MaxMovieMan

A. A. Ron · February 27

Moon Knight is my second favorite Disney Plus show behind Loki. Was a really great series and Oscar Isaac was perfect.

February 23

I’m surprised how much of a presence the “Nobility” motif had at the end of this score in “Only I Will Remain.” Overall I’m a fan of this score I’m sure it will grow on me like the first. The epicness is there for sure and the soundscape is unreal but Hans really leans into the Atreides theme in this one which I’m not a giant fan of. The theme itself is okay but he doesn’t develop it enough it just plays in the same way over and over again stagnantly until the very end. My personal favorite track is “Southern Messiah” simply because I love the “Impending Doom” motif so much. I sorta wish this score delved into some of the motifs Hans set up into the first score more though. I feel like the “Impending Doom” motif was better used in the first film.

For those who have seen the film are there any tracks that were left out of the score?

February 21

The spice must flow!

Yavar Moradi · February 20

I’ve always interpreted the overall fact that they’re mutants as metaphors for all social outcasts in a way. The mutant umbrella covers all that. I’m fine with non-binary characters and actors in film/TV but it seems like an add-on for no reason to me in this case. Still though it doesn’t bother me and shouldn’t bother anyone else. At the end of the day it’s the quality of the narrative and characters that will make or break the show.

Also there’s a rumor going around that Henry Cavill might be apart of the MCU now. I think he’d be a great Cyclops.

15 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said:

And by the way, how long until they change "X-Men" to an all-inclusive "X-People"?

(Joking/not joking.)

I think the “Men” aspect comes from the “man” in “human.” They’re e"x"tra hu"man." Hopefully they don’t change the name that would be a marketing nightmare for Disney.

February 15

I don’t know why I’m already thinking about this so much but given the contents of “Dune: Messiah” I’m super excited to see what Zimmer does for that story. Much darker and more introspective. Hope he delves into the cosmic mystery and hopelessness towards the end of “Dune: Part II.”

badbu · February 15

I think “A Time of Quiet Between Storms” is very similar to the music from the last trailer. Really cool to hear the Atreides theme in this form.

February 3

4 hours ago, Glóin the Dark said:

Is this in the article linked to? I haven’t read the whole thing, but the introduction implies it is about “battle” deaths, with no reference to crime. And, obviously, as far as battles are concerned it may be somewhat out of date.

Well what George was talking about concerned wars and battles so that’s why I linked said article. I shouldn’t have said crime just meant the violence part. Carried away on the keyboard.

4 hours ago, Glóin the Dark said:

That seems a different topic than the one that you were primarily arguing against. I’m sure we can readily agree that he is correct about more of his fellow writers being dead now than a year ago, and I thought the part about internet toxicity was where you agreed with him (maybe I misunderstood you on that point).

It’s more of the fact that he feels as though him and his fellow writers will be forgotten which I kinda lumped into what we have now being now as good and forgetting the great past George was apart of.

“I know I have forgotten people in the list above, and maybe that is the destiny that awaits all of us… to be forgotten.”

I do agree with him about the internet but I was responding to this:

6 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

Nowhere does he say that things are worse than they ever were.

He was saying that internet discourse is the worst it’s been so the same sentiment applies. He has other statements that imply everything is the worst which I will provide below.

4 hours ago, Glóin the Dark said:

Could you quote (or, if it’s not permissible to quote, indicate specifically) a part of his blogpost where he implies that we’re living in the worst state we’ve ever been in, as you put it

“In years past, I would often do a Not A Blog post on or about New Year’s, looking back over the year that was ending and ahead to the year to come. This year, though, as I reflected on the year we had just lived through, I found I had no appetite for living through any of that again.“

“It is hard to escape the feeling that we are living in the Weimar Republic.“

“The era of rational discourse seems to have ended.” (He says this about the election and his impact on voters)

He also complains about a myriad of other things and his language definitely implies that those things are the worst they’ve been. I don’t want to paste the entire blog at this point. But he literally compares what I’m assuming is the US to Nazi Germany. If that’s not saying it’s the worst it’s ever been I don’t know what is.

February 3

6 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

I'm not sure what supposed facts you refer to; I don't even know where one would find overall statistics like that, or how to objectively measure them in the first place. And with regards to statistics, it's also always a question of the range of data you're looking it. A "things everywhere" better than they were 10,000 years ago? 2,000 years? 100 years? 10 years? 1 year?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200616113913.htm

Here’s one statistic of many show My how crime and violence have gone down in the last 30 years. In fact most violence has been decreasing steadily since the 90s. So that is factually correct my friend.

6 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

Nowhere does he say that things are worse than they ever were.

Did we read the same blogpost? He has a whole section speaking of how the internet has turned toxic and how many of his fellow writers are gone.

“The era of rational discourse seems to have ended.“ - George RR Martin (From his blogpost)

As I said I am only “excessively complaining” because you are responding to me and I believe in fair discourse.

Dr. Rick · February 2

Correct a better way to say it would’ve been that it’s not appropriate for this forum. I apologize. I was saying it as in there’s no point in bringing it up because I know you guys will have a completely different opinion than me and there’s no point in a discussion where we will vehemently disagree. The topic itself is worth a lot of discussion but yes this is a Game of Thrones sub forum on a John Williams forum so it shouldn’t be brought up. I’m only still going on about this because of responses and the fact that George said it.

And I hate to keep responding to these posts but I think it’s valid to defend my reasoning and not come across the wrong way. That said I still think it’s absurd to be acting like how he is in his blog. It’s all good to be upset about what’s happening but as I’ve said what bothers me is how he is acting like we are living in the worst state we’ve ever been in. Better access to viewing events of the world doesn’t mean that the world itself is worse off. And it’s his decision at the end of the day to look at this stuff if it bothers him so much he can put the computer away. The events themselves have been going on for centuries and factually have decreased in extremity in recent years. It’s my opinion though and again there is no point in arguing about this since you guys won’t change your minds and I won’t change mine. I was responding to what I thought was an over-exaggeration and excessive complaining from George which he has been doing more and more lately. He is a generally bitter person anyways so I’m not surprised he has an opinion like this. His blogpost wasn’t about having access to seeing this stuff anyways it was about the events themselves and I personally don’t think what’s going on in the world recently is is the worst that has gone on in the history of the globe hell even the United States. I do respect his and y’all’s opinions though and I can understand why people think this way.

February 2

57 minutes ago, A. A. Ron said:

Yep. This reeks of, "I don't see any of these problems in the 'news' I consume or in my own every day life, therefore they must not exist."

8 hours ago, MaxMovieMan said:

Yeah there are terrible places in the world still and I’m not condoning any of that or the atrocities that take place.

As I said I’m not condoning any of the atrocities. For example in Israel or Ukraine. There are horrific things happening right now and I’m not denying that. And I’ve dealt with plenty of financial hardships and struggles throughout my life enough to understand how things work.

George RR Martin in his blog for one thing is very politically leaning towards a certain side and for another as I said he’s complaining about what old people often complain about; things aren’t like the “good old days.” He speaks of how his fellow writers are passing away and that he feels alone. That is just a part of life. Also I heavily disagree with his stance on immigrants (Immigrants have more opportunities than ever in the USA) and the dictator aspect of Trump but that’s a political discussion not worth bringing up here. George complains about nukes, wars, the ex-president, and rights for individuals but I don’t see how any of those issues are worse now than they were 30 or however many years ago. Standards are much higher now to stop nonsensical actions. I can’t personally see how 2023 was such an awful year and 2024 looks to be an even worse year. I think we’ve been on the come up since the low of 2020 personally.

I do agree with his stance on the current state of the internet and fandom. That has been horrible since “The Last Jedi.”

February 1

I think there’s been a push lately towards less franchise oriented films, especially after the failures of most blockbuster-type films since 2020. A24 is probably the most talked about and hyped up studio at this point. Reminds me of a similar transition that happened from the 80s to the 90s.

February 1

Yes but it was inevitable the world would eventually develop weapons of mass destruction. If the science could take humanity there then they’ll go. And there is a “we.” We are a human race and I think it says a lot that there are laws in place to stop countries from firing those weapons. In fact the amount of those weapons has gone down in recent years.

I highly disagree that “our” society is closer to what it was 100 years ago compared to 30 years ago. I think women’s and racial rights speak for themselves as well as the benefits regular people can get. Yeah there are terrible places in the world still and I’m not condoning any of that or the atrocities that take place. But the amount of these atrocities and awful events is less than it was 30 years ago statistically. Crime has gone down and there are more alliances in place for major countries to protect civilians than ever before. Plus there is a platform now for these events to be shown and brought to light. Morally the world is better than it’s ever been on the whole. The average citizen of the superpowers of the world is good-hearted I feel which is something that can’t be said for most of history.

The problem with “my” culture in my opinion is the biased media and the reactionary attitude towards everything in life. Also the issue with only reading a catchy headline and then complaining about it on Twitter. If the news just said things as they are we’d all be on the same page. Speaking for the rest of the world I can’t say since I haven’t lived everywhere but in our modern age it appears like good morals are nearly universal across the board besides some notable outliers. I’ve traveled to several countries and hospitality and kindness is everywhere. Again though this is pointless to argue about you won’t change my mind I won’t change yours. From my experience in life working in retail/public service while also doing college the vast majority of everyone I interact with are genuine and morally the public seems to be on the same/right page. We’re much better than the setting that Game of Thrones is based on with the dark ages.

bruce marshall · February 1

Well that’s a humanity problem then. Point still stands that this is better now than it was then. History books are there for a reason, to tell history. And throughout our history there has been complete hell and anarchy. Our society today is pretty damn good. I’m not gonna complain when compared to our distant relatives from yesteryear. Humanity will always do humanity stuff. We’re not perfect but I think as far as a democracy goes we’re approaching as good as it gets.

February 1

Go back to the 20th century and tell me how we’re worse now than we were then as a society and culture🤣

To be honest though there’s no point in arguing about this since I won’t change your minds and you won’t change mine. However just saying that wars, famine, inclusion, human rights, healthcare, morality; you’d be hard pressed to find a stat saying those are worse now than then.

January 31

That’s the excuse for why old people are so grumpy all the time. “Today isn’t as good as their glory days.” Every older generation always says the same thing. However the reality is that things are better now than they’ve ever been in history for the most part. Another big thing is that people have more entitlement and privilege than ever before because of the internet. There’s a difference between caring and then complaining about how shitty the world is. It’s a little strange and entitled considering how successful he is. Promote change and help the world without being a sourpuss and an angry person.

A. A. Ron · January 30

Ugh he needs to grow up and realize we live in a fucked up world. He literally writes about the worst parts of humanity and he can’t stomach real life?

Arpy · January 26

Epic show and epic score for the second season.

January 25

Ah man seeing the trio of Ellie, Dina, and Jesse gets me so hyped. It looks perfect.

They look a little younger than in the game but still I love the image of them. I’m super excited to see their performances I’m sure it’ll be great.

January 11

Wow that’s like perfect.

Edmilson · January 9

I can’t imagine signing onto a role that you know you’ll get hate for before you even start shooting.

January 7

24 minutes ago, Trope said:

Here's the great looking Spotify cover for The Hunt for Red October.

They like over-exposed the original cover to the point that the print number in the bottom right got warped.

Must’ve been a bad day at the office for something idk what the hell happened there.

JTN · January 7

47 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

This is one of my favorite shots of all time. The symbolism is perfect. Kate up-close and personal to the camera and then Michael in the very back separated by a whole room. Michael is far distant from Kate at this point and it shows that they’re practically living in two separate worlds that neither can join one-another in. Also the shot at the very end of the film where the door closes on Kate is IMO the best ending shot ever.

LSH · December 21, 2023

19 hours ago, Edmilson said:

What I love about Thomas Newman is that he is a master of knowing exactly what to do to extract the biggest amount of emotion of the listener.

This cue is an absolute masterpiece of that: it starts with the "Brooks Was Here" theme just for piano and synths and then at 1:50 the audience is surprised with some deeply moving and emotional strings. The Brooks Was Here melody continues but it gets a pensive oboe at 2:47 that climaxes with some of the most touching string writing ever written for any movie.

A masterful cue for a masterful score written for a masterful movie.

This is one of my all-time favorite scores and also my favorite movie of all time. The strings starting at 3:30 in this track are so magical. In the film I choke up every time that part happens.

This is my favorite small track from the film, especially the moment at 0:42 when Andy is driving down the coast of the Pacific. Literal cinematic and musical perfection. I don’t know if we’ll ever get a more perfect movie that everybody can enjoy than “The Shawshank Redemption.”

December 19, 2023

Get an older actor like Denzel to play an older Kang who destroys the others.

December 12, 2023

12 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

Is she that important to him? The vibe I'm getting from the trailers is not of an epic love story but rather from a CW teen drama, with trendy and Instagram-friendly actors saying corny lines and such.

In the books she is. That’s why it’s important they get it right.

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