tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post597225166685611236..comments2024-03-28T22:30:49.378-11:00Comments on Kinemalogue: If she doesn't scare you, that sounds about rightHunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-23480839885928809712021-09-19T14:00:45.627-11:002021-09-19T14:00:45.627-11:00If you're trying to tell me that college-educa...If you're trying to tell me that college-educated writers with no interest in writing for children's stories are struggling to write meaningful or sensible stories for the IP printing presses because their target audience isn't 5-year old children, but rather 50-year old studio execs, and as a result they're trying to insert shades of grey where none are needed, sold.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779344248590368867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-18424696458232577352021-09-19T13:16:11.482-11:002021-09-19T13:16:11.482-11:00(I mean, okay, fundamentally, it's just becaus...(I mean, okay, fundamentally, it's just because it's a brand name, and the brand name must be exploited, but they don't know how to tell stories about bad people in the four-quadrant space.)Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-26348488140424757212021-09-19T13:15:01.264-11:002021-09-19T13:15:01.264-11:00Delayed after-effect of the Star Wars prequels, ma...Delayed after-effect of the Star Wars prequels, maybe? (And they still did a better job conceptually, in that Anakin Skywalker still winds up doing nasty shit. Bad execution, of course.)<br /><br />It's probably just screenwriting classes that teach that characters are supposed to have relatable motivation. Good advice for realist dramas, I guess (because everybody loves realist dramas--that's why realist dramas have always been the most popular genre of film since the 1920s!). It probably shouldn't be the rule for remakes of cartoons made in the most kid-centric phase of Disney history, or Batman villains.Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-9905540849028841842021-09-19T05:58:18.802-11:002021-09-19T05:58:18.802-11:00I hate the trend of taking despicable people and t...I hate the trend of taking despicable people and trying to turn them into heroes. The Cruella from the original movie was terrible, and trying to turn her into some bullied victim is inappropriate.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779344248590368867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-63198938352207309022021-09-14T08:37:55.452-11:002021-09-14T08:37:55.452-11:00If it was Bivienne Bestwood, Fashion Terrorist I t...If it was Bivienne Bestwood, Fashion Terrorist I think that movie would stand a chance.<br /><br />Y'know, I should revisit The Devil Wears Prada at some point. I didn't like it at the time, but maybe I would now. Maybe not.Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-64090586641787604162021-09-13T07:09:26.838-11:002021-09-13T07:09:26.838-11:00Cruella is such a mystifying grab bag. Like I'...Cruella is such a mystifying grab bag. Like I'm glad they wanted to basically make her Vivienne Westwood because sure, let's do that, and I love a conflict that is largely two women wearing outfits at one another. But what a damn shambles.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.com