It gets its release in the US next week.

I haven’t read the book, but from what I’ve gathered it’s a political nonfiction book. I don’t see how you can adapt that into a movie, unless it has a biographical portion I’m not aware of. Wikipedia says it’s a heist film, anyway.

What would the movie even be about? A positive portrayal of eco-terrorists? I’d love to see it, but surely they couldn’t get away with making a movie like that.

  • hollowmines [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Saw the movie. I liked it.

    non spoilery take on the politics of the movie:

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    When the movie was over, the guys sitting in front of us chimed in with "it was pretty one-sided." They were referring to the side of the protagonists aiming to blow up a pipeline.

    non spoilery take on the movie's actual quality as a movie:

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    It's a very entertaining thriller that handles the act like a heist, complete with new and familiar takes on well-established tropes of that genre. Aspects are contrived but if you can roll with the underlying setup, the execution is relatively grounded and believable.

    • Coca_Cola_but_Commie [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      This is awesome. I can't believe this movie got made. I can't believe that, as soon as anyone got wind there was going to be a movie about militant eco-activists, studios didn't all just agree to re-enact the Hays Code or some senator would lead the charge on getting this movie banned through obscenity laws or something.

      This movie will not be playing at a theater anywhere near me so I'm going to have to wait for it to come out online, but I'm excited to see it.

      • hollowmines [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        What's really surprising is that the movie is actually Very Hollywood in its construction, pacing, deployment of backstory/character motivation, use of misdirection (occasionally clumsy, mind you) - but the form is used for very different ends and stakes than we are used to from these sorts of movies.