tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post6342608177871542386..comments2024-03-28T03:28:11.926-11:00Comments on Kinemalogue: The shadow over PortorossoHunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-32626226103576854002021-07-01T07:30:50.348-11:002021-07-01T07:30:50.348-11:00Honestly, I think I forgot there were any undersea...Honestly, I think I forgot there were any undersea neighbors.<br /><br />I do kind of think that if they'd de-ambiguized Alberto, and really stressed that heartbreak, the movie would have a much more engaging emotional hook. It would also make the "lol Pixar's Call Me By Your Name" meme a bit more sensible, since if we're reading the boys as gay, then their proto-sexual expression of wrecking mocked-up Vespas puts it a lot more in line with Pixar's David Cronenberg's Crash.<br /><br />(On the same subject, though, I'll note I'm irritated that Disney didn't spring for digital face replacement and two Tom Hiddlestons in Loki. Like, I that seems actively spineless.<br /><br />Still better than the shitshow squandering of potential that was WandaVision.<br /><br />...you know, so far.)Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-21385215229288195822021-06-30T04:51:39.274-11:002021-06-30T04:51:39.274-11:00The way the hedge any sort of gay content here act...The way the hedge any sort of gay content here actively infuriated me, so much that I didn't rightfully consider the rest of the flaws it has. You're so right about how palpably little they give a shit about defining the underwater world. Like the moment where he interacts with the neighbors, they're all just standing in front of their houses waiting for him to interact with them like video game NPCs.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.com