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  • Ceedoestrees@lemmy.worldtome_irl@lemmy.worldme_irl
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    6 days ago

    That’s absolutely true.

    And one of the many reasons Hotel was the greatest season of American Horror Story. Everyone, but especially Evan Peters, seemed to be having the best time. It felt like good theater.

    And, of course, every muppet movie.



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    Good movies are self-aware. Not everything needs to be a masterpiece of acting and cinematography, or have the best effects, or the best writing. But they have to know what they are. I don’t mean breaking the fourth wall or self-deprecating humor. More like understanding their limits.

    The people making Sharknado knew they were doing a campy action film (series) with sharks in tornadoes. Fun Movie. Would watch again.

    M. Night Shyamalan is a great writer and director, but a lot of his films have a feeling of over-dramatized self-importance, where it seems like he really wants you to know how clever he is. So they get panned.

    Chrisopher Nolan (I think) puts similar importance on symbols and archetypes with a dramatic and artistic style, but his movies have a feel of like “I don’t give a shit if you get it, just enjoy the ride.” He makes good films.