TLDR “I liked this movie and everyone else are stupid dum dums for not falling over themselves about it.”
The article continually acknowledges and then hand waves away the critiques of Furiosa.
When people enjoy something I much prefer when they just stick to talking about the things they enjoyed about it, and have the confidence to allow readers to be won over. It is exhausting when someone is making an appeal that has the texture of a condemnation for not already agreeing.
The article continually acknowledges and then hand waves away the critiques of Furiosa.
Truly. I could physically feel my eyes rolling in their sockets when I read:
Furiosa, it must be confessed, does not reach the same heights of jaw-dropping splendor. Truly, the worst that can be said of it is that it’s not Fury Road. But isn’t that also what’s special about the film? It’s not trying to be a movie you’ve seen already. Miller, who’s never really repeated himself with this series (every Mad Max is kind of its own eccentric thing), draws a direct line of continuity to Fury Road without mimicking its tight time frame and daisy-chained set piece structure. Having already perfected that form, what would be the point of recycling it?
As if 1) Fury Road was actually a perfect movie and 2) that’s at all relevant for the article’s argument that “this movie should’ve done better!!”
TLDR “I liked this movie and everyone else are stupid dum dums for not falling over themselves about it.”
The article continually acknowledges and then hand waves away the critiques of Furiosa.
When people enjoy something I much prefer when they just stick to talking about the things they enjoyed about it, and have the confidence to allow readers to be won over. It is exhausting when someone is making an appeal that has the texture of a condemnation for not already agreeing.
Truly. I could physically feel my eyes rolling in their sockets when I read:
As if 1) Fury Road was actually a perfect movie and 2) that’s at all relevant for the article’s argument that “this movie should’ve done better!!”
Thanks for the comment, saved me some time.