05-18-2023, 07:53 PM
(05-18-2023, 07:25 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Disney aside, a lot of "entertainment" has a political message. If folks like DeSantis realized that they would have seen Lindsey Graham as the lone scientist who said "If we build this monster, we'll lose control and it'll destroy us all!" Disney always has the message that ugly people and step-families are evil, at least.
I don't disagree, but there's a huge difference in subtlety. Today's movies beat you over the head with a hammer instead of insinuating something for you to think about.
Quote:Whether you are making a movie about the perils of nuclear testing, or writing a song called Born In the USA, some folks will get it and some folks won't. I'm no comic head, but isn't The Punisher a Nixon-era critique of the justice system? That's a bunch of preachy commie talk, but now it's a symbol for some of the uh, more authoritarian leaning of us. Lord almighty, as a culture we are great at missing the point.
Dude, one of my favorite comics growing up was Watchmen, even though I normally loathed DC. It's clever and nuanced and there are no "good guys" just people making compromises and doing the best they can, in most instances. The only person of real principle is Rorschach, and he's a legit psychopath. But, get this, it's all told well and with nuance. Characters are fleshed out and real, not caricatures. No on the nose stereotypes, but real seeming people with flaws. Hell, even the Comedian in Watchmen has some sympathetic qualities and he's a complete bastard. Also, yes I know the story was written by a political extremist, but regardless he did a damned good job.
Quote:My favorite non-political one is the movie Rocky. A story about a down and out kid from humble roots who goes the distance with the champ, he doesn't win the match, but he won at life. Response from the public....Hey, that was nice but how about instead of not winning Rocky is like, invincible and always wins? Yeah! That'd be way better! Give us that!
The original is a superb movie, no doubt. When I was very little I saw Rocky at a drive in with my parents as a double feature before Star Wars. I had zero interest in it and yet was eventually fully invested in it. I still liked Star Wars a lot more though.
Quote:EDIT - I was going to add that back in the good ol' days step-sisters were ugly and evil and looked like Jewish stereotypes, but these days step-sister is like THE most popular porno hub thing. I'm too classy to point that out, though.
Good thing for both of us.
