matlockga t1_ixrdvck wrote
Reply to comment by PermYoWeaveTina in 16 Insanely Good Movies Like 'Us' by Fudgyfig
Nope was a heck of a tribute to moviemaking, and I thought it was at least a huge recovery from Us.
Like, how can you even feel a movie that drops more or less back to back to back to back homages to Jaws, The Last Temptation of Christ, Akira, and early film technology--and makes them all work has no substance?
SitDown_BeHumble t1_ixrg4eb wrote
Yeah saying Nope has no substance is just straight up wrong. You can argue whether it executed its ideas well or not, but it definitely has a lot of depth.
On top of everything you mentioned, Nope also has a lot to say about the human desire for spectacle, even at the risk of our own safety or despite its negative effects on society.
matlockga t1_ixrgb5w wrote
> Nope also has a lot to say about the human desire for spectacle, even at the risk of our own safety or despite its negative effects on society.
Literally every person who tried using the spectacle for their own benefit died, too. It's not even subtle.
PermYoWeaveTina t1_ixvjfhh wrote
The 3 main characters were trying to use it to their benefit to get rich, no? They didn't die?
matlockga t1_ixvk180 wrote
They were clearly in it to prove it was real. Hence the overarching narrative about the man on the horse.
PermYoWeaveTina t1_ixvmcaf wrote
You're just wrong on this one, watch it again. They're intentionally secretive with Angel, and they don't want TMZ/paparazzi showing up. They openly call it the "moneyshot". If they just wanted to prove it was real then wouldn't they be happy all the news crews show up after the crowd at Judy's ranch "disappears"?
matlockga t1_ixvn76j wrote
"Oprah Shot."
And not really. Why let someone else tell an incomplete story and erase the reality?
PermYoWeaveTina t1_ixvpmx5 wrote
The "story" being a picture of a UFO in the sky? The only thing being "erased" is their payday. Flimsy flimsy flimsy.
PermYoWeaveTina t1_ixvjju5 wrote
How many times have you rewatched it?
MonsieurRacinesBeast t1_ixrx4au wrote
Because it was boring. The creature was just... there. And the people made really stupid decisions endlessly. It was like a bad Twilight Zone.
TheOneWhoCutstheRope t1_ixridn0 wrote
While I actually enjoyed us it’s definitely the weaker film out of his 3 so far. Just watched nope and I loved it tbh. Felt like an r rated black Spielberg film
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