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fandomsecrets2018-02-24 03:42 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2018-02-24 03:42 pm
[ SECRET POST #4070 ]
⌈ Secret Post #4070 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Futurama]
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[Cheers]
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[Classic Hollywood cinema]
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[Xena: Warrior Princess]
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[Altered Carbon, Kristin Ortega]
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[Game of Thrones/ASOIAF (OP's note: more for the books, but the art was too pretty not to use)]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 42 secrets from Secret Submission Post #583.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Re: Movie Club Discussion!
(Anonymous) 2018-02-24 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)1. Initial reactions. Wasn't sure what to make of it – was she going to disappear into The System, or what? Once I got a handle on what was going on, I relaxed a bit.
2. Favourite character. I suppose Louise – she was the protag and I think we were supposed to see her as sympathetic. And I was sympathetic, right up to the point at which I realised that she'd decided to have her daughter despite knowing all that she would suffer. Who'd do that to an innocent child??
3. I liked the gravity shift – that was weird and dislocating, and worked very well indeed. And the scene in which “Ian walks” - that was unexpectedly funny, and just great. Also the scene where they were going through their heptapod “dictionary” - it showed how far they'd come.
4. I thought the soundtrack was trying a bit too hard? The whole scenario is weird enough anyway.
5. I know nothing of cinematography but it worked for me! I liked the big, empty landscape and the sculptural quality of the alien ship.
There was a lot of stuff I didn't get as well. Like, why so few women, and why was the one woman we get to see a lot of so greatly defined by her role as a mother? Are we going for maximum gender stereotyping here?
It made no sense to me to have a colonel in charge who was so rigid and inflexible. You want someone who's a bit more open to ideas for a position like that. Likewise, General Shang was oddly aggressive until the end. Why would you be so aggressive towards people who have FTL travel? You'd have no chance against them. But both Halpern and Shang mellowed considerably at the end, and I liked that.
Also, why so little co-operation between the humans at the various landing-sites? And why only one Mandarin speaker at “our” site? It all seems very disorganised to me.
I was left with lots of intriguing questions about causality and foreknowledge. So it's a movie to get one thinking, for sure - and that's what I like most about it.
Re: Movie Club Discussion!
In regards to aggression, that just seems like a human condition? Humans are a pretty violent species towards things they consider 'other' (including humans with different skin colors).
We also have historical proof of how secretive countries can be towards each other. Just look at the space race. Countries will always fuck over each other if it means protecting themselves.
For the lack of women, there were really only three main characters. Ian, Louise, and Weber. I never really thought of Louise as defined by her motherhood, I saw her as defined by her language skills. That is how she likely saves the world.
Re: Movie Club Discussion!
(Anonymous) 2018-02-24 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)Re: Movie Club Discussion!