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Why this question? In this hostile tone? Is it because you take my thought on the show as a attack on DIF? Because I like the show and you guys a lot. But I don't agree with some of the things you talk about as gospel?
EDIT: Dorkman: Some how I only saw "I'm starting to wonder if you actually listen to the show very much." as an answer. That's why I implied the hostile tone. When I replied the whole answer popped up without edit tag to your post.
Maybe my last post should have the caveat that this is based on how I experience the show.
I'm glad for you to have found your perfect podcast but I do not experience DIF as a podcast with film critics, which are dime a dosen. If you are right then I would argue the real value of the DIF lies in the anomalies.
I'm a little bit afraid of this attitude that anyone, be it a single person or a group, can distill some kind of universal truth about how to tell a story. It kind of dismisses the cultural variations of how stories are told and argues that there is only one "right" way to tell a story. It brings to mind the Hollywoodization of storytelling which is then again a form of American exceptionalism that I'm not comfortable with.
Sadly yeah!
The reason why I fell in love with DIF was the "How did this get made" attitude of the show. The storys behind the making of. The technical stuff, cameras, software, techniques etc. Being a vfx heavy was a bonus that just made my day.
Take Looper episode for example. Instead of being a show that talks about movies, slanting towards the technical aspects and behind the scenes history of the production the show was just another show with film critics.
Hanging on your own definitions on what makes a good movie (magic beans, "prerfect movie" etc. you focused on your own feeling towards the movie (instead of doing that in the beginning and at the end) for the whole episode.
In the Looper episode you were so exited to rip on the movie because it did not fit into what you consider the only way to tell a story. I believe you were so focused on the mechanics you totally overlooked both what the filmmaker was talking about (redemption) and you skated over the filmmaking elements in your fervor to beat the move up for not being the movie you would have made.
The Art of Jean Baptiste Monge
Second that...
The two biggest "dropped the ball" episodes for me are Looper and Pans Labyrinth.
My new Facebook policy
One thing that consistently surprises me is the extent of use of matte paintings back then (and still now I guess) in films I never thought were anything but mostly real. Indy and Co. walking up to Pankot palace for example.
Yeah, and of course the most iconic matte painting in the Indy franchise... the Warehouse.
Bromance if there ever was one...
... he will join you in Valhöll ( Valhalla to you yanks) if you both die in battle and the Valkyrjur (Valkyrie) judge you fit...
... and your question?
Why did they not just kill young Seth?
Did Abe not make it clear that he (they) won’t kill Seth because that would be too dangerous to the future?
RJ has said that time travel was not fully understood by the mobsters (they are criminals, not scientists) so that much of what they do is to not mess more with the timeline than absolutely necessary. That is why they close the loops by having the Loopers kill them selfs and thereby not affecting more people than themselves and the "marks" they are contracted to kill.
Thanks.
It took me forever to model this little sucker...
Thanks
This render is a powder cartridge. It's sandy and really brittle when it comes out of the printer. Then you have to apply a resin to harden the model. Newer printers are so much better but I love this little guy.
Few old renders of my Gray
Basic Clay Render
Clay Isoline Render
Composite Map Render
Face Map Render
3D printout of the little guy
Not quite "behind the scenes" but something happened behind the scenes for this to happen...
Not only that but the involvement of the Chinese production company had additional benefits.
China only allows few western movies into the country every year. Because Looper was partly funded by Chinese money the movie was not subjected to this quota and therefore got access to a HUGE market it otherwise would not be able to access.
I think we should all be clear on one thing here, DIF aren't actually saying the movie is bad, just that there are things wrong with it. Which there is. The episode would be really dull if they all loved every bit of the film and wanked over it for two hours.
Also, I loved that Twitter transcript with Dorkman being passionate and Teague being a whore
Well, they kind of did... and the episode would not be dull if they focused on covering the craft of filmmaking rather than focusing way, way too much on their own opinions.
Could not say about Dorkman but in no way was Teague being a whore... He did exactly what he should have done.
For the record... I'm totally in Rian Johnson corner on this one.
p.s.
Not only did RJ direct the Fly, one of the greatest bottle episode I've ever seen, but also in season five he directed episode 4 called Fifty-One. It was the beautiful episode where Skyler went into the pool during the dinner party.
It also had this gem...
Can I get a hell yeah?
FOCUSING ON STAR WARS: EPISODE VII, LUCASFILM POSTPONES EPISODES II AND III 3D
Welcome to the forums Kevin, there are a few Browncoats floating around here so you should fit right in.
Where from the States are you from?
p.s.
Is LEARNING the new WINNING?
No but I was so so close to killing myself. Was drunk, we went to the swimming pool in my town. Climed the fence and I took of my clothes and jumped from a high concrete bank into the deep end. In the air I saw the pool had been emptied during the night and was just starting to fill up. Fortunately there was about a meter of water in the bottom where I was jumping into and it broke my fall. Drunk as we were we just moved over to the hot tub and the sauna. In retrospect I was close to killing my self there. The fall down must have been at least 5-6 meters.
What's the weirdest animal you have ever eaten?
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