And I completely agree with regards to TWS. Imo it is the best MCU movie so far coz it doesn't follow the same formula the others do. It's an espionage thriller that just happens to have some superheroes but non of them are shooting beams or have magical hammers and I honestly wish CW had followed suit. Also, I hate when these movies are loaded with CGI nowadays so it stands out even more when a movie uses real action and well-choreographed hand-to-hand combat.
See, and Dunkirk isn't supposed to have character depth. Here the great thing is that it hasn't coz it's about war and those guys are just a few of thousands. Maybe you'll know the guys name maybe not.
Yeah, that’s exactly my point. We’re on the same page here.
And again, yeah. I thought that Dunkirk was an interesting experience, it is an experiment- and it succeeds at exactly what it sought to do- which is to reenact the “feeling” of war- but again, with movies that I watch- I like them to have characters. If there are no characters, then why would I be invested in the events that unfold around them?
Don't you mean Spider-Man Homecoming?
Felt less like a Spider-Man movie and more like an issue of Marvel Team-Up
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Oh man. Spider-Man: Homecoming was actually the first Marvel movie I’ve walked out on. Not that it was particularly bad... but just because I found it bland. XD
Also... in regards to those people on the Staten Island Ferry (side note: they don’t allow cars on the Staten Island Ferry anymore, so that’s also BS)- what was the danger there? If that ferry actually went down, they’re only about a hundred meters from land and Harbour patrol would have gotten to them in under 2 minutes. So where are the stakes...?
Sorry- New Yorker rant, there.
To accuse people of having bad taste is terrbly condescending, there is no such thing, you will find it's different tastes.
Personally I can watch a marvel movie and be thoroughly entertained, likewise when I watched Blade Runner 2049.
I don’t mean to condescend, my point wasn’t to call out any individual here... but I assume that it’s fairly common knowledge that “General Audience” reception of things are always poor indicators. It’s why “Happy Death Day” out-grossed “Bladerunner 2049” and why we keep getting more Rolan Emmerich films.
But my point wasn’t to offend. I’m sorry if I did.
And I too can be entertained by Marvel films. But most of them leave my brain as quickly as they entered. I personally wouldn’t equate them to “films”, moreso I would harken them to cinematic soup. Or like- the McDonalds of cinema. It appeals to just about everyone, but it’s not a memorable experience as it is more of just a question of sustainence.
I would prefer Marvel to do more creative and unique films as opposed to doing the same light-hearted action comedy 21 times in a row.