my only issue with the film is that I wish it doubled down on the colonialism stuff. Subtext is there, but it could've been better explored
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THERE'S LINES LITERALLY CALLING IT OUT, TALK OF REVOLUTION, SLAVERY, AND BLOOD BUILDING EMPIRES. IT'S TEXT, NOT SUBTEXT.
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of course, but I felt it didn't do too much apart from say those things? Like, the indictment of Asgard it seemed they were building to...
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IT HAS THE DIRECT EFFECT OFF UNDOING TWO ENTIRE SOCIETIES SOOOOOO....?
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you are right...I guess what happen does indict Asgard, but I do feel the film is just short of further introspection if that makes sense?
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It's a superhero movie! JFC, why do you think ticket sales are falling through the floor. Not everything has to have a fucking message.
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Actually, everything does have a message, whether we mean it to or not. It's kind of the grounding law of semiotics. The questions is
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Whether or not we make it coherent, and I argue this film makes it coherent. It's also designed not to "get in the way" of being a superfun
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Superhero movie. And beyond that, tickets are falling but revenue still good and it's heck of a lot more complicated than the fact
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That some nerd writer on the internet (me) thinks themes are just another reason to love movies. In fact, it has nothing to do with that.
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Listen: the average cinema-goer works hard 5 or 6 days a week; they just want to be entertained. They want to be able to laugh for a couple
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of hours, and they're willing to pay ridiculous ticket prices to do it. None of them - NONE OF THEM - want subliminal messaging about
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