this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

He's not unemployed though, he's got a very important job, and that's Beach.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know this is a meme but I’m legit wondering if this is what people thought the movie was conveying.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Remember that a significant number of people thought/think Homelander is the good guy and that Fight Club was aspirational rather than cautionary.

Never underestimate the average consumer's ability to miss, ignore, and misinterpret subtext.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And Starship Troopers got people really excited about space fascism.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

People wanting to be/emulate Scarface.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Fair enough.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Are you saying Ryan Gosling is literally a replicant?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

I am kenough!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

LF sugar barbie

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about the Ryan gosling movie where he dates the sex doll?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lars and the Real Girl is a masterpiece. It is weird, and odd, while respectfully discussing mental illness and grief, and also a town taking care of their own. It is one of my absolute favorite movies. I was always surprised with reactions in this movie. I kept expecting disgust or bullying as a response to him and his “girlfriend”; and while there was a little, he always had defenders, and the ladies in town included the doll in ladies outings and stuff. I LOVE THIS MOVIE

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I was completely surprised by this movie, too. It truly touched me because of the artful way they presented the story. The family and townsfolk showed a level of compassion to an emotionally locked-in man that we don’t see often enough, but is well within human capacity.

I still remember being moved by the slow transformation of a shy quiet garage dweller into a more connected human being. My eyes leaked a little at the scene where he is belting out the song L-O-V-E without a hint of self consciousness.

Everyone deserves a chance to feel those peak experiences in their lifetimes. The fact that his community understood that and allowed him the space to grow was a small, but attainable miracle. Maybe we can do better?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
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