Knives Out had a five-minute scene where the characters argue about Trump which had nothing to do with the plot whatsoever, this has always been part of this series' DNA
I understand how it’s built into the story, I’m saying what I didn’t like about it was how it didn’t feel even slightly subtle, which distracted from my enjoyment of the movie. Making references or drawing parallels to real-life figures isn’t a problem for me in and of itself, but in Glass Onion I felt like it was half the movie was just Johnson mocking Musk and other current cultural trends
I get it, but here's my counterpoint: Good. Glad someone isn't faffing about. There's a trope called "Some Anvils Need To Be Dropped". I agree, especially in this case, and preferably on some heads.
I don’t agree at all. So much satire today is basically nothing but dropping anvils on our heads. It’s more lecture than comedy. It makes for bad comedy and bad art, and it’s a sure-fire way to immediately date whatever you make
Never really understood the whole "dated" argument for entertainment. A lot of things are reflections of a time period; I have never once thought of it as a negative or felt it kept me from enjoying something or wanting to see it again. I also completely disagree with the lecture take. I enjoyed the entire film. Never once thought it was preachy or overly concerned with doing anything other than showing how dumb these people while telling the story. If that's not your bag, fine, I just think you're overthinking it.
liked this quite a bit. maybe a tad clunky in the execution of some of the story elements (particularly about ⅔ of the way through when they just kept coming and coming), and Blanc kinda felt like an afterthought (even though i did like him in this), but solid performances (especially O'Connor and Close), a great (albeit slightly predictable) twist, and a great use of the religious elements. i'm intrigued to revisit it and explore those from a sociological standpoint. KO is still my favorite, but this and Glass Onion would probably rank equally for me, and might rotate depending on the day.
Wait, was it this film then? Literally just saw the film and cannot remember who made a comment about knockoff Netflix versions. Was it here or was it Glass Onion? Or what Netflix mention?
Anyway, loved this film and even though I enjoyed Glass Onion, I think this is better crafted, more of an actual yarn, and less cynical overall. I'm glad O'Connor's character provided a counterpoint to Brolin's shitty priest, showing what one should be or ought to be to balance out the criticism and caricature. Glass Onion was missing that, a genuinely good character to offset everyone else. And I love the whole Damascus bit with Blanc. Very well done.
Also love that we have not just one Marvel alumni as the killer, but two, technically three, all in cahoots!.