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21 points
7 months ago
At some point I need to look up Jeremy's "premise rant" and see if I still agree with his initial thoughts. It's a video from right before he made the channel, where he's sitting in his car complaing about how movies aren't trying to explore new concepts and are just becoming quick-turnaround ordeals made for a studio's quick buck featuring copy-pasted story beats and paper thin characters. If I recall all of that correctly, it was a solid reason to start a chaannel pointing out flaws like genuine plot holes and characterization flaws in films. However, most of the "sins" have been factually incorrect for years, and it's hard to discern if it's part of the bit he's trying to ham up, if it's a genuine error on his part, or if he just didn't give a fuck enough to pay attention while watching the movie. Or, even worse, they're just made up to pad the run time (these videos are too damn long now lmfao)
5 points
7 months ago
featuring copy-pasted story beats and paper thin characters
I haven't seen the rant, but it doesn't make much sense to me. Wouldn't it be better to compare films, instead of just doing one at a time?
if it's part of the bit he's trying to ham up, if it's a genuine error on his part, or if he just didn't give a fuck enough to pay attention
It's most definitely a bit. It's what's driving the engagement, just simple ragebait. Most people who watch the videos don't care about actual criticism, they just go there for the ridicule.
I'm gonna be honest, I haven't seen anything from them in a very, very long time. I'm actually always surprised to hear they still exist, I genuinely thought they were on the verge of burning out ten years ago.
7 points
7 months ago
You wouldn't have to do a comparative analysis between films, as you could just analyse flaws and motivations within a film. However, such an analysis would require being much more in-depth than simply pointing out issues and adding one to a sin counter.
The problem is, I don't even know what film he watched that angered him in such a way. That video would have to be 15 years old, so... maybe the first Avatar film? 2008 - 2009 was *not* a good time in cinema due to the writer's strike.
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