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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 50 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Showing the US as the bad guy redeems any other issues with the movie. πŸ‘ πŸ‘

[–] oktherebuddy@hexbear.net 43 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Honestly on a pure vibes based level they fucking nailed it. We all know how the US became after 9/11 where 3k people died. Could you imagine the level of horrifying fascism that would be reached if a million people died in a nuke? The giant US space station menacing the entire world is a tremendous vibes achievement, the first iconic spacecraft to come out of the film industry in years upon years.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, totally. The US's behavior was totally on point.

spoilerA lib friend watched it and was ticked off that the truth behind the nuke wasn't more of the storyline. "Why didn't they just tell everyone?" Took a lot not to laugh in his face.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Why didn't they just tell everyone?"

Peak liberal clueless

[–] oktherebuddy@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"simply tell people that the founding myth of their modern unified fascist society is based on a lie!"

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the first iconic spacecraft to come out of the film industry in years upon years

Not gonna lie, I think if Avenue 5 had gotten another season it would be mad iconic too.

[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is avenue 5 good? I remember watching the first episode and being incredibly bored

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I watched the whole thing while baked one night. It was pretty good but incredibly disappointing that it ended when and where it did. It deserved and needed another season very badly. It was very blatantly about to be something that could be very useful for explaining class, labour, and the artificial divisions planted by the bourgeoisie so I'm sure that was a major factor in its cancellation.

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When it was good it really did have something to say. It was a sort of run of the mill Iannucci joint though

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh for sure. Yet another piece of media that could have been good if it was like 5% more based.

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it and was really saddened that they cancelled it before the story could end. I felt that way about that Netflix show, Inside Job

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shit, where can I watch this?

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

It’s on Hulu in the US

[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

honestly my unironic Avatar take. Having American stand-ins get killed en masse makes it a good film

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah, when I first watched it, Avatar fans were who I thought would vibe with it.