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The Rise of Skywalker (2019) social media impressions
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the sentiment that this movie isn't for the critics it's for the fans has BvS written all over it
Social media impressions were a mistake. Film discourse has now become a contest between serving the hottest take or the most hyperbolic praise.
A lot of these more mixed to negative impressions remind me of critic reactions to Infinity War (a movie that reviewed in the 70s for RT iirc), with complaints about being overly loud, nonstop action, too loud, etc. Ehrlich I believe called it "anti-cinema" lol.
I was genuinely shocked he enjoyed Endgame as much as he did
In WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE did Kathleen Kennedy, Bog Iger, and JJ Abrams look at Batman v Superman and think "Yeah, let's hire THAT writer!" ????
I wonder if you're brave enough to come back here now...
I wonder if you're brave enough to come back here now...
What I gather is Disney execs browsed /r/prequelmemes for half an hour, thought people would appreciate Palpatine's return, and decided to craft a bookending film focused on his character and his behind the scenes scheming. I'm totally bullshitting, but I truly hope that her analogy just means we get 2 hours of new memes.
Well, so was Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Superman, and in our lifetime, The Matrix, which had a bigger splash than TPM on release, and possibly LOTR based on the reception to the Hobbit films. Everything dies, it's eventual. It'll happen to Marvel as well.
So if I'm understanding correctly, past screening was full of instagramers and twitter personalities and this one was for the actual critics?
Because wow, it's night and day
Because wow, it's night and day
Pfft. I've basically been teary eyed during ENTIRE movies.
It was indeed but the MCU spent 10 years of competently made films to set up that fanservice. This however has seems to have had one fanservice filled film with mystery boxes so you don't question whats happening too much, one thematically challenging film and then seemingly all the fanservice.
ITS BVS ALL OVER AGAIN.
Looks like I'm not getting ANY sleep tomorrow :-)
So are there any impressions from people who were not fans of the first two films in the new trilogy but ended up liking the final installment (due to writing, characterization, etc.)? Because that's where I'm at.
It's hard to tell who is who with the equally pandering grasps at attention. It's great!!! Vs. Have you people heard of a little show... Game of thrones??
Being exciting doesn't make something not boring. My entire problem with TLJ is that despite all the neat shit going on, it was boring as shit. Sounds like JJ may have done the same thing. I hope not. At least TFA was watchable if not wholly derivative. Probably because it was derivative of something that was great.
Endgame also had something to work coming from Infinity War. One of the (many) problems I had with TLJ was that it really didn't provide much in terms of a segway into the next movie, TLJ would've been much better as a standalone film with completely brand new characters.
Holy fucking shit, I didn't know these people were real, I thought it was just a meme. Like, there's a reason he stops wearing the mask in the last third of TFA. Just... mind-boggling how completely obvious and spelled out thematic elements can go over people's heads due to aesthetics.
that was the go-to line once the critical reception played out
and fans haven't seen this movie yet
Sounds like Ehrlich. People hate him and I disagree with him on, like, almost everything but he is nothing short of being entertaining lol.
I fucking despise Into Darkness.
sometimes JJ's filmmaking feels like a chef finding the most creative ways to plate chicken McNuggets.
HAHAHAHAHA WHAT!?
You and I remember those GAF threads VERY differently. DCEU/Snyder fanboys were in full denial mode and stayed that way for the whole year, more or less.
I don't know how many times history has to repeat itself before people stop giving a shit about premiere night impressions
Really? There's a reason #ReleaseTheSnyderCut exist.
DC fans unable to accept that direction plain sucked. They are convinced Dark,stupid and boring is what super heroes should be about and that the only reason critics hate it is because they love marvels kiddie shit
JJ came out with a toy lightsaber and started beating people in the audience.
But at the end of the day, 9 out of 10 people are gonna eat those motherfuckers. JJ puts butts in seats.
Infinity War being the problem and Endgame being great is why none of what I'm reading here matters ultimately to me. I love IW and hate Endgame. Endgame felt like a 3 hour slog where they stop every 3 minutes to give superfans a hand job .
