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Post by sgev1977 on Mar 11, 2022 22:19:49 GMT
Hate to promoting DM but this image is hysterical!
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Post by mllemass on Apr 4, 2022 19:09:25 GMT
There is a thread on Twitter by some guy tweeting while watching TPOTD. He’s explaining why he thinks the movie is so slow, dull and uninteresting. In the time it took him to tweet all of that, he already missed too much of the movie for it to make sense. But yes, blame the movie instead!
I know that we’ve accepted that TPOTD is not a feel-good movie, but I’ve decided that it’s exactly what I need to make me feel good! I watched it again yesterday, and realized that the paper flower we see Peter making at the beginning - where he’s cutting a fringe out of the red sheet music - is the same flower that Phil later pokes his dirty finger into and sets on fire. I noticed that the scenes are duplicated - first Peter sticks his finger into the centre, and then Phil does it, too.
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Post by queenzod on Aug 18, 2022 12:48:16 GMT
Okay I was on twitter yesterday and a post came along that wondered why there weren’t any kissing scenes between Phil and Peter in the movie and my first reaction was “because Peter hates Phil and is trying to kill him?” But then someone responded with how they thought Peter would have warmed up to Phil if Phil hadn’t had that meltdown near the end about Rose and the hides.
I’m pretty sure Peter would NEVER have “warmed” to Phil since he’d already decided to kill him long before that scene, but now I’m wondering what you all think. Was there any hope of a reciprocal relationship there? I think there might have been on Phil’s part - he was definitely interested in the barn as he opened up and Peter was doing such a good job of “soothing the rabbit.”
But I didn’t see any sign of true affection on Peter’s side of things. I thought he was acting interested to get to the murder part. Thoughts? Please discuss. 😂😉
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Post by llminnowpea on Aug 18, 2022 14:11:50 GMT
I agree with you both. But, this:
Peter might have been physically attracted to Phil without actually liking him. But, Peter had an ulterior motive. He actually had more than one in the book - there, he really wanted to be rich. He dreamt about it all the time. He wanted to be rich so he could easily take care of his mother. So, killing Phil was totally two birds with one stone - he got rid of the thing tormenting his mother and at the same time, ensured that nothing stood in his way of making sure she was rich (ie, no sharing of the money).
As for would he eventually fetishize Phil? I don't think he would. In the movie, he had a "friend." I would bet, of there was a TPOTD 2 (Return of Brono Henry: in theaters this December!), we would see him walk away from the ranch life and become a doctor just like his father.
Or, in my head canon, one of those doctors who did a lot of research back then. I bet he would have loved to dissect a human cadaver.
The saddest part of this movie is that Peter is just as broken as Phil and I wonder who will come along and put Peter out of his misery. Everyone needs therapy. Lots of it.
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Post by llminnowpea on Aug 18, 2022 15:53:39 GMT
It wasn't a feel good movie and it was slow paced. And, it was thematically dark. The music was hard to listen to. And, it was super easy to sit on the couch and scroll the phone instead.
Plus, the loudest people in the room hated it, so a lot of others never even bothered to watch it to form their own opinions?
My cup of snark has completely emptied and now I have no humor left and just "weeping for the future of humanity."
ALSO, I loved how much rope Phil made. SO MUCH ROPE. Like, I get you with the handcrafts, Phil. I get you, man. You fill your time with work to hide the hole in your heart, then don't know what to do with all the things you have made except put them in piles and hang them up. They serve as a symbol of both your love and your stagnation. Poor Phil.
(also, the little hint that Phil went through Peter's stuff - both infuriating and also kind of funny - he was curious, so he looked through Peter's books. What else did he look through? His notes? What else?!)
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Post by mllemass on Aug 18, 2022 16:39:14 GMT
I don’t think the movie was slow-paced at all. I’ve never thought that, no matter how many times I’ve watched it.
Sure, for those not paying attention, it seems like nothing much is happening. Remember all those complaints from people fast-forwarding through the “boring” parts to get to the “action”, only to find out the action never happens? I was riveted watching it! And I didn’t breathe at all during a couple of other scenes.
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Post by llminnowpea on Aug 18, 2022 17:08:09 GMT
I don't think it is, either. I was just listing the reasons that people have named why they thought it was "boring." I don't agree with them! I agree with you!
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Post by onebluestocking on Aug 19, 2022 5:36:51 GMT
Peter was doing such a good job of “soothing the rabbit" I love the phrase "soothing the rabbit." IMO Peter would not have warmed to Phil. He reminds me of my son, who is the most quiet and mild-mannered soul, until someone crosses the line one too many times. Then he NEVER forgives. He is still perfectly calm, they are just...dead to him. Phil was venturing onto thin ice from the time he ruined those paper flowers.
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Post by queenzod on Aug 19, 2022 7:16:07 GMT
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Post by onebluestocking on Aug 20, 2022 6:59:48 GMT
Aww, thank you, JBC. ❤️ My own "Peter" moved into the college dorm this week, and I'm a little sad. I still have the fiesty younger one at home, though!
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