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The_Real_ZerXceS t1_jdq93p6 wrote

Reply to comment by IAmOriginalRose in Based on my Arnie post I have assembled THE difinitive list... for all time. by [deleted]

thank you very much! I will never associate myself with Buzzfeed in any way... but I graciously accept your kind comment! honestly I feel kind of cheesy doing back to back arnie topics but it seemed appropriate and on my mind. I've even had a little blowback on one of my list choices, but opinions run high with stuff people have passion on so it's ok.

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IAmOriginalRose t1_jdq7ipl wrote

Reply to Who is the Patrick Mahomes of the movie industry by Alive-Ad-4164

Those things you mentioned are not directly comparable to the movie industry.

2 rings? Would that equate to? 2 Oscars? Some great actors don’t have any.

A flashy, popular actor is Tom Cruise. But is he a good actor? One of my faves is Ethan Hawke, who is less celebrated than Tom, but I believe he has buckets more talent.

(Watch BLACK PHONE - the man acts thru a mask, it’s wild!)

I guess people love Merryl Streep and she has quite a few awards, but she hasn’t really touched me personally, so there’s that. The fact that acting is about connecting with the audience and people are all so different we’ll have different reactions to different performances.

Unlike sport, which is quite technical with specific rules so it easy to see who’s better.

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Kitahorror t1_jdq794r wrote

Reply to What do you think of "Knock at the Cabin" when compared to the source material, the book titled "Cabin at the End of the World"? by scalemouse

Specifically compared to the book? The movie fails in every capacity as an adaptation. The book is a lot clearer that a god that would require brutal human sacrifice to avert an apocalypse is an evil god. One that shouldn't be obeyed. The entity that is glimpsed in the light has a malevolent aura. And in the end it's about two people choosing to live on after their world has ended, suffering unfathomable loss. To go on regardless of what happens because all you can do, is go on.

The movie is 'Yay, human sacrifice! 😁'. Okay, well maybe not quite, but it never deals with the moral complications the plot raises.

I think the film is well acted, it's shot beautifully. Shyamalan directs the hell out of it, but it's lack of thematic coherence in the writing is a fatal flaw.

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