Jason Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 ‘Monopoly’ Movie in the Works From Margot Robbie and Lionsgate VARIETY.COM After taking on the plastic, fantastic world of "Barbie," producer Margot Robbie is heading to the land of "Monopoly." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I hope she can replicate that success from Barbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 4 minutes ago, Brick said: I hope she can replicate that success from Barbie. Yeah, just get Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach to write the screenplay and get Gerwig to direct and then you're good. Robbie producing and starring in something will be meaningless without good writers and directors. I guess Ridley Scott's version of this announced ages ago is out then (though one can just watch All the Money in the World for his take on Monopoly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Is the Monopoly Go money funding the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I haven't actually seen the Barbie movie, but my understanding is that it is basically the Lego Movie, but slathered with over-the-top anti-patriarchy messaging. I'm guessing a monopoly movie will be the same thing, but for capitalism? Kinda rich coming from Hollywood, one of the most patriarchal and negatively capitalist industries to ever exist... We've had Clue and Battleship... what's next? Candyland? Risk? Life? Mousetrap? Chutes and Ladders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 23 minutes ago, ort said: I haven't actually seen the Barbie movie, but my understanding is that it is basically the Lego Movie, but slathered with over-the-top anti-patriarchy messaging. I'm guessing a monopoly movie will be the same thing, but for capitalism? Kinda rich coming from Hollywood, one of the most patriarchal and negatively capitalist industries to ever exist... We've had Clue and Battleship... what's next? Candyland? Risk? Life? Mousetrap? Chutes and Ladders? If it works, sure. Clue was lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Greatoneshere Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, ort said: I haven't actually seen the Barbie movie, but my understanding is that it is basically the Lego Movie, but slathered with over-the-top anti-patriarchy messaging. I'm guessing a monopoly movie will be the same thing, but for capitalism? Barbie is indeed The Lego Movie made live-action and about dolls for girls as opposed to lego bricks for boys but "over the top" is a bit harsh. Its messaging is right on point for the dum-dum mass audience its appealing to in the same way that The Lego Movie's messaging did the same thing (aka: have fun with your toys between parents and children). The patriarchal messaging is funny and amusing in what is mostly a comedy, if one doesn't get a laugh out of the scene of all the dudes explaining The Godfather or playing the same song on guitar or at the naming of "Mojo Dojo Casa House" I'd say that person is pretty insecure. Then again, this is the same board that felt Nope's messaging was over the top and heavy handed but then when I ask a regular person they've never even seen the movie, and the few that have "didn't get it". So not sure how "over the top" something can be when casual dum-dums aren't getting it. Edit: I mean, there are MAGA incel chuds who don't get Fight Club or American Beauty or American History X. They take the wrong message that the films are actually skewering. So "over the top" seems hard to imagine with people who can't even understand basic film language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: Edit: I mean, there are MAGA incel chuds who don't get Fight Club or American Beauty or American History X. They take the wrong message that the films are actually skewering. So "over the top" seems hard to imagine with people who can't even understand basic film language. People are actively not getting that Helldivers 2 is satirical right now, so that tracks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 29 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: People are actively not getting that Helldivers 2 is satirical right now, so that tracks. So true, it's like, "tell me who you are without telling me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 43 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: So true, it's like, "tell me who you are without telling me". The “it’s not fascism it’s authoritarianism” crowd is really flexing their “technically it’s ephebophilia” muscles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: The “it’s not fascism it’s authoritarianism” crowd is really flexing their “technically it’s ephebophilia” muscles. You gotta love distinctions without a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 5 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: People are actively not getting that Helldivers 2 is satirical right now, so that tracks. Homelander is the good guy bro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 20 minutes ago, Jason said: Homelander is the good guy bro MAGA incel chuds really are the dumbest. Why superhero satire The Boys turned off its rightwing fanbase | Superhero TV | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Amazon’s subversive smash hit has irked some fans with a more overtly political season that dares to position the show’s villain as a Trump stand-in ‘The Boys’ Creator Eric Kripke Tells Toxic Fans to Stop Watching the Show: ‘Eat a Bag of Dicks’ and ‘F— Off to the Sun’ VARIETY.COM The creator of "The Boys" is taking a stand against the show's toxic fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Will it explore the history of Monopoly and how it was originally created to be a satire of capitalism and wealth inequality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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