The first half of the sci-fi vision and racial class discussion are quite creative

Carolyne 2022-03-26 09:01:06

Matt Damon has been unfavorable recently, and he has made several bad films that have been controversial. The opening film in Venice last year was eye-popping. The core of the criticism seems to be the same as that of "The Great Wall", with its deep-rooted Western-centric rhetoric and colonial thinking. White Western men saving Asian women still have an outdated and rigid portrayal of traditional Eastern women. The sci-fi ideas and racial class discussion in the first half of the script are quite creative. If this trend continues, it might be possible to concoct a sci-fi fable with a strong sense of irony. What is embarrassing is that the second half of the plot began to collapse gradually, sinking in the direction of the so-called white man's spiritual self-salvation. Matt Damon's performance is also embarrassing enough to make people look straight.

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  • Calista 2022-03-22 09:01:57

    At first, I thought I would talk about the mid-life crisis of the middle class. After seeing it, I felt that I would talk about discrimination and predicament after shrinking. Later, it was like talking about conspiracy theories of politicians and scientists, and then environmental protection and survival. At the end of the day, I never imagined that without digging out so many things, I would tell the story of a middle-class American male doctor who fell in love with a third world disabled female fighter and then recognized himself. It took more than two hours! I'm taking off my pants and you're going to show me this?

  • Tara 2021-12-17 08:01:10

    The spectacle is so important and remarkable that it brings unprecedented and climax humor to Payne's movies, and it is impossible for the audience to deliberately ignore it. The story of Xiaorenguo, which makes people worry that it will be dull after leaving the special effects, has also successfully transformed into another wonderful "Beijing Folding". In line with a certain environmental and political correctness principle, Payne somewhat simplifies and portrays the poor "little people" of the Third World led by Vietnamese women and portrays them as righteous heroes.

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  • Ngoc Lan Tran: Other night on boat, what kind of fuck you give me?

    Paul Safranek: What?

    Ngoc Lan Tran: What kind of fuck you give me?

    Paul Safranek: What kind? I don't...

    Ngoc Lan Tran: American people, eight kind of fuck. Love fuck, hate fuck, sex-only fuck, break-up fuck, make-up fuck, drunk fuck, buddy fuck, pity fuck.

  • [first lines]

    Dr. Andreas Jacobsen: [in Danish to technician who has rushed into his office] Yes, Jørgen?

    Dr. Jorgen Asbjørnsen: [in Norwegian] We have it... Andreas, we have it... It works!

    [the embrace]