I'm an American who just watched O Auto da Compadecida for the first time last month. I'd really like someone to explain it's cultural significance in Brazil to me, I've yet to find anything I've been able to really understand from my limited viewpoint.

The illustrated man is really out there.

I don't even know that the billions are the most important part at this point.

Starting with no control over bankable IP and no catalog of decades worth of classic content feels like it makes competing anytime soon impossible.

Competitors to these kinds of companies can't just spring up over night. They'd have to be built out of something much much smaller over the course of a lot of time.

Well the movie doesn't have any aliens or laser-beams, so I suppose it has that working against it. That's often an insurmountable flaw for people who are/act like they are twelve years old.

I just remember Claire Forlani being incredibly hot on this movie.

By the way, your original comment doesn't just say you didn't like the movie. You say you don't understand why it's so highly regarded.

How would you even know? Watch the fucking thing.

Very well know in Denmark as well.

Then again, we’re practically neighbours, so…

"Every time I try to watch this movie".

Literally the first thing I said.

I've given this movie 4 attempts, set aside a few hours for it, and everything.

Notice how at the end of my post I didn't like... Trash OP for liking the movie?

Be like that, don't be a cunt because somebody doesn't enjoy some of the artwork you like. I think Picasso was a fucking troll, others think he was a genius. I don't want them to fucking die in a hole because I don't get their position/perspective.

Adaptations of children’s books that were popular 2000-2010, make stuff to watch on dates, cast actors that are memed frequently, horror mashed up with other genres, and churn out B-movie renditions of viral news stories.

Shutter Island was definitely better than that Tomatometer gives it credit for, but that's just me.

And D&D will be booted out by Mario in a week. It's how studios are spacing out their releases, nothing much that can be done about it.

That was the original plan to shoot them back to back, but they canned that idea.

They mentioned that a while ago tho.

You didn't even watch the goddamned movie but you still talk shit about it. You're being ignorant. You don't even know what you're dismissing out of hand.

You're entitled to your opinion but that doesn't mean your opinion has any merit.

Agreed! I'd kill for an Atomic Blonde sequel but i think I can be happy with this instead/until then.

They want as many of those premium (priced) seats filled as possible. Having a new film in them every week increases the chances of selling out those more expensive seats consistently.

This is a very hostile way to shove your opinion in my face. I understand that this movie is very highly regarded, but it's just not a flavor I enjoy.

I don't like seeing horrible, bad, evil people get away with doing horrible, bad, evil things. There is enough of that in real life.

Your post has immediately reversed the other posts that made me think about giving it another shot. This smug self-righteous bullshit tells me more than enough about the type of people who like this movie with fervor. I want to be as little like you as possible.

Money. Lots and Lots of Money. And Lawyers. You'll need Lawyers. A24 is primarily a distribution company, buying already finished films. You go to events like cannes, sundance and the like and bid on them.

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I'm well aware of it's status and cultural impact. The only reason I've given it 4-ish tries is because of its clout.

Kind of has the same problem that Sons of Anarchy gives me. None of the characters, despite how well written they may be, are likable. If I can't find at least 1 character to identify or even sympathize with it's hard for me to keep interest. If the entire pool of characters ranges from "rat-bastard" to "evil genius" then I'm not gonna find it so great. I hate seeing bad people succeed, enough of that in real life for me to enjoy it as an unchallenged plot point in a movie/show/book.

With the Godfather trilogy I get that it's super highly regarded. And while I personally have no clue why after several attempts to watch and a lifetime of hearing references, I respect its impact on the entire film industry. Just not my cup of tea.

Given the chance, most would rather you drown with them than save you 🤨

Rival in what way? Financial success? Critical success? Artistic freedom?

I’m hopeful that the more egalitarian, profit-sharing enterprise spearheaded by Affleck and Damon works out. They may not ever be making the regular billion-dollar movies, but if they carve out a place where artists can consistently make mid-budget films for adult audiences, then I’d call that a success.

I suppose he’s the only one that’s on his own. The goons in Paris are together depending on which district they are in, meanwhile Skarsgard’s men just want Wick dead and therefore don’t want to hurt the other people trying to kill Wick. It stands to reason that since he is neither part of the gangs in Paris, nor one the high table men then he would have to keep John alive until he himself can kill him.

Same producer as atomic blonde and atomic blonde was good so not much of a worry to me

Yeah there’s nothing else to add. You’d need billions

Like you said, they just have limited screens. Beyond that some studios will only allow theaters to screen their movies if they get a certain number of screenings in premium formats. You can Google how Disney screwed Tarantino out of the Cinerama dome when Star Wars came out