You've got to be joking?
Good movies that don't fit the Hollywood stereotype
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Whoever is about to recommend John Wick, please don't!
It's pretty clear no one read the actual post. People are just posting action movies... a lot of which involve gangs and violence! I grew out action movies after my teens.
It's pretty clear no one read the actual post. People are just posting action movies... a lot of which involve gangs and violence! I grew out action movies after my teens.
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Yeah, what's with that? You think these directors, after all these years, would have a theme to explore that the average person can actually relate to.
I think I'll just stick to the 'red pill movie' thread! There were a few good ones there.
Yeah I guess I relate to a naked woman and adultery of cheating from a film like Shame (2011) better than a story arc of growing into my own power like Percy Jackson (2013)
But it's alright, you weren't specific about 'no action movies' and to be fair the violence is limited to somewhat cgi and against 'monsters' so I guess I liked the imagery of battling my own demons verses... cheating on a wife I don't have.
You weren't specific about nudity either, to be fair.
Anyway I didn't follow your format either. I posted Percy Jackson because it has good themes of growing into your own power, it doesn't focus entirely on the female storyarc and characterarc (which is a typical hollywood stereotype of the modern era; this was a sequel to a 2010 movie) and at it's heart it's a story of a son who lost touch with his estranged father and grandfather.
This is just a recommended watch list anyway. If we are posting a film which might not be well received it's probably a good idea to lead up with the why you like it as was posted in the OP.
I guess I could've chosen a better title. What I'm really after is something that is true to life. And something that allows one to examine their own life. "Storyarc and characterarc" is true to life. Fantasy, sci-fi or witchcraft harry potter stuff is for chodes who have no experience of life so hence the lack of interest in drama/romance.
However I don't think there's an option for changing titles.
This is storytelling were talking about here... granted it's visual but at it's core that's what films are.
I think we're at an impass where we're trying to argue violence or nudity making a film better than another film. Let's just accept we have different tastes in film and not worry too much about it. We probably posted respective titles for the right reasons and are arguing for the wrong ones.
I'm doing no fap right now, and nudity is probably a bad idea, but I'm going to watch your film and find out why you liked it so much rather than tell you why you shouldn't.
Release the Kraken.
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There's this great movie that goes against all Hollywood canon called Real Life.
It has some sections in the city where it's like a dystopian nightmare, but then some other parts in the countryside and forest where it's pretty chill. The characters range from interesting to trivial, but the best part is that you can get it for free just by not staring at a screen.
It has some sections in the city where it's like a dystopian nightmare, but then some other parts in the countryside and forest where it's pretty chill. The characters range from interesting to trivial, but the best part is that you can get it for free just by not staring at a screen.
It would help to know what your age is (or age range).
But I'll throw out three more films:
-Sideways
-Barton Fink
-Into The Wild
Let me know if you've seen these.
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Not much character arc in this film but every guy on this forum should see this classic movie as there are a couple of life lessons to be learned here. Paul Newman plays a lovable loser who is sentenced to a prison term in a Florida prison farm and yet refuses to play by their rules.
Can you be more specific?
tt0079781 I don't think this is the film you mean.
All 3 titles were good, but this one was particularly great.
Just found this one:
www.imdb.com
Rise (2014) - IMDb
Rise: Directed by Mack Lindon. With Jessica Green, Martin Sacks, Daniel Nelson, Tade Adepoyibi. The true story of a young man falsely accused of rape and sentenced to six years in a maximum security prison. He must rely on survival skills and an unlikely bond with an infamous inmate to prove his...
www.imdb.com
Harry Black and The Tiger
BTW the IMDB description is wrong!
It's an interesting psychological study but also pretty thrilling.
BTW the IMDB description is wrong!
It's an interesting psychological study but also pretty thrilling.
Slapshot with Paul Newman has become my favorite sports comedy of all time. Scent of a Woman with Al Pacino from mid 90’s was excellent. Very underrated movie called Warrior about 2 brothers who are MMA fighters I enjoyed a lot. Great family drama going on in that film.
BKNY Steve
Pigeon
Cinderella Man. Manly, with a woman portrayed as an actual wife, and the church is positively portrayed as an integral part of life.
BKNY Steve
Pigeon
The Eagle. A Roman legion film that is rather accurate, and the only speaking part for a woman in it is a woman laughing. it's a manly film.
Sy Oppenheimer
Chicken
I saw this recently.