May 18, 2022·1 replyIncest scene was pointless but Hollywood seems to love to throw those into movies that take place a long time ago
May 18, 2022·1 replyMac Wit Da CheeseI’ve never seen Brave Heart but I think plot wise there are similarities to Gladiator
But yeah like you said not as many crowd pleasers.
The main protagonist here isn’t even set up as someone to root for either. They show him pillaging villages, enslaving people, & we find out his main goal isn’t even a shared sentiment by his mom
spends decades with a savage crew of raiders; "i would never kill a woman"
- May 18, 2022Elric
spends decades with a savage crew of raiders; "i would never kill a woman"
Forreal I was like wait a minute… 
May 18, 2022ElricI'm taking First Reformed tbh but Mr Sting really needs to remove the stick from his ass and let people live. seen him write that "y'all can stop pretending to enjoy these films" paragraph half a dozen times
watched it again recently liked it a lil less idk why
- May 18, 2022
Mazapan2Its just either mystic terror (VVitch) mystic suspense/thriller (lighthouse) or in this case mystic drama/action
Thats what I would say anyway
I like this description
May 18, 2022·1 replyMac Wit Da CheeseI’ve never seen Brave Heart but I think plot wise there are similarities to Gladiator
But yeah like you said not as many crowd pleasers.
The main protagonist here isn’t even set up as someone to root for either. They show him pillaging villages, enslaving people, & we find out his main goal isn’t even a shared sentiment by his mom
To be fair he didn’t even know that about his mom. Also we talking about the same mother that tried to off HIM when he was just a child
And during the pillaging etc they made sure to zoom in on his sad face every time
he was 100% set up to root for. And rooting for him i surely didEverybody else felt more evil
- May 18, 2022Mac Wit Da Cheese
Incest scene was pointless but Hollywood seems to love to throw those into movies that take place a long time ago
It was pointless but then again it was a very minor part of the film, and no actual on screen incest happened besides that kiss that our MC gets out of asap
Also i didn’t really believe anything the mother said, she looked f***ing crazy. Even did the evil antagonist laugh and everything
- May 18, 2022Mazapan2
Its just either mystic terror (VVitch) mystic suspense/thriller (lighthouse) or in this case mystic drama/action
Thats what I would say anyway
Is it really? Lighthouse is pure cosmic horror to me not rooted in mysticism
- May 18, 2022·2 repliesFlyHiii
To be fair he didn’t even know that about his mom. Also we talking about the same mother that tried to off HIM when he was just a child
And during the pillaging etc they made sure to zoom in on his sad face every time
he was 100% set up to root for. And rooting for him i surely didEverybody else felt more evil
I’m just saying he wasn’t portrayed as a hero in the conventional sense or in the same vein as the movies mentioned Gladiator & Brave Heart
- May 18, 2022·1 replyMac Wit Da Cheese
I’m just saying he wasn’t portrayed as a hero in the conventional sense or in the same vein as the movies mentioned Gladiator & Brave Heart
Oh true i didnt really follow yall initial convo like that but tbh in a lot of movies the person to root for isnt flawless by any means so
- May 18, 2022FlyHiii
Oh true i didnt really follow yall initial convo like that but tbh in a lot of movies the person to root for isnt flawless by any means so
I agree the best written characters usually are
May 18, 2022·2 repliesMovie was literally just ok. Nothing new or memorable. I just wasn't moved by anything that happened
May 18, 2022ElricHoly Mountain also dense with metaphor and allegory which is what makes it "artistic" whereas if it was just the shock value stuff it would be a forgotten exploitation movie or whatever. Eggers style usually a little more out there but this is pretty straightforward. only a little bit of weird viking ritual and mythology stuff might confuse you.
I love history, which is why I’m interested in this. The Norse mythology doesn’t bother me that much, I can stomach it.
Might watch.
- May 18, 2022
The scene were he makes all the dogs in town go rabid was hard af
May 18, 2022this movie was a 10/10 for me
- May 18, 2022Mac Wit Da Cheese
I’m just saying he wasn’t portrayed as a hero in the conventional sense or in the same vein as the movies mentioned Gladiator & Brave Heart
I was rooting for him strictly for the feral element, dude started hulking out as soon as he saw his uncle, I wanted to see him follow through with the rage
- May 18, 2022O7OXO
Movie was literally just ok. Nothing new or memorable. I just wasn't moved by anything that happened
Lmao nah bro this the best movie of the last 5 years according to some people in this thread
- May 18, 2022
Also what's wrong with Nicole Kidmans face. Didn't even know it was her
- May 18, 2022·4 replies
Robert eggers or Nicolas Widn Refn? I'm trying to see something
May 19, 2022this was alright
- May 19, 2022O7OXO
Robert eggers or Nicolas Widn Refn? I'm trying to see something
sample size for eggers is not that much really, and after watching the Pusher films I have a lil more appreciation for Refn overall, however watching this made me feel like Valhalla Rising was a bit of wasted potential given he had Mads
- May 19, 2022O7OXO
Robert eggers or Nicolas Widn Refn? I'm trying to see something
Refn but Eggers still needs a few years to beef up his filmog like @humey mentioned
Drive and Only God Forgives are goated
sace 👍May 19, 2022It’s flawed and not that bad. Looking forward to his Nosferatu feature
May 19, 2022·3 repliesO7OXORobert eggers or Nicolas Widn Refn? I'm trying to see something
weird comparison but every eggers movie is better than any of refn's