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No, it's clearly designed as a limited series. Even if it had been some kind of massive sensation and the executives wanted to make a second season (as with "Big Little Lies"), I'm not sure how they would do it.
You are claiming the video of him doing exactly that was a deepfake? C'mon.
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Astonishingly with it--you mean like when he suggested using ultraviolet light and bleach "inside the body" to fight Covid?
Trump, like Biden, is too old for the job and has lost some of his cognitive ability. But he was ALWAYS a buffoon, going back to the Eighties. I don't disagree with people who see him as dangerous to democracy, but while they (and you) might see this as shallow, actually the thing I dislike most about him is just how TACKY he is. He has absolutely no taste, and I wish I could remember who said the unwashed masses (or the "poorly educated", as he called them) love him because he is a poor person's idea of what a rich person would be like, gilding every piece of furniture, every bathroom fixture, in sight.
This movie sucked, but "Devs" is a masterpiece (and "Ex Machina" was pretty damn good too), so I can't dismiss Garland so glibly.
I don't like either Trump or Biden, and they are both way too old to be president. But Biden (and nearly every other politician in America, from either party) is nowhere near as unfit as Trump is. It's embarrassing that idiot voters ever let him anywhere near the Oval Office.
The mask slips off. (If it was ever on to begin with.)
What's funny to me is that some people (including, I think, Alex Garland?) see this as a tribute to war photojournalists, as you said--but many others understandably see it as an indictment of said journalists. Look at how irresponsibly they act, again and again.
Aren't you the charming one?
Okay, as of two years ago I apparently didn't agree. At this point I remember very little about the movie, including the basic plot.
Huh.
Why would you ask? I didn't say anything about young girls in the movie.
Cover definitely has major comedy vibes.
Fair.
I have never been to India, but there were still aspects of the portrayal of the country and its people that made me cringe a bit while watching. I don't agree with blanket prohibitions of "cultural appropriation" in all contexts, because blending cultures is a natural and positive aspect of human society--when done respectfully. So Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon incorporating "world music" elements into their albums, totally cool by me. David Bowie with the satirical "Asian" motif in the song "China Girl", maybe not such a great idea.
And this whole movie was so lightweight, it comes across like a lark. Which makes the Orientalism in it a little sketchy, because it really does use India as a prop, kind of a goof.
Sure, Anderson plays with his settings in a lighthearted way across his filmography. But I think the OP nailed it in the above comment:
"If Anderson wants to make a fairy-tale NYC for Tennenbaums, that's cool. An American audience can easily tell that it's not realistic, and as an American he's free to do that. But in this day and age, when you use a foreign country and it's religion and culture as a major part of your film, you need to show some respect. Part of showing respect is getting at least a few details right. Not doing that is called Orientalism, or racism."
So if someone is going to make a movie that mocks India and Indians, it probably ought to be a South Asian person, not a white American who is doing it all like ": "Duuude, check out how weird this place is, lol".
Yeah, it's weird the things we didn't notice then, and don't remember now.
If you rewatch, come back and reply here, I'd be curious to hear what you think.
I mean, here's the publisher's blurb for the Nick Hornsby book: "Nick Hornby's High Fidelity is the brilliant story of one man's journey of self-discovery. When Rob - a 35-year-old record shop owner and music obsessive - is dumped by Laura, he indulges in some casual sex, a little light stalking and some extreme soul-searching in the form of contacting every ex-girlfriend who ever broke his heart. An instant classic, High Fidelity is a hilarious exploration of love, life, music and the modern male."
As for the movie, here's a scene where Laura's new boyfriend confronts him for "ten phone calls a night, hanging around outside my house" (which he doesn't deny):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycukyN56gIo
I'd say that qualifies--some might argue that it's not even "light" or "low key" stalking. I think we can still root for him as a character because young single guys who get their hearts broken can get like that (I know I did once upon a time), and as long as they are not using or threatening violence, we ought to cut them some slack. But as I say, in the 2020's that kind of thing doesn't fly anymore.
I just think this makes practically everything other than "Schindler's List" a comedy. It's just too broad a definition.
Like I said, a few funny moments--but overall, not really a comedy.
Right? That set decorator did an incredible job.