While I didn't really like watching the film (clearly it's intended to be... adversarial to the viewer), I gotta say, it's shocking to me that it was banned from Vimeo, of all places. Tasteless it is, sexually stimulating it ain't.
I'm so excited for this. I loved both the comic and the movie, and the trailer looks great.
I haven't bothered with DC movies since Wonder Woman (2017). It was an OK movie, and then I stepped outside and forgot about it. So I can't speak to how bad those movies are, haha. With Marvel, I do think the quality is good, it's just that I'm not interested anymore. I have a hard time understanding how anyone is still excited after 15 continuous years of the same stuff.
@fraaan asked: <blockquote> am I remembering correctly that you liked Steven universe? Would you wanna go off about it? a more focused question that you are welcome to ignore if you'd rather focus on something else abt the show: Why does it somehow feel like an even more...
I saw this essay on Cohost and found it an interesting read. I've been rewatching Steven Universe recently, and have been getting back into the really meaty part of the show, where the idolized image of Steven's mother starts to unravel. For a show for kids/teens, Steven Universe goes pretty hard.
I'm just bored of superheroes in general, I think. I watched up to the first Avengers movie as they came out, and kind of lost interest after that. GotG was fun, and I liked the first Black Panther. Loved Thor: Ragnarok. There's just probably a limit to how much someone can do with that set of concepts without getting repetitive.
i would love to see revivals of old franchises go the way of the dodo. i am as nostalgic as any millennial but if i want to see indiana jones or ghostbusters or whatever, i'll just watch the originals.
i don't think the superhero franchises are going anywhere, unfortunately. they are still reliable, even with some people losing interest over time. it seems like a good moneymaking bet for disney at least. and all the studios seem really risk-averse lately, more than they used to be.
It's bizarre to me that they're still calling these remakes "live action," even when there are no human characters in the film, and all the animal characters are animated (in a realistic style, but still animated).
I am pumped for the next season of Lower Decks!
I only realized yesterday that Wes Anderson is releasing a new movie this summer. Asteroid City. I watched the trailer, it looks great! On the other side of the spectrum, I'm not usually that big on franchise movies anymore, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem looks delightful. In general it's nice to see CG animation starting to lean into a visual style instead of just imitating Disney/Pixar.
I think it would be a good fit here! Both for discussion of animated films, and for people to share animation they've created and tips/how-tos.
