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y/a answers before i jumpted to reddit, then oracle killed it.
INDEED FORUMS, and glassdoor reviews before the astroturfing, legal threats.'
the golden age of shows/movies pre-2010, everything after that were replications of each other, and mostly filled with boring titles and copaganda militaryganda, funny enough started appearing around P45 first term. sci-fi had a pretty bad streak after 2010s, if any was remarkable enough to be re-watched. the decline of cinema quality correlated with the rise in streaming.
Completely disagree on the movies. 95% of movie advertisements are for the big budget, low writing quality blockbusters. More than half of my theater's current showings are typically original IP (or first-time adaptations) and the majority of award winners are original/first timers. If you're not seeing the original titles, I don't believe you're looking for them
100%. I just watched One Battle After Another, and Bugonia in the last week or so, and both were awesome and original.
There's definitely still good movies and TV shows that aren't replications of other things.
Dune and Arrival exist during this timeframe and they are amazing. I’m sure you can find smaller productions that are also good. Oh, I also discovered The Expanse during this time.
Obligatory Fuck 45.
Dune was confusing, cut some details, skipped some time, threw a ton fo universe building at me and god damn did I enjoy it in theaters. Excellent sound, excellent visuals. Dune 2 felt like a political slog, somewhat like Star Wars 2/3, with less action and more exposition. But you know I'll line up for 3 on the expectation it should be a theater experience.
Can't say the same for avatar after the water one, so it's still possible I'll drop dune if I still can't figure it out in time
Perhaps reading the books years ago helped me. I don’t think it was needed but I was in love with that world already.
The writing is beyond science fiction. It’s like reading poetry while in love. Every line hits and every character feels significant, even the minor ones.
The movies brought that significance even more to life. I suspect that if you watched them a second time details would show that you might’ve missed the first time.
I personally love the way these movies are paced. I know where it goes and I hope it’s not only a trilogy. There is so much more for Villeneuve to show.
I’d say that after reading Dune then seeing the excellent movies, I can’t enjoy Star Wars the same. In case anyone missed it, Star Wars copied Dune.
I also love the Avatar movies for different reasons and I find people that criticize them to be mostly insufferable idiots that don’t know how to enjoy things.
That's a possibility. I finally figured out a method, albeit slow, to bring myself to read. It's become my main passtime on flights. Took 11 months to read Revelation Space, the first book I've actually read since like 10th grade. I'm planning to continue the trilogy.
My gripe with Avatar is that it feels shallow in plot, like it's a sales pitch for the next-gen CGI as it develops new elements. I also got stuck watching 2/Water in 3D, which I hate due to the uncanny forced focus. I get there's a continued narrative of exploitation of indigenous people's resources and ecological exploitation in general, but it's not seeming too deep to me. 1 was blue Pocahontas, 2 was a CGI whaling/Pacific conquering documentary. But I welcome your input, if you'd like to expand my view
I saw half of Dune (1984) after Dune 1 (2021) and wow, I'm glad to see the Villeneuve take continue. I didn't see it in it's era, but Star Wars 4 wasn't nearly as hokey, right?
Ugh. The Pocahontas reference is so overdone and stupid.
I'd happily take your input, but it sounds like you're just disengaging