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[yuyuuyuyuu-deactivated20230726]

normalise disappearing without an explanation

[hellokittyrawrxd]

Living in the Midwest is experiencing a new weather anomaly every. Single. Day.

[hellokittyrawrxd]

After my immense disappointment with One Battle After Another winning the Best Picture award last night, I have decided to give the movie another chance. Currently 52 minutes in and the writing is worse than I remember. I feel like I am being gaslit. It has so much potential to be great: the acting is fantastic, so is the cinematography... but the writing is just ass. I'm sorry but i'm so confused. I would be willing to have my mind changed (truly, I am trying so hard to understand why this is so loved).

[hellokittyrawrxd]

Yep just finished I hate it

[kasinnie]

I was trying so so hard to understand it and here's what I was able to construe...

There are two worlds and four paths:

World 1: Revolution & Progress World 2: Family & The Next Generation

"Paths" are chosen by accepting/rejecting either world.

Bob rejects R&P and accepts F&NG PBH accepts R&P and rejects F&NG Lockjaw rejects R&P and accepts F&NG Willa accepts R&P and accepts F&NG

All characters, no matter their choices or intentions, struggle with problems from each world. No matter their path, they face One Battle After Another...

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So... if that's what's supposed to be so profound about the film, why doesn't it work? Well, neither "world" is properly established; there are no stakes for the success or failure of campaigns in either world.

And speaking of campaigns/goals/plotlines... none of those are established well either! What does the French 75 want? Are they rebels, anarchists, socialists - how do they actually identify and what do they want based on that? What precisely are they upset about with the government? Yes, immigration/race/equality issues. But why? What is their goal? What is their solution? It's perfectly acceptable for them to not have a solution, for their goal to just be: "cause chaos, upset the system, smarter people will pick up the pieces," but even that isn't established. [@antumbral-archon - wanna chime in on the politics of it all?]

And who the hell is Willa? What does she care about? What are her beliefs, dreams, etc. We never have a clear "I want" scene with her. She is only ever shown to be an angsty high school girl who cares for but is (justifiably) upset with her father. Okay. And?

I'm all for "show don't tell," I'm all for making the audience do some legwork, infer some histories, pick up on implications... but we weren't even given a starting point.

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TL;DR -- I think that One Battle After Another doesn't succeed in establishing a vibrant world with interesting characters, thereby leaving the audience out to dry for 2 hours and 46 minutes.

[hellokittyrawrxd]

Thank you! Especially Perfidia... why is she doing what she's doing. I would probably feel a lot more for her character if she had more depth. And then they bring her back at the end like she's a hero but we know practically nothing about her besides her hypersexual nature. And if she wants to be hypersexual, then sure, but WHYYYY. I can infer, but only to an extent.

[hellokittyrawrxd]

After my immense disappointment with One Battle After Another winning the Best Picture award last night, I have decided to give the movie another chance. Currently 52 minutes in and the writing is worse than I remember. I feel like I am being gaslit. It has so much potential to be great: the acting is fantastic, so is the cinematography... but the writing is just ass. I'm sorry but i'm so confused. I would be willing to have my mind changed (truly, I am trying so hard to understand why this is so loved).

[hellokittyrawrxd]

Yep just finished I hate it

[hellokittyrawrxd]

After my immense disappointment with One Battle After Another winning the Best Picture award last night, I have decided to give the movie another chance. Currently 52 minutes in and the writing is worse than I remember. I feel like I am being gaslit. It has so much potential to be great: the acting is fantastic, so is the cinematography... but the writing is just ass. I'm sorry but i'm so confused. I would be willing to have my mind changed (truly, I am trying so hard to understand why this is so loved).

[hellokittyrawrxd]

Day was unfortunate but this beautiful library I stopped in made up for it ^o^

[maxxie-or-smth]

i cannot kill myself because there is music

[hellokittyrawrxd]

Midwest parks are underrated and I <3 them so much

[100493503004422]

when I talk about the weather it isn't small talk. I actually care about it and I want to discuss

[hellokittyrawrxd]

Recent obsession with the Penguin Clothbound Classics I might need all of them ^O^

[curseworm]

im extremely devout but nobody can figure out what im worshipping

[catbritta]

i love listening to song on repeat!!!!! reblog if you love listening to song on repeat!!!!!!!!!

[achillesinhighheels]

Do you think protein wants to be in all these things ?

[kosmogrl]

[achillesinhighheels]

choosing to ignore my weirdly symbolic dream because i have a lot going on rn already

[becherdireinen]

i think the coolest part of being human is experiencing music.