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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Lobo's maybe the most indulgent, regressive characters I can think of. He gets a lot of attention because he's "outrageous," but really he has the most static & boring power fantasy: he doesn't care about anything.
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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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Replying to @FilmCritHULK
Your article on Bay is what had me worried too. But Bay aside what if they lampooned Lobo by casting Danny McBride as lead?
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haha, yeah the only way to treat characters like lobo seriously is to make them a joke, and then make that joke earnest.
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