Post by vegalyra on May 27, 2021 14:37:19 GMT
I have to disagree about the fragile white dude argument at least with regards to Star Wars.
The fact is the Star Wars sequels were just incoherent messes. Gore is right on these films in this commentary.
Disney should have followed the very apt quote from Empire:
Han Solo: All right, Chewie. Let's get outta here!
Princess Leia Organa: The Empire is still out there! I don't think it's wise to—
Han Solo: No time to discuss this in a committee!
Princess Leia Organa: I am not a committee!
C-3PO: Sir, the odds of surviving a direct assault on an Imperial Star Destroyer are precisely—
Princess Leia Organa: Shut up!
I don't watch super hero films so I can't really comment on the Justice League film analysis. But I do agree that many huge films today are done by committee and they check the boxes for what they think will make for a successful film.
I do agree that politics have been a part of film history since the beginning more or less. I love the red scare movies of the late 1940s and 1950s. The anti-communist movement of that period is extremely fascinating to me.
The fact is the Star Wars sequels were just incoherent messes. Gore is right on these films in this commentary.
Disney should have followed the very apt quote from Empire:
Han Solo: All right, Chewie. Let's get outta here!
Princess Leia Organa: The Empire is still out there! I don't think it's wise to—
Han Solo: No time to discuss this in a committee!
Princess Leia Organa: I am not a committee!
C-3PO: Sir, the odds of surviving a direct assault on an Imperial Star Destroyer are precisely—
Princess Leia Organa: Shut up!
I don't watch super hero films so I can't really comment on the Justice League film analysis. But I do agree that many huge films today are done by committee and they check the boxes for what they think will make for a successful film.
I do agree that politics have been a part of film history since the beginning more or less. I love the red scare movies of the late 1940s and 1950s. The anti-communist movement of that period is extremely fascinating to me.