• glimse@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This article sucks

    Spoilers for anyone who hasn’t seen it…

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    No shit??? Nathan grappling with the unexplainable draw he has to her is literally part of the story.

    I saw it two weeks ago so it’s not fresh on my mind but doesn’t it literally end with Amanda calling him out as he struggles to make sense of it.

    But to say he fell for it is a bit hyperbolic. He was obviously drawn in but he’s extremely suspicious for the entire film. Their first interview includes him telling her he thinks it’s a PR stunt.

    They don’t come right out and give a conclusion but it’s obvious he doesn’t believe her.

    • engagewithzorp@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      I think the theme is more along the lines of, he knows intellectually that Elizabeth is lying but she triggers authentic emotions of trust and sympathy. He’s smart enough to not let his emotional reaction override his intellect but he’s fascinated at the cognitive dissonance.

      It’s similar in style to The Rehearsal, he shows you how Elizabeth can manipulate people by example instead of just talking about it

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      The number of people who don’t understand the film is truly staggering. We need to fund education in this country for better media literacy if nothing else.

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        I agree but I think it’s understandable to not understand the nuance here. Most documentaries go in with a point to make and this one did not.

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      Dang, I can’t unsee it lol. Straight up gender swapped zuck. It’s mostly the soulless liar’s eyes that do it

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      4 days ago

      If it’s a satire what is it satirizing? If Fielder is playing a character and is a subject of the film why is it billed as an actual documentary instead of a mockumentary?

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        3 days ago

        The only explanation thing I can think of is that the character he’s playing falls for Holmes’ bullshit, while he didn’t actually fall for it.

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          4 days ago

          Alright I searched for “Is you can see everything satire” and “what does you can see everything satirize” and came up with nothing. Any other suggestions?

          • Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            It is satirizing documentaries themselves in how they are never truly objective, the documenter will always have biases and agendas so the documentary will never be objective. The character Nathan is playing is Nathan Fielder, the documentarian. The character is personifying what I previously said, his character is getting caught up in the bullshit of Holmes. It’s not billed as a mockumentary because it’s Nathan Fielder, his whole career is messing with people. I haven’t even seen it billed as any other genre than “Husband”. The movie is a comedy. There is plenty of information out there on it so maybe you just need to use a search engine better.

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      3 days ago

      I’ve seen a lot of Nathan Fielder’s work from Nathan for You, The Rehearsal, and even The Curse. This is like the one time I’ve seen him not play a character or satirize anything.