Enjoying popular culture is actually about making sure the creators and fans all have the same politics as me. If a CHUD likes a movie that means the movie is sus
based on director's previous movies about a fascist superhero and the fact he dared make the fictional protesters equivalent to the on-going popular protest movement at the time, for the next month and a half I will be malding about a 3 hour movie I am not planning on seeing but have also already somehow formed opinions on the entire plot and cast of characters
This wasn't directed at anyone in particular or I would've tagged them (or made it like an 'Username Challenge' lol) - there are 80+ comments and when I made the comment, the ones I'd seen were all mad to some degree about Barbie or Oppenheimer.
wrong. matinees exist for a reason and, for example the AMC theater by my house does 30% off IMAX and Digital showings from 9am-4pm Monday - Wednesday.
going alone is worth it. there is nothing better than sitting by yourself with a film YOU are interested in seeing and becoming immersed for the next 90-180 minutes in a dark theater. I dunno about you but I certainly don't have a 20x20m screen and surround system set up anywhere in my apartment - David Lynch was right that you can do yourself a disservice by watching some films on a monitor, tablet, or even a 60" TV.
I do agree that most movies aren't really worth paying to see when you can just pirate them in 2-3 months - slop like Cocaine Bear or the 3rd reboot of Haunted Mansion don't need a large screen or surround sound to be enjoyed - but I wouldn't have wanted to see Dune, Avatar 2, or Asteroid City (just to name a few recent examples) for the first time on my monitor even if it is 4k. I said it in another post the other day - some films are meant to be spectacles and part of the spectacle is seeing it on a huge ass screen and feeling the sound.
This is only enhanced by going alone - especially when you're sitting in a theater 20 seats across from the only other person attending the showing (literally my Asteroid City experience a few weeks ago at 4pm on a Friday. 10/10 we both enjoyed the movie).
FWIW, I do agree that the theater experience can be expensive if you're going to non-matinee showings - even I weep at an $18 IMAX ticket price. But I've always reasoned that I wind up spending more than that whenever I grab drinks at a bar for an hour or when I go out to eat with someone.
Hexbear Challenge: stop being mad about popular culture and just go see a movie for fun
I enjoyed the Barbie movie for the slop it was
That said, I totally understand and do not blame anyone for being tired of the hype wave and being annoyed at hype in general.
get real, being a contrarian is at least 50% of my personality. if i enjoy things i will basically dissolve into nothing!
Enjoying popular culture is actually about making sure the creators and fans all have the same politics as me. If a CHUD likes a movie that means the movie is sus
based on director's previous movies about a fascist superhero and the fact he dared make the fictional protesters equivalent to the on-going popular protest movement at the time, for the next month and a half I will be malding about a 3 hour movie I am not planning on seeing but have also already somehow formed opinions on the entire plot and cast of characters
I thought Greta Gerwig directed Barbie? Who are you referring to?
E) NM I think this is about Nolanheimer
This is an offshoot of a reddit community after all...
I didn't say anything about the movie, I'm just sick of hearing about it
This wasn't directed at anyone in particular or I would've tagged them (or made it like an 'Username Challenge' lol) - there are 80+ comments and when I made the comment, the ones I'd seen were all mad to some degree about Barbie or Oppenheimer.
no (it's expensive and to go alone is kinda pointless)
wrong. matinees exist for a reason and, for example the AMC theater by my house does 30% off IMAX and Digital showings from 9am-4pm Monday - Wednesday.
going alone is worth it. there is nothing better than sitting by yourself with a film YOU are interested in seeing and becoming immersed for the next 90-180 minutes in a dark theater. I dunno about you but I certainly don't have a 20x20m screen and surround system set up anywhere in my apartment - David Lynch was right that you can do yourself a disservice by watching some films on a monitor, tablet, or even a 60" TV.
I do agree that most movies aren't really worth paying to see when you can just pirate them in 2-3 months - slop like Cocaine Bear or the 3rd reboot of Haunted Mansion don't need a large screen or surround sound to be enjoyed - but I wouldn't have wanted to see Dune, Avatar 2, or Asteroid City (just to name a few recent examples) for the first time on my monitor even if it is 4k. I said it in another post the other day - some films are meant to be spectacles and part of the spectacle is seeing it on a huge ass screen and feeling the sound.
This is only enhanced by going alone - especially when you're sitting in a theater 20 seats across from the only other person attending the showing (literally my Asteroid City experience a few weeks ago at 4pm on a Friday. 10/10 we both enjoyed the movie).
FWIW, I do agree that the theater experience can be expensive if you're going to non-matinee showings - even I weep at an $18 IMAX ticket price. But I've always reasoned that I wind up spending more than that whenever I grab drinks at a bar for an hour or when I go out to eat with someone.