THREAD - Just saw Bay news about possibly doing Lobo, and you're not going to believe this, but I have some thoughts.
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Seriously, that's his allure. Pure nihilism, and not even in that fun way. There are no joker-like lulz. It's just grim dark release from the agony of caring about life. Lobo is the murder-suicide instinct personified.
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And my greatest worry with a property is someone coming along who actually is a fan / attracted to that deep part of the power fantasy. The movie could get real shitty, real fast. And not on the surface, but in the ugly more invisible ways that keep me up at night.
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Enter Bay: who is much stranger filmmaker than we give credit for, especially how he treats power and character motive. For further thoughts, here's an old article where I deep dive into the endlessly bizarre psychology. http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2014/07/01/film-crit-hulk-smash-hulk-vs.-michael-bay …
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But I'll say this: if his version of Lobo has more Bad Boys 2 in it than it does the comic, then you're onto something much more... well not healthier... just different. And I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm curious.
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uh dolphins?? but yeah Bay is not someone who can do satire or subtly or maybe get the joke of Lobo
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I dont think lobo has a joke. I do not thing it's satire. Or subtle. It's a blunt nothing under the guise of XTREME.
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He's fun as a satirical character (would be cool as a supporting villain). But if you try to do an earnest, non-comedic version of the character, he's lame (see: current Justice League comics). Since I don't think of Bay as a guy who gets satire, I'd also be worried about this.
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I never actually read Lobo, but everything I know about him sounded as a parody. I thought it was a parody!!!! Wow!
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It's parody in the same way that they say logan paul is satire.
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