the promotional stuff, I had mixed feelings on the opening story but the end of it hooked me in for the rest of the movie. The rest was amazing and I'm really glad I kept going.Btw, my one caveat is that I had quite low expectation as many of Netflix productions lack . . . heart. Mostly. And I really like Netflix for all it's giving us on the cheap. But yeah, I expected some vapid tripe. So that might have been part of the reason I liked it so much.
So, on "Meal Ticket", is it a general consensus that:
Neeson's character caught the guy fucking his wife(or lover) at some point, and took revenge on him by cutting his limbs off and making him a helpless tool to do his bidding, and then discarded him when he found something else that could make him money(the chicken)?
OR...
was Neeson just an overall heartless prick who just didn't value life past what it's monetary value was to him, and the story was a commentary on the entertainment industry in general?
???
I forgot to go back and watch this. The musical aspect of it really bored me to tears.
It’s separated into vignettes and the first vignette is quite campy it’s singing being a key part of the story. The other vignettes all feature singing in some way but is quite different than the first story.So is this an actual Western or what? I've never heard of a musical Western.
Yeah, that's the gist of it. The three passengers are passing into the afterlife. The coachmen is death. The two harvesters of souls ride with them.Bump
Just watched this film and thought it was amazing.
Any of you guys doubled back and reanalyzed the last vignette? It went over my head o have to admit. While I was watching it I was convinced it would have been entirely supernatural with the guys being agents of death and three passengers being souls headed for the afterlife.
Overall the film was masterful. One thing that I thought was really done convincingly. The make up was fantastic it really looked like these guys were living out in the west away from civilization.
It's not a musical except for the first vignette.So is this an actual Western or what? I've never heard of a musical Western.
This IS set in the world of TRUE GRIT. Grandma Turner makes an appearance, and the Trapper is played by the prosecutor who grilled Rooster Cogburn.I still haven't cracked the final vignette, but if you loved True Grit, then you should appreciate the similarities between a small character in that film and one of the three passengers in the final vignette:
Bear Man, True Grit
Trapper, "The Mortal Remains" in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (pictured far right)
There is something here apart from appearance. Can't put my finger on it.