Emblazon Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Easily my favorite movie of the year so far. The dialogue is so on point, and every aspect of the movie hits on every level. And the comedy. You wouldn't expect it, but the movie is fucking hilarious. I didn't want the movie to end--I'm ready for the TV series--The Life and Times of Miles & Smiles. Both Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal are going to be movie stars sooner than later. Up until the final dramatic scene of the film (which is Diggs through and through and absolutely spectacular), I'd go so far as to say Casal steals the movie. I have little doubt this film is going to be on the short list for best original screenplay at the awards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 @Anzo you HAVE to see this. Diggs raps through the majority of the movie and it's everything you'd want it to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdyb1 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 People are talking this up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazatron Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I watched Sorry to Bother You first, thought it had some interesting takes but I felt that it fell apart towards the end. I then watched Blindspotting and was completely blown away. Growing up and still living in the Bay Area helped it resonate/relate even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALIEN-gunner Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I keep meaning to see it, but I’ve been uncharacteristicly busy lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 15 hours ago, Amazatron said: I watched Sorry to Bother You first, thought it had some interesting takes but I felt that it fell apart towards the end. I then watched Blindspotting and was completely blown away. Growing up and still living in the Bay Area helped it resonate/relate even more. I was ROLLING during Sorry to Bother You, but Blindspotting is a whole other level of filmmaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Also, I went to the Lionsgate cocktail party at Cinemacon and Diggs and Casal were doing a meet and greet. I was several gin and tonics in at this point when my wife and I accidentally got put into the line. I had just seen the trailer for the flick that morning and when I te up there I said “Oh Bros, I saw your trailer. I really hope your movie is good.” but all slurry like. They both start laughing and Diggs is like “Yeah man we hope so too.” They were nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 I'm really hoping both their (film) careers take off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 That boat scene though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I tried to see it this week, but my local theater was only showing it in the middle of the afternoon. I'm planning on seeing it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Is this the official Black People Movies thread? Heading out shortly for Blackkklansman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 The Meg has a black person in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Got into an argument with some random on Facebook because he said the rap at the end felt like a cop out because it came out of nowhere. I let him know that the entire film was built using spoken verse. He didn't see it that way. I sent him a link to an article where Casal was interviewed saying spoken verse was the SPINE of the movie. His response? "What the filmmakers intended and what comes across on the screen aren't always the same thing." No motherfucker, you're just fucking STOOPID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I mean, I agree with what he said about filmmaker intentions vs. the finished product...bu he also didn’t seem to get what was clearly on screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I'll gladly admit that I don't often "get it", but I thought that the final rap was clearly set up and earned. If I had any problem with that climatic scene, it has to do with Spoiler the gun. Collin said over and over that he wanted nothing to do with that gun. When he took it from Miles after the party, I thought he would have dumped it immediately. I don't know why he would have kept it, other than for that climax to work, which he couldn't have seen coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I don't think this is necessarily the best film of the year, but it's probably the film of this moment. Sorry To Bother You had a lot to say on a broad range of topics, and I found that its didacticism and hyperbole went hand in hand. Blindspotting is focused on a much smaller subset of issues that it explores much more carefully, if still bluntly. It does an excellent job of building themes through character work, and, importantly, is consistently entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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