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Basically JJ got Boyega and they gave up after that.
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jivjov posted:Any word on who green-lit Oscar Isaac, then? He's Guatemalan-American Oscar has been on an endless upswing in terms of stardom and women find him goddamn irresistible, so it wasn't exactly a hard sell. Also if you showed the average person a picture of Oscar Isaac in his normal clothes, just walking around, a chunk would probably assume he's part, if not all, white (at least if his hair is cropped short - when he lets it grow out, you go "yeah this guy is Latino as gently caress". Or if he has a mustache. Seriously.) And on top of that, Central Americans in general are relatively "safe" to Hollywood for whatever reason. Probably because they've been around the business forever given LA's location and the migrant patterns of the area. Boyega is a dude that hadn't really done much since Attack The Block (literally three movies, one a British crime drama, one a small part in a Nigerian historical drama, and an American indie the year before TFA). He, in this case, is more of a risk than if Abrams had pitched the studio on, say, Michael B. Jordan in the role.
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Jun 29, 2016 21:56
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Poe and Hux test droids is a good Star Wars
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Jun 29, 2016 22:03
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turtlecrunch posted:Basically JJ got Boyega and they gave up after that. Maz
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Jun 29, 2016 22:17
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Parachute posted:Longer shots that serve only to make the film more beautiful are totally cool with me esp in a Star Wars universe cmon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud1zpHW3ito
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Parachute posted:Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Yes!
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Jun 29, 2016 23:52
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Rah long shots.
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Jun 30, 2016 00:30
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I can't tell who likes long shots and who doesn't, we're operating on too many levels of irony
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Jun 30, 2016 00:32
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I love Avatar does that help.
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Jun 30, 2016 01:09
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General Dog posted:I can't tell who likes long shots and who doesn't, we're operating on too many levels of irony I legit love long shots without any irony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evd_WJA0gvY
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Jun 30, 2016 01:56
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I think most movies would be better if their shots were longer on average.
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Jun 30, 2016 02:18
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Bongo Bill posted:I think most movies would be better if their shots were longer on average. As long as they took some other shots out, otherwise they'd be six hours long.
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Jun 30, 2016 02:19
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General Dog posted:As long as they took some other shots out, otherwise they'd be six hours long. I also think movies would be better on average if they brought back intermissions.
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Jun 30, 2016 02:36
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Too bad she didn't ask Cameron what he thought of The Revenant as a follow-up.
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Jun 30, 2016 02:40
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The Revenant was fantastic. Jesus Christ.
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Jun 30, 2016 02:41
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That wasn't a cynical comment/shot at The Revenant.
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I know I just love saying the Revenant is wonderful.
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Jun 30, 2016 02:51
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long shots are insanely good and the post-9/11 move to schizophrenic editing will be looked on as a gauche artistic artifact of our age
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Homework Explainer posted:long shots are insanely good and the post-9/11 move to schizophrenic editing will be looked on as a gauche artistic artifact of our age We've already moved back from that compared with a decade ago. Quantum of Solace is edited that way because of poor decision making, but it also legitimately feels like other films of the era.
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Jun 30, 2016 03:08
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Long shots are neat. I just like the camera to be moving at all times.
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CelticPredator posted:Long shots are neat. I just like the camera to be moving at all times. Blech.
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CelticPredator posted:Long shots are neat. I just like the camera to be moving at all times. Don't ever watch Hunger
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CelticPredator posted:Long shots are neat. I just like the camera to be moving at all times. You would probably enjoy the cinematography of the cutscenes in Metal Gear Solid V.
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Jun 30, 2016 04:37
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I SAID I LIKE, not EVERYTHING HAS TO BE. You can lock it down if you have too, but that ain't my game. Camera movement is dope. I especially love the really slow dolly shots. Like the one during the opening of The Neon Demon.
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It's interesting to hear from Cameron about the pacing. I really agree with him about the lack of shots 'for the sake of' shots. It seems like most big films these days give a requisite single establishing shot on location change and then move on. There's little breathing room in the modern blockbuster. Pacing is really where good films become great.
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Revenant was better as a book
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Homework Explainer posted:he's extremely correct but the avatar sequels are going to bomb so hard rip He should re-focus his efforts on making an Avatar-themed porno for VR platforms like the Oculus Rift. That's where the future money's at. And he already has a built-in customer base that'll be there on day one, guaranteed.
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well why not posted:It's interesting to hear from Cameron about the pacing. I really agree with him about the lack of shots 'for the sake of' shots. It seems like most big films these days give a requisite single establishing shot on location change and then move on. There's little breathing room in the modern blockbuster. Pacing is really where good films become great. Movies are turning into tv, tv is turning into movies.
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Cameron made avatar, the most base story sci movie released in as long as I can remember and titanic why is he relevant in a Star Wars thread? Anyway Lego Star Wars is great and there is a scene in the tutorial where they reference Luke on endow seeing the ghosts and they make it a point to have ghost Anakin and ghost Vader.
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rear end Catchcum posted:Cameron made avatar, the most base story sci movie released in as long as I can remember and titanic why is he relevant in a Star Wars thread? He's relevant because he's a prominent filmmaker and friend of George Lucas who just commented on the latest Star Wars movie after being asked about it in an interview. Avatar has a pretty basic story but it also has a clear sense of purpose and is very visually imaginative. I don't care for it that much overall, but I respect it for those reasons, in addition to be being a true passion project rather than a cash grab. Titanic is a good movie.
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rear end Catchcum posted:Cameron made avatar, the most base story sci movie released in as long as I can remember and titanic why is he relevant in a Star Wars thread? He gave an interview where he expressed his opinion that Lucas' six(he specified six) films are more visually interesting than TFA.
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That's fine I'm not going to listen to a taylor swift interview where she comments on queens of the Stone Age just because they happen to work in the same medium.
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And wowzers that some old white dude sided with his other white dude friend. "I liked when the movies had longer shots. Of white people."
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Jun 30, 2016 17:56
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James Cameron is a talented director. I'm interested in his opinions regarding films.
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rear end Catchcum posted:And wowzers that some old white dude sided with his other white dude friend. "I liked when the movies had longer shots. Of white people." Are you implying that James Cameron didn't like TFA because of Boyega and the other non-white cast or...?? Just make your accusation if you have one.
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rear end Catchcum posted:And wowzers that some old white dude sided with his other white dude friend. "I liked when the movies had longer shots. Of white people." Oh wow you're so progressive! *completely ignores Bongo Bill's video of a long shot scene from a movie with an Asian director and Asian cast*
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I think it's fair to consider Cameron's opinion considering he was responsible for a number of iconic scifi movies. I do think it's rather unfair to pit a single film against two trilogies in terms of innovative design, especially when said film focuses on resolving post-OT questions instead of establishing grand new environments and locations (although Starkiller and Jakku are still pretty great in this regard). If we toss in Rogue One, for example, we see a lot of new creative elements because it gets to play with wholly unexplored territory.
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Nobody is saying that Cameron's opinion is somehow the definitive final word on TFA, so there's really no need for defensiveness. Its just fun and interesting to hear a director as successful as he is give their opinion on another director's work. Its something that rarely happens, usually they are very hesitant to state any opinion about movies they didn't work on.
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Neurolimal posted:I think it's fair to consider Cameron's opinion considering he was responsible for a number of iconic scifi movies. But even from turtlecrunch's excerpts that is exactly what he is said: "Uh, I don't want to say too much about the film, so, I also have a lot of respect for JJ Abrams and I want to see where they're taking it next, you know? See what they're doing with it... I have to say that I felt George's group of six films had more innovative visual imagination. This film was more of a retrenchment to things you had seen before, characters you had seen before, and it took a few baby steps forward with new characters. So for me the jury's out, I want to see where they go with it." He's just flat out saying he wants to wait and see where it goes and won't say too much until then, but right now it's just rehashing stuff from the OT.
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