Well you might want to stay clear of a documentaries like Free Solo or The Alpinist…
Funny, as a youth well into my 20s, heights were nothing less than exciting. Now?
Kinda more like forcing yourself to scare your inner survival gland.
Too bad, it could have been a great flick - I find I can quite easily recognize scripts written by millennials…
Yes - heights became a problem for me sometime in my late 30s.
Not sure why 
The Alpinist is sensational. Marc-Andre Leclerc’s solo climbs of Cerro Torre and Torre Egger in Patagonia are legend. I’m stunned by the camera work in this documentary. I frankly don’t know how some of the footage was taken.
Yes a few years ago I got completely addicted to seeking out mountain climbing documentaries - there are several out there. Usually focused on disasters and tragedies. I think I was just trying to wrap my head around what drives some people to risk their life repeatedly, walk over bodies and step around dying people just to achieve a personal goal.
I still can’t comprehend it.
Ok Boomer
Exactly.
It is too often fraught with unimaginative cliches.
Like blanket characterizations of millennials?
(I will never understand ageism and the insults levied by and at various age groups )
A blanket characterization would be something like: All millennials write scripts a certain way.
I merely said that I can usually recognize a script that was written by someone who went to school after cursive writing was prohibited and tends to communicate with language such as: Plz R U RLY down to hitting that dope party at Skyler’s crib. Ima tryna memba to wear my sick threads. OMG LOL……
Millennial is the actual term given to that particular generation.
I’m not saying they all talk like that, but if I did overhear that conversation, I’m pretty certain it isn’t a fellow boomer.
I’m sorry if you felt I insulted someone.
I doubt anyone is particularly upset. I am merely pointing out that derisively concluding the movie was written by millennials as a pejorative comment insults an entire diverse group.
A movie “fraught with unimaginative cliches” is just as likely to have been written by a Boomer - perhaps more likely - or by a member of any other age group. Out of sheer numbers alone any movie is more likely to be produced by Boomers; there are many more Boomers than any other age group and they are in positions of authority.
Keep in mind the oldest millennials are now in their forties with kids, houses, mortgages. They are hardly sitting around announcing “Ima tryna memba to wear my sick threads.”
in any event, the movie appears silly and obviously unrealistic. But one knows this going in.
Interesting how quickly commentary on a recent film can diverge to the point I lose track of what film we’re talking about. Fall, correct? I was well aware from the synopsis and the trailer I had seen what I was paying for when it was released. It was as expected, preposterous entertainment. Nothing more. Pretty sure I zoned out not much caring about the script halfway through. Frankly, the behind the scenes description of how the film was made is more interesting. I was curious what tower was used and how the camera work was pulled off.
Getting us back on track so to say with Babel.
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I can’t rave enough about one of the best animated feature films in years:
Everything you may have read about this DreamWorks home run is true. Starting with the cast. Antonio Banderas as Puss, Salma Hayek as Softpaws, Olivia Coleman as Mama Bear and especially Wagner Moura as Wolf/Death who stalks Puss to take his 9th life. Every casting choice is inspired. The dialog is snappy and full of wry references to all manner of fairy tale characters. You won’t catch them all the first time. But the animation is what puts it on another plane. It’s something I don’t recall seeing before: state of the art CGI but with a traditional hand drawn animation look. It’s eye popping. Catch it while it’s still in theaters because it just has to been seen on the big screen. It’s a 2023 Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Film. I’m rooting for it to win.
Ouch ouch ouch ouch!
I watched Babylon tonight. For movies, I have two rules:
If Brad Pitt is in it I watch it.
If Margot Robbie is in it I watch it.
The are both in this one. I think it may have permanently damaged me. Dang.
And like Gilligan’s Island, a three hour tour.
We watched Tar over the weekend, and I agree it’s well acted and beautifully shot, but I can’t say I found it to be a positive experience overall.
While I enjoyed a lot of it - the first half, in which the focus is primarily on the music, conducting, the culture of musical mentorship (the figurative and literal passing of the baton), fame, and even the hassles of dealing with record companies - I recall thinking, “this is fantastic! But if you’re not into classical music, it must be tedious as hell.”
It was the second half that was the problem for me. It left me cringing as the plot mechanics began to intrude, and it became something of an exercise in watching her self-destruct, in part from her own poor choices, and in part from young members of a cancel culture who view even landmark art through the lens of gender politics. And while I can appreciate the art form of watching train wrecks, it’s not really something I can enjoy unless I can fully invest myself in the character, whether for or against. That was very hard to do with Lydia Tar, who presents a mildly sympathetic character, but is not in the least likable. Blanchett was wonderful though, as was the rest of the cast, and as I said, it’s shot beautifully. And what a gorgeous concert hall! I assume that’s the Berlin’s home base.