[ SECRET POST #4527 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4527 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[The Umbrella Academy]


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[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]


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Comments

Re: What is some media that other people (and critics) love...

[(Anonymous)]

Well, to be fair... that movie came out 18 years ago. I think back then it ranged from amusing to mildly annoying, while now it would likely be taken more as offensive.

And not to defend the movie again, but it was pretty careless when trying to showcase Elle's supposed genius. She'd push on a point and everyone was supposed to act like it was an amazing strategic move when in reality it was dumb luck or X epiphany needed for the scene. The "gay men know designers" thing was just one of those IMO. The only time I think she was actually effective was when she helped her friend get back her dog (but again, the guy she was fooling was pretty stupid to begin with, without all the legal jargon she was tossing at him).

Re: What is some media that other people (and critics) love...

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with that. The movie did an overall bad job of portraying her as smart. Even the connection with the defendant and gaining her trust was based on having been in the same sorority. That was dumb luck which doesn't apply to future cases. But I was willing to dismiss it as main character plot luck until that one note soured it all and really unnecessarily so, in a way that didn't even make sense with the plot.

The one thing I do remember is the perm and washing hair knowledge - that was her own knowledge applied in a logical way. That was the only point that showed true competence though.

And yeah, the movie came out 18 years ago. But it was recced on FS as a fun movie a few weeks back. Not exactly what I was expecting.

Re: What is some media that other people (and critics) love...

[(Anonymous)]

The one thing I do remember is the perm and washing hair knowledge - that was her own knowledge applied in a logical way. That was the only point that showed true competence though.

And see, that part bothered me. I get what they were trying to do, but she decides that's the one point to aggressively pursue? How convenient, to unravel an entire case over a single slip of the tongue. I mean, I'm sure that happens IRL sometimes, but "you forgot how perms work so you obviously killed your father!" really felt like a leap.