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Anyone else looking forward to this? It looks like it could be pretty relevant to us Millennials. It's got some great actors in it, the cinematography looks gorgeous, early reviews (both critical and popular) are promising, Arcade Fire is doing the soundtrack*, the story looks to be a good blend of sweet and sad, and (importantly for me), it seems that Joaquin Phoenix's character is quite similar to me in many ways.
~Tim?
*Yes, I realize most people here on Dakka don't like Arcade Fire. That's cool, but let's NOT turn this into a "hate on people that don't like the 'right' music" thread, m'kay? Thanks!
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Thanks, but no thanks. Are they going to make you where formal attire to all viewings of this motion picture?
d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
Still. The story could come across as a hipster emo-fest of gigantic proportion. Maybe it's only because the trailer can't pace the synopsis. If this is a new Lost in Translation, I'm all in it and over it, backwards and sideways.
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d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
Also, you read Pitchfork? You don't seem like the type.
Edit: Heh, found this on their official FB page> "To everyone really upset about us asking people to dress up at our shows… please relax. It's super not mandatory. It just makes for a more fun carnival when we are all in it together. "
~Tim?
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Also, you read Pitchfork? You don't seem like the type.
~Tim?
No. But when you Google "arcade fire dress code," it is at the top of the list.
The movie looks mediocre. Spike Jonze has one movie I enjoy (Being John Malkovich), that coupled with the fact that is scored by a bunch of overhyped hipster douchebags turns me off from the whole thing. I'll probably watch it on Netflix when I'm bored at work.
Still. The story could come across as a hipster emo-fest of gigantic proportion. Maybe it's only because the trailer can't pace the synopsis. If this is a new Lost in Translation, I'm all in it and over it, backwards and sideways.
I also get that feeling.
As far as it being a new Lost in Translation, hmm.... Bill Murray is wonderful and all, but that movie was still about two unsympathetic, self-pitying, bored, spoiled rich people mucking about in a caricature of contemporary Japan.
d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
Also, you read Pitchfork? You don't seem like the type.
~Tim?
No. But when you Google "arcade fire dress code," it is at the top of the list.
The movie looks mediocre. Spike Jonze has one movie I enjoy (Being John Malkovich), that coupled with the fact that is scored by a bunch of overhyped hipster douchebags turns me off from the whole thing. I'll probably watch it on Netflix when I'm bored at work.
Still. The story could come across as a hipster emo-fest of gigantic proportion. Maybe it's only because the trailer can't pace the synopsis. If this is a new Lost in Translation, I'm all in it and over it, backwards and sideways.
I also get that feeling.
As far as it being a new Lost in Translation, hmm.... Bill Murray is wonderful and all, but that movie was still about two unsympathetic, self-pitying, bored, spoiled rich people mucking about in a caricature of contemporary Japan.
....Yeaaahh, I've got the feeling you and I could definitely NOT be more different from each other. I though Lost in Translation was a pretty well-done exploration of some of the most basic human emotions and needs - loneliness, a vague sense of existential ennui, to need for friendship, the emptiness of wealth.
But if you're not interested in that kinda thing, then yeah, I can totally see why you wouldn't like it.
~Tim?
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Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote: ....Yeaaahh, I've got the feeling you and I could definitely NOT be more different from each other. I though Lost in Translation was a pretty well-done exploration of some of the most basic human emotions and needs - loneliness, a vague sense of existential ennui, to need for friendship, the emptiness of wealth.
But if you're not interested in that kinda thing, then yeah, I can totally see why you wouldn't like it.
~Tim?
I am interested in those kinds of things, just not when done the way they are in Lost in Translation.
I don't think there was an "emptiness of wealth" theme in that movie though: Bill Murray was miserable because he was experiencing a mid-life crisis and was for all intents and purposes, a washed up actor. Scarlett Johansson was sad because her douchey husband (which was a dig on Spike Jonze, despite what Sofia Coppola says) rather take pictures of young, hot celebrities instead of spend time with his young, hot wife. Why should we care about these people? Why should we feel sorry for them? The movie tries very hard to be so much deeper than it is.
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d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
Just read the synopsis on wikipedia - looks like it could be vaguely interesting. Doesn't sound like there are enough explosions and deadly ninja robots for a "science fiction" film though
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it doesn't matter how good the film is it will never win an Oscar as theirs a tiny bit of sci-fi in it.
only very depressing movies where somebody's wife/husband/child dies of a horrible illness can win or something equally sad can win best film nowadays
sci-fi is too popular and mainstream you need arty independent when only 3 people in the world actually understand what its about the writer not being one of them.
dekinrie wrote: only very depressing movies where somebody's wife/husband/child dies of a horrible illness can win or something equally sad can win best film nowadays
There are a lot of Best Film winners this doesn't begin to describe, like No Country for Old Men, The Departed, or Return of the King.
BlaxicanX wrote: No Country for Old Men and the Departed were both pretty grim movies, with pyrrhic endings...
And neither were about fatal illness/disease, nor would I call what occurred in them as 'equally sad' as a spouse or child dying of such; the bar for Best Picture wasn't 'grim'. If having sad elements is enough we would have to bar sci-fi as well because of that, not because it is so popular, not to mention quite a few sci-fi stories are fairly grim as well. I was trying to stay within the last few years, but there quite a sizable list of winners that don't fit the criteria. Last years winner, Argo, is not really sad, nor is it particularly grim, though it can be tense (in a fun way since we know the outcome), and was quite popular to boot. Nobody was sick either.
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Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote: *Yes, I realize most people here on Dakka don't like Arcade Fire. That's cool, but let's NOT turn this into a "hate on people that don't like the 'right' music" thread, m'kay? Thanks!
I love the track they did for the Hunger Games, Abraham's Daughter. Havn't seen any other of their tracks on Youtube that I like - all the ones I've seen had male leads and I preferred the female lead from Abraham's Daughter. Could you recommend any tracks?
Thanks for pointing out this film, the premise sounds interesting.
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Shadow Captain Edithae wrote: Havn't seen any other of their tracks on Youtube that I like - all the ones I've seen had male leads and I preferred the female lead from Abraham's Daughter. Could you recommend any tracks?
For the female lead? Can't remember them all off the top of my head, but The Sprawl 2 (Mountains Beyond Mountains) and No Cars Go are good. Really, all their studio albums are quite solid (I haven't heard Reflektor, however). Their performance with David Bowie is also great. Say what you will about the pretentious baroque emo hipster imagery, but they're at least musically competent.
The film has even less appeal to me than Tom Cruise's new SF one with the linear frames (and TC films generally rank lower than Brad Pitt films to me).
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I like the lead actor. The topic looks lame. It looks like one of those movies where I'm just counting on a mack truck to take everyone out because they are so lame.
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