This episode focuses on a mute character essentially yet it managed to convey so much in that space. This coupled with the short stories episode before it really showcases what AtLA is capable of.
I only started watching this show as a means to an end so I could move onto Korra afterwards. I didn't expect to enjoy it much but here we are late season 2 and I think I teared up 3 or 4 times during the last few episodes. This show has genuinely surprised me.
A neat mixture of comedy, poignancy and solid action. I didn't think the relationship between a young monk and his flying bison would have such a strong effect on me.
Okay, I really wanted to like this episode, mainly because Jacqueline's character development is such a feminist statement. Unfortunately, the entire subplot with Titus as a Geisha is......argh. The way they dealt with this subplot is very one-sided and unfair. This episode comes off as pandering to the anti-SJW/anti-PC crowd. They could have at least give the PC crowd a much fairer portrayal. Like pointing out more realistic reasons why they're offended by Titus' portrayal of a Geisha in the first place like how doing a yellowface can actually be harmful to the way how people perceive Asians. Not because they're offended cause they're offended, like how they were portrayed in the show. With this, it gives a much fairer discussion on the still talked about political correctness vs. comedy debate. But nope, it's very clear what kind of bias Tina Fey has in regards to this topic.
In regards to this debate. Full-on political correctness is bad. I believe jokes on very taboo subjects has to at least be clever and does not come off as making fun of the oppressed. Like in regards to making a rape joke that makes a rapist the butt of the joke rather than the rape victims. Of course, that subplot is in response to the whitewashing of Jacqueline since the actress who is playing her is white. Honestly, I am okay with Jacqueline's character being an Native American despite being played by an actress who is white because it's ironic, gives a plot twist that Jacqueline is not actually white and also delivers a sad massage about how many PoC had to make themselves white to be feel worthy. Honestly, with this kind of story, I wouldn't buy an accurate Native American actor playing Jacqueline. Let me be clear that whitewashing in general is awful. This is just an exemption because this particular part is executed well in my opinion.
I swear I would watch this show until their future generations are in the year 3000, I am so invested.
Love the journey. The set. The wardrobe. The acting. The laughs. The absolutely heartbreak. I love it all.
Joe Lo Truglio did so damn good at that interrogation scene, I couldn’t stop laughing.
Wait and why didn’t Jake and Amy asked for Jake’s mom’s help?? Also I feel like Amy would never go looking like that to a presentation, she would have like two emergency pantsuits in her locker and she could’ve put her hair in a bun, that was so NOT Amy.
"i'm proud of you" that was very emotional
WTF???
NO GREY WORM!!!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??
THOSE BASTARDS ARE GONNA GO AFTER KHALEESI.
I am a big fan of Park, but I wish I liked this film more. I probably would have edited it down quite a bit. I enjoyed the visual style that was portrayed early on during his investigation (sort of a Hannibal/Will Graham feel) but that went away sadly. I think there is absolutely fantastic acting and the film is truly great at parts but a bit too meandering for me ultimately. It felt like it was going to be over a few times before it finally was. I would recommend it, but somewhat cautiously.
I voted this a 7 because a 7.5 isn't allowed. I'd maybe give this an 8 sometimes. It's uneven but the sum of its parts is good.
I've loved the first two Before movies, but this one kinda felt short... Don't get me wrong, it was still great, but I didn't saw the "magic" I saw on the first two.
Oh wow, I was eating a stroopwafel while watching this! (ok, more than one)
Charles is... bad vibes. Telling another parent he’s better at parenting their kid???? Disgusting.
And I hate Amy was reduced to her mom role this episode, cause Jake was out there parent trapping being Jake but Amy had to stay being the parent, I hate when shows do that.
And I like the new dynamic duo! Rosa and Scully!! But where’s Hitchcock???
is it even a phoebe waller-bridge show without a hot priest?
Solid but could have been better. As a massive fan of the original movie I have to say this one did not quite live up to expectations. I am particularly dissapointed in director Antoine Fuqua. This has not been his finest hour. I realize an assembly movie is hard to do because basically 2/3 of the movie consists of the assembly of the team which does not help to drive a plot, but there have been movies where that has been done far better and by less accomplished directors. Avengers did it quite well for example. Here the pacing was off. After establishing the premise in the beginning it loses a lot of steam while collecting the 6 other main characters. That being said the epic gun fight in the end makes up for a lot if not all of it. Still the fact that the movie stumbles in the middle part is somewhat surprising even more so because it was actually done well in 1960. I give it a solid 7/10.
I thought Roland would be more a Clint Eastwood than an Idris Elba?? What are they thinking? Daniel Craig would be a good fit.
The Wicker Man's influence cannot be denied. Its fingerprints lie in countless movies after. And yet, unlike the last movie I watched, Blade Runner, its values lay far deeper than merely the foundation for others to build upon. This is a film that holds up incredibly well, in every respect. Concise and tightly plotted, it does all it sets out to accomplish. The music is surreal, innocent with a killer edge. The ensemble cast perfectly unwavering, innocent and offputting all at once. The cinematography presents this world bluntly, without shame, only heightening its unsettling nature. All of these come together to create an atmosphere forever suspenseful, forever building, until it reaches the fever pitch of the climax. You feel the fear and unease of the protagonist in every moment as if you were there yourself. The final scene sends chills down my spine.
Particular attention must be given to Edward Woodward as Neil Howie and Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle, of course. Perfect foils, they both make use of every second they're on screen. Woodward bleeds passion and conviction, especially in the ending. He is the perfect audience surrogate, surveying the setting with the same suspicion and discomfort, trying to piece it all together as we are. Where Woodward burns, Lee simmers, a quiet confidence but no less certain. That certainty of both Lee and the rest of the ensemble produces the unsettling effect of Howie almost feeling like the fanatic, especially as he becomes more and more determined and disdainful of them all. Is it only the fact that others share them that makes our beliefs feel so obvious, so natural? If we were dropped into a world were everyone around us believes so completely something radically different, would we feel as lost, as under siege, as doomed?
The Wicker Man has been oft duplicated, with works like Midsommar putting their own unique spin on similar premises, but it has never been replaced. It still burns bright today, forever reborn through its influences. As both a piece of film culture and as a standalone work, it can't be missed.
i am... so sad... wtf
Where is Virgin dude? Ahh... I was curious about how he would end up...
I went to this movie because Tatiana Maslany was in it, and I know her to be a brilliant performer, and she did not disappoint! I've not been a Jake Gyllenhaal fan, but he is very good in this role. I liked the way the movie examines how our culture grasps for icons of hope, even when the object of that mania may be slowly self-destructing. Great topic, great roles, great acting. I give this film a 7.5 (great) out of 10. [Real Event Based Drama}
Billy Porter was the best thing about this movie, cause he was one of the few people who could sing AND act. I hope I won't ever see Camillas "acting" in a movie again.
I'm all teary at both Angel's and Papi's wedding vows (Indya Moore especially knocked the wind out of me). This may be my favorite episode of the show alongside last season's vacation one "Life's a Beach", since both are pure celebratory joy and Pose excels at that mode because of its total maximal commitment to it.
So Kenny is the Hound and Mike Ehrmantraut.
We're so used to penultimate episodes having a big, shaking event that sets the season finale, that this standalone episode of the girls enjoying their time was such a breath of fresh air.
Korra damaged and processing the shit she's been through? Yes.
This is the content we rarely get to see in female protagonists. This has been an amazing journey so far. Really feeling season 4 and the time jump
How convinient that the transporter managed to pick up the four people most relevant for the story.
So, this episode I like because it has a good storyline that once again involves the Prime Directive. Picard is faced with a situation in which he needs to come up with a solution which basically has to be in agreement with three parties involved. He manages to solve that brilliantly. The legal problem here is also interesting.
Only the moral speech about using drugs was a bit thick for my taste. And kinda needless. The story itself provides the problems with addiction and I for one always feel a bit patronized when given the moral with with the proverbial raised forefinger.
What was the point of turning Michaela into a cheater? And with a guy from Scandal we’ll never see again?
The crossover made sense but there were way too much fan service... and not done the right way. Still mostly watch it for the Keating 4 but Annalise, just like Olivia, became so predictable that even the twists and turns of the episode weren’t surprising.
On the plus side, the Supreme Court scenes were nicely done. Though I’m seriously questioning the message of the episode - and the show in general. Well. I shouldn’t have such big expectations. It’s entertainment after all.
The fanservice came back but I don't even care. Somehow the animation actually conveyed the difference between the two Yuris' performances. That, in itself, is amazing.
Nada tiene ningún valor para un hombre muerto.
IDRIS ELBA in this it's sad that he doesn't like Jim but still IDRIS
