Mank (David Fincher, 2020) • Page 7

I think the most justified criticism is that the story is just a mess and tries to be about a bunch of different things and ends up not saying anything interesting about any of them.

 

Mank having a witty phrase or response to almost everything other characters say made me think of Juno.

 

Isn’t that more just them trying to mimic film dialogue from the 30s-50s

 

He was known to be a witty guy. Not every line landed for me but overall it worked fine

 

Amanda Seyfried on working with director David Fincher on ‘Mank’: ‘I’d never felt as safe on a set playing a role that was incredibly intimidating’

 

I honestly wasn’t expecting to care much for this as I don’t have much reverence for old Hollywood stories but goddamn, totally loved it

 

This was good. It was a great look into how we process guilt, both the destructive and cathartic methods. But even when we feel we've bested our demons, it doesn't mean we're ever fully past them. It's particularly interesting to view through the current political climate. On a smaller, personal level, Mank got his revenge on Hearst. Whenever I hear the name William Randolph Hearst, I instinctively think of him through the portrait Citizen Kane painted for him. But at a macro level, the word socialism is still taboo in America to this day and Mank's roll in that can't be unwritten (I have no idea if he actually had an accidental hand to play in creating that propaganda in real life, of course). It reminds me a lot of the documentaries with former developers and executives at social media companies, lamenting about their part to play in how those platforms have poisoned society. They talk about how "I wish I had done something sooner", etc. The guilt may be sincere, but the damage is done regardless.

While it's focused on processing guilt instead of obsession, I was getting very similar vibes to Zodiac (though, it's possible I only think that because of its Fincher). Visually, it was beautiful, balancing modern techniques with the classic black and white feel.

 

I legit thought it was Fincher at first haha.

Also, Bill Nye as Upton Sinclar was the most unexpected casting I've seen in a while.

 

Watching this now

 

Finally saw this, came to post, saw I had to skip past yet another page of “educate yourselves you philistines” talk re: the Oscars, so that’s great.

Good movie. And, as always, fuck Gary Oldman.

 

Sort of on topic, has anyone seen RKO 281? I guess it’s another movie about Citizen Kane with Liev Shreiber playing Orson Welles. Never even heard of it until I saw it pop up on HBO Max.

 

Director Spotlight: David Fincher • forum.chorus.fm

 

Hell yeah

 

God I’m so glad he’s not wasting any time. Gotta make up for those lost years!

 

fuck yeah

 

As long as it’s better than mank and mind hunter.

 

lol yeah as long as it’s better than two near perfect gifts i guess i’ll take it

 

Haha yeah wtf. I can get not loving Mank (I do), but mindhunter is like, perfect.

 

The Killer is actually already done and they're shadow-dropping it tomorrow? Nice.

 

New season of Mindhunter please