I'm a sucker for Egyptian mythology and not only does it do it well it manages to be somehow apolitical.

Given the Marvel franchise takes on politics this is a good thing.

      • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Not even, the first time I saw him in anything was Force Awakens and I was like “Hmm I don’t like you”

        Honestly it might be that I dislike his character in Star Wars so much that that feeling is attached to him

        • emizeko [they/them]
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          2 years ago

          god that movie fucking sucks

          at least the prequels were bad in a way that was fun to mock

          • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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            2 years ago

            Jar Jar Abrahms liked Star Wars as a kid but has absolutely no understanding of why Star Wars became a cultural touchstone, what kind of story it was telling, what kind of themes it tried to explore, or really anything else. He just thought it looked cool in an entirely superficial, aesthetic way.

            So when he got the chance to make a Star Wars movie he re-made A New Hope beat for beat, but without any depth and without doing anything new. It was a re-make in all but name, but a soulless remake by someone who didn't really understand why the original was cool and appealing.

          • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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            2 years ago

            I liked force awakens when it first came out, and I liked what last jedi was trying to do but don’t think it was done well, but rise of skywalker was so insanely bad that it extra ruins the other two in retrospect because it shows that there was never a plan for any of it

            • emizeko [they/them]
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              2 years ago

              correcting myself: that movie fucking sucks

              I stopped watching after TFA, so I can't speak on the rest sorry. editing my comment