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TeeFitts t1_ja1efm7 wrote

Reply to Knock at the Cabin by secnull

Does the movie even mention God? I took it to be more of a cosmic event. Like nature or the universe requiring humans to sacrifice themselves as an act of pure love to justify the continuation of the human race, which is otherwise destructive.

The "four horsemen" surrogates say that families have been forced to make a sacrifice for generations, and that their visions only brought them to the cabin, and didn't show them who would be in it. So it's not personal for them. They're following the instructions they've been given.

Weird that you think it's propaganda just because it's got a gay married couple as the protagonists. Not sure what you're implying here. Would your response to the subject matter have been different if it had been about a straight couple?

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robotmask67 t1_ja1ebqe wrote

Reply to comment by TeeFitts in Knock at the Cabin by secnull

They can be anything anyone wants them to be. Being sick of watching gay characters suffer doesn't equal me saying gay characters can't be something. I'm expressing an opinion about this particular movie.

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TeeFitts t1_ja1de5k wrote

Reply to comment by zenejinzorin in Knock at the Cabin by secnull

The same could be said about Tarantino, David Mamet, Wes Anderson, Yorgos Lanthimos.

In fact, outside Mumblecore, most movie dialog in general is nothing at all like how real people talk.

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TeeFitts t1_ja1d0oy wrote

Reply to comment by robotmask67 in Knock at the Cabin by secnull

So what's the option of having gay representation in horror movies? If they can't be villains, and they can't be victims, and they can't be heroes, what's left?

Equality means everyone gets to play any of those roles. >!And surely a film where a gay man prevents the apocalypse, thus saving the world out of an act of love for his husband and daughter, is about the most positive representation you can get.!<

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Ccaves0127 t1_ja1aaf2 wrote

Reply to I don't understand Paul Thomas Anderson movies by Firnen9

In my mind, PTA makes performance pieces. He likes to create characters and put them in all kinds of situations to see how they'd react. A consistent theme is people who are lonely and have some sort of unhealthy attachment to something other than another person. He makes love stories but the other person is replaced with something more philosophical. I like seeing the people being put through the ringer, being put in horrible situations and seeing how they have to adapt to get out of it.

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robotmask67 t1_ja19skf wrote

Reply to Knock at the Cabin by secnull

This comment contains spoilers: It was well acted and the direction was good but the premise, in my opinion, was bullshit. Enough with the gays getting bashed (in the flashback), rejected by their parents, tied up, made to observe people murdering each other, etc. It's an old trope that making gays suffer in film humanizes them to straight audiences, who then magically overcome their homophobia. I'm so over it. I get that gay visibility is good I'm just not into watching them suffer and die a noble death to save humanity.

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jamesneysmith t1_ja199wt wrote

Reply to Knock at the Cabin by secnull

They make a point of saying it has nothing to do with the couple being gay. They're just a random couple with a child that is the object of God's current sacrificial bloodlust. The horrific act of God extends far beyond anything to do with the sexual preference of the victims. God is just a jerk in general in the movie

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A_Buh_Nah_Nah t1_ja18m91 wrote

Reply to Official Discussion - The Quiet Girl [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner

Been loving these super focused character portraits in this year’s foreign language film class. I got some big Aftersun vibes from this too — both films culminating in really emotionally explosive climaxes that define the entire experience.

Also got reminded of Minari with all the running (towards love)!

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GrayRoberts t1_ja171ga wrote

Reply to Good movies to watch with headphones? by Fvoltes

I moved to headphones in my new place because the furnace/ac is so loud. It’s kinda game changing, don’t need subtitles, can walk away and still hear things.

Tenent is watchable with headphones

Spider-Man: Into The SpiderVerse is great with ‘em.

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