Krissykins Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, RealLyre said: Lupita gave an award worthy performance in Us that will probably be ignored come awards season, just like how Toni Collette (Hereditary) was snubbed last year. Same for Emily Blunt in AQP but at least she got a SAG in any case Horror movies continue to bring out the best acting from people every year Yessssss 1 hour ago, Valonqar said: Colette movie wasn't big enough. Lupita's movie is blowing up Blunt's movie was big enough but she was campaigning for MPR and AQP so possible vote splitting. Lupita doesn't have another contender performance to split her votes. Hereditary was big enough for an acting nomination. Hello? Glenn Close was nominated and her film made like $9m total. Hereditary did $80m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Krissykins said: Yessssss Hereditary was big enough for an acting nomination. Hello? Glenn Close was nominated and her film made like $9m total. Hereditary did $80m. hereditary did 80M WW which is Us's opening weekend or close. Not exactly a big hit. Also, comparing Close's movie to horror. you know that horror and genre in general has tougher time and needs to hit critics + boxoffice in bigger way than usual Oscar suspects. Moreover, Colette's role was so unlikable. Lupita is playing a dual role, a Ripley type and a villain. In a huge ass hit with stellar reviews. She's happening. Edited March 23, 2019 by Valonqar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOVIEGUY Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Enjoying the analysis I'm reading here. It does get a little confusing when you're reading it and trying to figure out who's who though, lol. I didn't get that Jason was "tethered", the theory makes sense though. I figured that Lupita's character was the evil twin version from the first scene, and the thought crossed my mind that Jason might be when they revealed the thing with his mouth. But they didn't state that outright in the movie, so is that just a theory? Also what are your guys takes on what the tethered and the underground actually represent? I think it's like a parable about our subconscious? Also what was up with the rabbits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morieris Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Rabbits: Easy to breed, you can eat them, enough for the Tethered to survive on. Red even mentions it in the story. GO had deer as a motif, but it was a lot less pronounced, only in the near opening scene and I think the title card. So maybe you can't really call that pronounced at all. Edited March 23, 2019 by Morieris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Fucking great movie. It keeps getting better and better in my head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 any thoughts on Red's OTT love for her son? It isn't even close. Like, she loves her husband and daughter but she LOVES her son. attention to detail is so fab OMG, I can watch this forever just to spot little details: 11 - the number is first shown on TV, then Young Addy picks 11 as the number for her prize (Thriller shirt), a hobo carries 11:11 sign, Jason spots time on the clock showing 11:11 Red - Young Addy's candy apple, Red's strawberries, the tethered uniforms Rabbits - in the tunnels, in mirrors maze, Red's toy, Zora's shirt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Valonqar said: 11 - the number is first shown on TV, then Young Addy picks 11 as the number for her prize (Thriller shirt), a hobo carries 11:11 sign, Jason spots time on the clock showing 11:11 The T-shirts of the band Black Flag which is sported by someone at the fair and one of the twin girl. The logo of the band is four vertical bars. The twin wore this one at the beach: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Amazing! Yeah, shirt are big Easter eggs. That one, Thriller, HAA, rabbit, Jaws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB33 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Naturally I have to see this again to really be able to unpack it all so I don't have much to contribute yet. Needless to say, though, it was awesome! I'll add more thoughts in this thread every so often. Edited March 23, 2019 by JB33 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, Valonqar said: any thoughts on Red's OTT love for her son? It isn't even close. Like, she loves her husband and daughter but she LOVES her son. attention to detail is so fab OMG, I can watch this forever just to spot little details: 11 - the number is first shown on TV, then Young Addy picks 11 as the number for her prize (Thriller shirt), a hobo carries 11:11 sign, Jason spots time on the clock showing 11:11 Red - Young Addy's candy apple, Red's strawberries, the tethered uniforms Rabbits - in the tunnels, in mirrors maze, Red's toy, Zora's shirt Pretty sure the Giants game was tied 11-11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Valonqar said: Lupita deserves to win. We're only 3 months into the year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I don't have much to contribute analysis wise that hasn't already been said, but I've got something "new" to add I guess in that I didn't really like it all that much. It wasn't bad, and there is certainly some great stuff, but the ending just felt like a loose thread that unravels the rest of the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggestgeekever Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I had a hard time keeping a straight face during the scene of the Tethered impersonating the theme park guests. So we're really supposed to believe, at any given moment, there's countless of them underground crudely miming sunbathing, riding horses, taking a shit, watching porn? Hilarious. Everything up to Adelaide descending below to the underground was enjoyable enough and Peele has an excellent eye for unsettling visuals, but oof. That last act was exactly the sort of goofy, overly serious nonsense that folks skewered M. Night Shyamalan for. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMan7 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, TMP said: We're only 3 months into the year... He's from Jan 2020. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 25 minutes ago, Deep Wang said: Pretty sure the Giants game was tied 11-11. Ah, good catch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, Biggestgeekever said: I had a hard time keeping a straight face during the scene of the Tethered impersonating the theme park guests. So we're really supposed to believe, at any given moment, there's countless of them underground crudely miming sunbathing, riding horses, taking a shit, watching porn? Hilarious. Everything up to Adelaide descending below to the underground was enjoyable enough and Peele has an excellent eye for unsettling visuals, but oof. That last act was exactly the sort of goofy, overly serious nonsense that folks skewered M. Night Shyamalan for. I agree with this. That's why I compare this movie to Signs... has some fantastic build up, but the final twist and the last bit of the last act just unravels much of the great stuff that came before it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 26 minutes ago, TMP said: We're only 3 months into the year... many people said Rami would win the Oscar when they saw his face on BR poster so there's that. you don't have to see them all to have a hunch that someone or something is gonna happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JB33 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 This is nothing against Lupita's performance, which is 100% as advertised: I still take Toni Collette's performance from Hereditary. Not that it's no contest either. It's close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, Biggestgeekever said: I had a hard time keeping a straight face during the scene of the Tethered impersonating the theme park guests. So we're really supposed to believe, at any given moment, there's countless of them underground crudely miming sunbathing, riding horses, taking a shit, watching porn? Hilarious. Everything up to Adelaide descending below to the underground was enjoyable enough and Peele has an excellent eye for unsettling visuals, but oof. That last act was exactly the sort of goofy, overly serious nonsense that folks skewered M. Night Shyamalan for. M.NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S THE TETHERING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
