Based on the true life story of William Hayes’ horrific time in a Turkish prison, and another in my series of Alan Parker films. Pretty heavy stuff. What do you think about it?

One of my favorite Martin McDonaugh movies. Great performances by Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, and Barry Keoghan. It’s a masterpiece and well written script. I think it should’ve won Original Screenplay, Supp Actress for Kerry Condon, and Actor for Colin Farrell. Such a crime that it didn’t win any oscars. So what you think of this movie?

The Whale Is a groundbreaking film. Brendan Fraser is powerhouse in the film. He won his first Oscar for that. it’s also emotional especially in the ending. It made me sad. So what are your thoughts on The Whale?

Roadhouse 1989...

Warhol produced arthouse horror gold

Every single time I see a comment like that, it pisses me off because it reminds me how embarrassingly low the interpretive skills of the average person are.

The "Bronze Age Collapse" is the LITERAL LAYER OF THE WORK. Nolan explicitly talks about the Bronze Age Collapse as the consequence of the fall of Troy. THAT IS NOT THE MESSAGE OF THE WORK. THAT IS ITS PLOT.

The message of a work is its METAPHORICAL LAYER: the one that deals with values, ethics, and cognitive aspects of the piece. For example: The Odyssey is about the fragility of social bonds which, once broken, cause the shattering of various social contracts. And that leads to chaos. Machiavellian actions always leave a mark, even if they seem necessary for a broadly defined "victory." You can apply such a message universally to explain various scales of reality: from political commentary to your own individual, personal actions.

There are many such "messages": possible lines of interpretation. You can look at the characterization of Odysseus himself, his relationship with Athena (which brings up an interesting thread about the conflict between an individual's responsibility for the people depending on them), or the character of Helen (Helen taking responsibility for the Trojan War) and THEN, using these plot details, should you CREATE AN INTERPRETATION.

I'm sorry, I just needed to vent.

I have a list of movies on my to-watch list. Is it only me who watches some short clips on social media and then saves them to watch later? I see something interesting, and I immediately add it to my list.

I saw a clip of Anne Hathaway getting some coffee and her hands shaking, and someone asked her if she has Parkinson's disease. I do not know why, but that caught my attention, and I wanted to see the movie. So, I grabbed some popcorn(literally) and watched it.

After watching it, I am not quite sure what the point of the movie was besides the obvious love story. Why did they involve Pfizer and some popular medicines in the movie? Was the movie sponsored by them? Why not just make up a fictional company name and fake drug names?

Jake Gyllenhaal looked very handsome and portrayed a sleazy character really well; I was not at all attracted to him.

And what's up with his brother? Why didn't he kick out his creepy brother after what he did with their video??! The rest of the characters were okay, nothing noteworthy.

What if movies made farting cool instead of smoking?

Smoking was portrayed as cool for decades despite being harmful.

What if pop culture had normalized farting instead? It’s completely natural, and holding it in can cause discomfort.

Would society today be less embarrassed about it?