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an0maly said:
It exemplifies a late-Kubrick main oeuvre conception, the distortive, stunted, emotional repression of "all the best people"--a recurring critical theme of Kubrick in this film that will be repeated in The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut.
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What do you mean by this. I love all those movies, but this one a lot less. I really liked it and I’m sure it’ll grow on me, but it didn’t hit me on the level of those nor of Jeanne Dielman.

The photography was stunning, breathtaking at times. The composition and symmetry, some shots looked exactly like Van Gogh landscapes. And I’m not a period piece guy at all but this won me over early and held me tight.

BUT, I wasn’t engrossed in the same way I was with every detail of JD nor was I interested in the era like I am with FMJ, nor did it spur psychological introspection the way EWS did.

The quality was easy to sense and I was thrilled to be seeing it in 35mm… but it didn’t hit me viscerally nearly on the level of those others you mentioned.
 
I watched War Machine last night. It's not a very good movie, I would not recommend.

The overall premise is silly.
 
Saw Michael last night. As a child of the 80s, it was fun remembering how HUGE he was at that time. I can remember watching the Thriller video debut and him moonwalking during Motown25. I also never realized that he actually worked with LAPD and brought in real Bloods and Crips for the Beat It video. The technology they used to recreate the sound of his speaking voice was impressive.

That being said, the movie was also clearly an effort to whitewash some of his troubling past and paint him in a very sympathetic light. It was also a little weird that three of his siblings were nowhere to be found in the movie.
 
fourheels said:
Saw Michael last night. As a child of the 80s, it was fun remembering how HUGE he was at that time. I can remember watching the Thriller video debut and him moonwalking during Motown25. I also never realized that he actually worked with LAPD and brought in real Bloods and Crips for the Beat It video. The technology they used to recreate the sound of his speaking voice was impressive.

That being said, the movie was also clearly an effort to whitewash some of his troubling past and paint him in a very sympathetic light. It was also a little weird that three of his siblings were nowhere to be found in the movie.
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Which three siblings were missing? I guess when you’re one of nine siblings, it’s hard to find time to fit all of them into the movie.
 
Icky Mettle said:
Which three siblings were missing? I guess when you’re one of nine siblings, it’s hard to find time to fit all of them into the movie.
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Randy, Rebbie and Janet. The other siblings all got various production credits. Apparently at least Janet did not want to be involved so they just completely omitted her.
 
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fourheels said:
That being said, the movie was also clearly an effort to whitewash some of his troubling past
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Maybe they were trying to make the movie mirror his efforts to lighten his skin tone (I probably shouldn't be jesting about either of these issues but I can't help myself)...
 
hedge said:
Maybe they were trying to make the movie mirror his efforts to lighten his skin tone (I probably shouldn't be jesting about either of these issues but I can't help myself)...
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LOL, actually you're right on the nose! They tried to "explain" the skin tone in the movie
 
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