How was Jensen Ackles as Jason Todd? That's the casting choice pretty much everyone who has mentioned the movie to me thus far has said they want to see it for. Being a Supernatural fan myself, I'm curious too.
It was very meh at first, but got better as the movie went on. It was very obviously his first animated work, so his pacing was really off at the beginning.
I finally saw Inception today, and I'm convinced that Cobb was dreaming the entire time. Michael Caine asked him to "come back to reality." There were virtually no establishing shots, which reinforces the "how did you get here" motif. The kids don't age. The name "Ariadne" has too much of a symbolic correlation in mythology. Grandma told the kids she didn't think Cobb would ever come back -- which would be consistent with him going to limbo. I'll bet Mal did jump back to reality.
Actually, the kids did age. There were different, older child actors playing the kids in the last scene, and you can confirm that on IMDb. They're wearing different clothes, too - similar clothes, but definitely different. You can still argue the "it was all Cobb dreaming" position if you want to, but the kids' ages don't factor into it.
I was in the "at the very least, the end was still a dream" camp for a while, but I've since shifted over to the "Cobb really came back" camp, myself. Doesn't really matter which it is, though, I think. One of the main messages of the movie seems to be "The nature of reality doesn't matter so long as you're happy." Whether you agree with it or not, and whether Cobb is dreaming or not, that seems to be the implication.
I'm too entrenched in the mentality of The Matrix for the, "The nature of reality doesn't matter so long as you're happy" theory. Good point about the kids, though. Also, it seemed far too convenience that Saito could resolve all Cobb's legal troubles with a single phone call. That rang too much of wish fulfillment.
Inception was a dream, but it was our dream. I think Christopher Nolan made it as an experiment in telling a story. We all shared the dream of Cobb's tale and we didn't question the circumstances until afterward, like many people do when they suspend disbelief for a movie. /crackhead
Admiral Hotcakes, that's a really unique perspective. I like that a lot more than people who say "It was a dream" or "it wasn't a dream." The reason the ending was ambiguous is that it just doesn't matter - He didn't care, and that's just fine.
Machete is a movie where Danny Trejo rides a chaingun motorcycle, has sex with every leading lady, and kills people with machetes.
It was so totally awesome.
And within the first fifteen minutes, at least 10 people (with 3 at one time) were beheaded and there was a naked chick who hid her phone in her vagina.
Machete is a movie where Danny Trejo rides a chaingun motorcycle, has sex with every leading lady, and kills people with machetes.
It was so totally awesome.
And within the first fifteen minutes, at least 10 people (with 3 at one time) were beheaded and there was a naked chick who hid her phone in her vagina.
I must watch this movie, several times.
Sad thing is, it probably won't get a theatrical release here.
Why did she "Hate" it, I can see not liking it but hating?
My beautiful, smart, lovely Lisa comes loaded with some prejudices -- an intense dislike for Michael Cera not the least of them. (She did laugh at the "I lesbians you" joke, but that's about it.) The best way I can explain it is by example: She clapped her hands, squealed, and jumped up and down when I bought her tickets to a one-night-only sing-along screening of Beauty and the Beast for Sept. 29.
The best way I can explain it is by example: She clapped her hands, squealed, and jumped up and down when I bought her tickets to a one-night-only sing-along screening of Beauty and the Beast for Sept. 29.
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Commander Pike from the new Star Trek = Batman
Bender/Jake = the Joker
Neal Patrick Harris = Nightwing
I was in the "at the very least, the end was still a dream" camp for a while, but I've since shifted over to the "Cobb really came back" camp, myself. Doesn't really matter which it is, though, I think. One of the main messages of the movie seems to be "The nature of reality doesn't matter so long as you're happy." Whether you agree with it or not, and whether Cobb is dreaming or not, that seems to be the implication.
It was so totally awesome.
Sad thing is, it probably won't get a theatrical release here.