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Well I haven't seen it, so I can't say what views the characters have, or the movie (which is not the same thing). For all I know, the movie does actually have a clear stance and a lot of people are missing it because the movie doesn't beat you over the head with it. I wouldn't be shocked if that's the case, which is why I mentioned Zero Dark Thirty.

Something has been bothering me regarding the main criticism of the movie, that it supposedly doesn't take a stand or have a clear message, and that is: why did that become a bad thing? It use to be that movies raising questions and not providing definitive answers, letting the audience come to their own conclusions, was not just acceptable, but preferable even. Many movies that were overtly didactic and message focused were derided as preachy. It seems over the last decade, people have shifted to wanting movies to have an overt message, telling people what to think rather than letting them think for themselves. Maybe it's just wanting to see their beliefs validated. Maybe it's just a byproduct of polarization. I don't know. I'm reserving judgement on Civil War until I see it, especially if this is another Zero Dark Thirty situation, but I felt that needed to be said.

How does Eternals fit into this pattern?

Agreed, I've never understood the criticism that the characters are underdeveloped. Cassian in particular, even before the show, was one of the most complex of all the heroes in Star Wars. The other character too have more depth than in the average blockbuster. The film does a great job at showing that the Rebels verses the Empire wasn't a simple good verses evil struggle. Rather showing on both sides that there were those with differing goals and motivations and how they conflicted with each other.

It appears that there isn't even a teaser in front of Blue Beetle. It's Dune Part 2 and Wonka instead. It's probably not coming out this year.

I, for one, loved Dunkirk. It' such a formally interesting film and the structure really added to the feeling of isolation and dread. In many ways, it felt more like a horror movie than a war movie.

In real life, Oppenheimer was 10 years older than Jean Tatlock. Age gaps aren't just a Hollywood thing.

Putting this side by side with The Tragedy of Macbeth and it's clear what each brother brought to the table. Every trope and stylistic element neatly sorted itself into one film or the other.

I think this will be seen as a response or a counterpoint to the Baz Luhrmann film, one that will likely tackle the age difference head on, which the other one brushed over. The response from the Presley estate suggests that the portrayal of Elvis himself is not so flattering.

It's the fourth best PTA post-pandemic, behind Licoice Pizza, Beau Is Afraid and Spider-Man No Way Home. Also, from the same number of theaters, it's well ahead of The Banshees of Inisherin, Tar and The Fabelmans. And it did that without any big names attached. In this Era, it's a great PTA.

Apparently only large format auditoriums will have tickets on sale now, with standard formats later at some point.

Not everything needs to be a four-quadrant movie. There's nothing wrong with a film only appealing to some people.

We'll see. Being too slow or lacking energy has never been a problem for Nolan's films before.

Just a reminder that Elvis grossed $150m last year. Not a perfect comparison as Elvis is much more well known, but it does show that serious, biographical dramas can still make money in this day and age. And that one was pushing 3 hours too.

People talk about Maverick giving this a big boost, but is there any other examples of this happening, where a franchise film saw a big boost over its predecessor thanks to an actor appearing in another, unrelated film? The only somewhat example I can think of is Scream VI, who's increase can be in part credited to Jenna Ortega's success with Wednesday. The big difference is that she wasn't widely known before hand while everyone has known who Tom Cruise is for many years. I can't imagine Maverick made him that many new fans who will then follow him into this series. Fallout had only a slight increase over Rogue Nation and I have a hard time seeing the massive increase that some are predicting.

"Top Youtubers have seen footage." "Who?" "Top... Youtubers."

https://twitter.com/RegalMovies/status/1640790929874341904?cxt=HHwWoMC-3YmqocUtAAAA I couldn't get the tweet to embed.

That's better than the first poster, but given some of the beautiful, creative posters that A24 has put out in the past, it's weird that their recent ones have just been the title over a screenshot.

Tickets for EEAAO were only $5 at many locations, making that gross extra impressive.