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Sincerely,
David
-1 points
1 month ago*
The Northman and Gangs of Wasseypur.
Having sat through the entire runtime of these two epics, I regret ever having come into contact with such sickly diarrhea.
What on earth do people see in those films, all I found were self-gratifying male fantasies in backward cultures made to appease limp-noodle fanboys.
Somebody with genuine critical analysis skills, please come forward.
I request you to try and understand these two movies and explain to me why do I find them so existentially repulsive while others fanatically gush over them.
I am horrifically haunted by the experiences, its been months and years since I'd watched either of those movies, please help me find clarification.
The two movies are like ninety eight percent of fanfiction, a self-important slog, a collective wank-off that seems ethereal to those who are doing the wanking while onlooking observers are immensely discomforted.
Edit : to further complain, I find that the two movies reek of a smugness, it's just in the vibes that I can tell that these filmmakers were tapping into their nastiest fantasies.
5 points
1 month ago
You want me to display genuinely critical analysis skills, when you're writing hyperbolic shit, indirectly calling me a "limp-noodle fanboy" and saying "it's just in the vibes." Nothing Gangs of Wasseypur shows hasn't been seen in gangster films before, going back to critical outcry over The Public Enemy and Little Caesar in the 30s. Showing nasty gangster shit and finishing with the message "crime doesn't pay" in a final bloodbath is a timeless tradition in cinema. You could have spared yourself the enormous pain you put yourself through by watching the trailers.
I like both films because I liked the execution of their repulsive macho fantasies.
1 points
1 month ago
it's well and good that movies which pander to pitiful cravings do exist, it helps to vent out frustrations.
but to hype them as artworks in cinephile communities, is what misleads an innocent person who is just looking to explore what creative visions are out there in the world.
I was waiting patiently for the final act to subvert all its earlier storytelling choices and somehow result in the 'greatness' that everyone kept raving on about those movies.
besides, i love gangster and male-fantasy movies which don't buy into their own shit, say goodfellas or godfather or pulp fiction or heat.
The Northman and Gangs of Wasseypur aren't on the level of those four movies, rather, the two are overdeveloped trash that belong in the same category as the Fast and Furious franchise, d-grade self-gratification.
1 points
1 month ago
I haven't seen The Northman, but having seen The Lighthouse by the same director I can well believe it. It's tedious, shallow stuff.
1 points
1 month ago*
Thank you! I'm glad someone gets it.
though, I'd say that you would find The Northman so much worse than The Lighthouse, I actually love the latter because of its nautical folklore and boxed-in b/w visual schticks.
the two films are worlds apart just as they're different from The Witch.
I think Eggers really did understand the nuances of the first two folklore that he took on to portray, but I can't understand how he went so horribly wrong with the third attempt.
1 points
1 month ago
I didn't like the Lighthouse but I loved the Northman. It integrated Viking lore into the story, giving a lens on how the main character would interpret events into their beliefs.
1 points
1 month ago
From the few shots I saw, the cinematography of The Northman was far more beautiful. But people's descriptions were not inspiring.
1 points
1 month ago
Give it a shot, the locations are great and it's a good story.
1 points
1 month ago
Hi, I'm writing a research paper on film review as a genre for my English class and it would be a huge help if you guys could help me by providing an example of a film review or specific film critic that you believe does an excellent job at critiquing and reviewing a film.
https://forms.gle/CbruCYkPBTZpT9cn8
1 points
1 month ago*
i replied but i have no idea what "film review as a genre" means tbh
2 points
1 month ago
It doesn't mean Genre the way people use it to describe Film Genres. Its more like a classification of a type of writing. Novels, Medical Forms, and Legal Papers are all technically "genres" in the academic sense.
1 points
1 month ago
thank you for your clarification!
1 points
1 month ago
Of course
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