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Segue posted:I'm interested in what people thought of the third act which I've seen described as the film's failing. I thought it was a bit unsubtle but actively focuses on that primary film capture goal and ways of being seen, hyperfocus of modern society on that and overall it just creates a beautifully tense spectacle as the alien unfurls completely. I loved it and everyone else seems to hate it. Ah well. The third act is good but it feels like there's five minutes missing to set it up. Peele did a good job of calling back to the cinematographer (no pun intended) earlier on but then he just kind of shows up. But then I also think Peele did a poor job of working Angel as well but that happens early on enough that it doesn't ultimately matter much. I really liked it btw. I guess that just makes the little parts where it didn't quite work more frustrating. The callback to the beginning when Gordy looks at the camera and we find out he's actually looking at Jupe was very unsettling. And the way Peele used jump scares to add tension before the first big attack was really well done.
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The_Doctor posted:
Played by the same guy who played Kong in Skull Island. And a chimp in the Planet movies.
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Jul 23, 2022 06:55
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Did they show Jean Jacket's unfurling? It felt like one second it was the floating eyeball and the next it had all the big sails out. Did I miss something?
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Jul 24, 2022 00:56
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Looking back, it's pretty messed up that they put her in the trailer out of context. It came off like it's supposed to be freaky.
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Jul 24, 2022 08:09
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SEX HAVER 40000 posted:yuen killed it, its amazing how skillfully he uses the showman mask to recontextualize his trauma His physical performance was amazing. He conveyed OJ's sadness with just his body language.
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Jul 25, 2022 02:14
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If he doesn't take the film, his "You don't deserve the impossible" line doesn't make much sense.
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Jul 26, 2022 02:59
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Phy posted:If there's anything that doesn't sit right with me about the movie it's Gordy's Home being filmed in 1998. That is a late 80s high concept family sitcom. That and the dad making a run for it. It's believable that someone in that situation would try but it's also one of those yelling at the screen horror movie things.
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Jul 26, 2022 18:52
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deety posted:A friend and I recently went to a roadside attraction that was at someone's house, and one of the people who ran it invited us to look at the behind-the-scenes area of one of the displays. We went through an old junk room to a small, enclosed space with the host standing between us and the exit, which had a padlock hooked outside the door. I hadn't thought about it before but Fincher did something like this in Zodiac and Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
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Jul 26, 2022 19:26
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Are there any other movies where the unidentified object is a whole alien?
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Jul 30, 2022 02:52
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If you take out Gordy, Jupe becomes just a red shirt.
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Jul 31, 2022 02:41
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buglord posted:How does this movie (and Get Out) compare to Us? I havent seen Us yet but upon reflection I think Get Out was the more enjoyable experience for me. I rewatched Us after Nope and it was a lot sillier than I remember. Winston Duke's character undercuts every scene he's in with comedy, even when he's fighting for his life. And you really have to suspend disbelief, even for a movie like this.
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Jul 31, 2022 19:37
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The_Doctor posted:
I assumed some sort of mind control by the aliens.
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Aug 1, 2022 08:16
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But they only succeed when they look at it. OJ refused to leave early and then went back after they escaped to Angel's apartment. And then they were able to get it to Jupe's by both looking at it. In the theater, I assumed Peele was saying something about trauma/grief and having to acknowledge it.
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Aug 1, 2022 19:33
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Jurassic Park is what came to mind while I was watching it specifically because of the spectacle.
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Aug 2, 2022 03:08
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OJ and Em's entire motivation is to make money because they're being forced to sell off their legacy and people think them succeeding in the money making operation that they planned for most of the movie is bad?
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Aug 8, 2022 21:50
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mysterious frankie posted:The only thing about that is if we accept the reward amount Em throws out is accurate then they’d be making 100k, minus costs and repairs, possibly split three ways if they share with Angel. That might not be a lot of money for a functioning horse ranch, and in the larger scheme of things a payday doesn’t reverse the downward trajectory their corner of the industry was heading in even before the events of the film. Absolute best case scenario, given the information we’re get in the movie, is that OJ lets Em manage the exploitation of the catastrophe, she does a good job, and they maybe segue that into some kind of other career. I don't think Angel is a full partner.
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Aug 9, 2022 00:16
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If Peele the writer intended for the ending to be bittersweet, Peele the director must've missed it because there's nothing in the filmmaking language that suggests that it's a bittersweet ending. Everything ends pretty triumphantly.
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Aug 9, 2022 21:22
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1stGear posted:A darkly amusing thought occurred to me: the Gordy's Home "fanbase" is probably completely obsessed with finding the footage of the attack. Or the Traces of Death people.
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Aug 10, 2022 06:51
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Timeless Appeal posted:What Jupe remembers mostly is him helplessly hiding while his first crush is savagely beaten and mauled by a chimp, his co-star trying to somewhat heroically save her only for the ape to attack him This makes a lot of sense. Watching the movie I thought he was just trying to escape, which seemed too stupid for a Peele movie.
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Aug 15, 2022 01:12
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:This is Terry Notary and all he does is mocap/movement coordination, and a LOT of it is ape related. "The ape guy" is a pretty cool career to have. And it seems like he works nonstop.
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Sep 3, 2022 18:34
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It's not like Peele was endorsing chimp attacks. He based a scene in his horror movie on a real life horrific incident, which seems pretty common.
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Maxwell Lord posted:Also I’m pretty sure that’s not the only story of a chimp going berserk and mutilating someone It's not uncommon but Nope is clearly referencing the Travis the chimp attack.
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Considering how layered Peele's movies are, there's no way the Charla Nash references are a coincidence in a movie that hinges on getting "the Oprah shot."
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