1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to movie Mike's movie podcast. I 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: am your host Movie Mike. Today I want to share 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: with you my top five Christmas movie hot takes of 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: all time. We'll talk about Avatar the Way of the 5 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: Water in the movie review and whether or not it 6 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: was worth that three plus our run time, and then 7 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 1: I'm going to dedicate an entire segment this week to 8 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: why I think the d C universe is in shambles 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: after canceling Superman. And in the Trailer Park, we'll talk 10 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: about one of my most anticipated sequels, Spider Man Across 11 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 1: the Spider Verse. The trailer is out and it has 12 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: me forward, so shout out to the Monday Morning movie crew. Now, 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: let's talk movies. In a world where everyone and their 14 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: mother has a podcast, one man stands to infiltrate the 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: ears of listeners like never before in a movie podcast, 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: a man with so much movie knowledge. He's basically like 17 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: a walking on MTV with glasses from the Nashville Podcast Network. 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: Movie movie well, well, well, it is Christmas time, and 19 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: if you are a part of the movie crew and 20 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: a listener of this podcast, you know that it is 21 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: my least favorite genre. So I will probably be a 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: little bit overcritical here, but here are my top five 23 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: Christmas movie hot takes. At number five, The Santa Claus 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: with Tim Allen. I think that movie isn't even that 25 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: good of a Christmas movie because it's actually pretty depressing 26 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: and morbid. What The Santa Claus is about is Tim 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: Allen kills the real Santa Claus, like just kills him, 28 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: murders him. He is dead, and inside his Santa suit 29 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: discovers this note. The note reads that if anything happens 30 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: to Santa, all you have to do is put on 31 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: the Santa suit and the reindeer will know what to do, 32 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: so you in turn become the new Santa Claus. And 33 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: I always just found that kind of a bummer as 34 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: a kid, because even his son in the movie is like, dude, 35 00:01:55,680 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: you kill Santa. But nobody ever mourns Santa. In the 36 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: Santa Clause, like they go back to the North Pole 37 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: and all the elves are just cool with it. No 38 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: one goes to find his body or has a funeral 39 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: for Santa Claus. And I know you're like, it's a 40 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: Christmas kids movie, They're not going to make that big 41 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: a deal of his death. But that's what the entire 42 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: movie is about. I would question that in any other movie. 43 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: So at number five, my Christmas movie hot take is 44 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: that the Santa Claus isn't a good Christmas movie message 45 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: because it's depressing and morbid. Moving on at number four, 46 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: I believe that a Charlie Brown Christmas is the most 47 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: boring Christmas movie ever made, and I'm glad it is 48 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: no longer on TV. The film first came out in 49 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: nineteen and up to just a couple of years ago 50 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: in it was shown every single year at Christmas. The 51 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: movie is only thirty minutes, but it is thirty minutes 52 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: too long. I don't know why this became a tradition. 53 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: I get it, Charlie Brown is a classic cartoon une. 54 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: But when it comes to this and the Thanksgiving special, 55 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: we have a lot more options to be able to 56 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: pick from from other Christmas movies, from other holiday movies. 57 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: We don't need to show this movie anymore. I don't 58 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: even think kids need to discover Charlie Brown Christmas anymore. 59 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: I never liked this movie as a kid, I never 60 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: liked it as an adult, and I saw a lot 61 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: of people kind of go up in arms whenever Apple 62 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: TV Plus got the rights to it a couple of 63 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: years ago, and now that is the only place you 64 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: can watch it. But that's fine. That's where it belongs. 65 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: If you really want to watch it, we don't need 66 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: to put it on TV. Go to Apple tv plus 67 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: and watch it there. If somehow you've missed it for 68 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: so many years, there you go. I am glad that 69 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: that is no longer on TV, because whenever it would 70 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: come on, I would be so incredibly bored. So my 71 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: number four hot take on Christmas movie is that I 72 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: am glad that we have eliminated that tradition. Moving on 73 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: at number three, I have a couple that are a 74 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: little bit similar, so I decided to pair them at 75 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: number three because they both have to do with kids. 76 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: Will start first with Home Alone, which I actually love. 77 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: Home Alone. I think that is my favorite Christmas movie. 78 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: But the reason I love it so much is because 79 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: it kind of feels like a Looney Tunes cartoon come 80 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: to life, like live action. But I actually think at 81 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: the core of it, Kevin is actually a bad example 82 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: for kids and he really doesn't learn the true meaning 83 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: of Christmas. And Home Alone, we all know the story. 84 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: Kevin is not getting along with his family. He yells 85 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: at his mom, so that's why he gets sent up 86 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: to the attic to sleep, and they, in this bizarre 87 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: turn of events, end up for getting him up there. 88 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: So what does he do? He goes all out and 89 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: does all the things he wanted to do but couldn't 90 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: do because his family was always around. And then you 91 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: have these burglars who figure out he is home alone 92 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: and decided to rob the place anyway, and he fights back, 93 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: But nowhere along that process does he really feel and 94 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: he regret for what he did. I just think at 95 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: the core of it, he isn't a great example for kids, 96 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: and the story of Home Alone doesn't really bring along 97 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: that warm message that most Christmas movies deliver. And to 98 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: be honest, Kevin would probably get some kind of a 99 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: court date. I know the burglars are the real criminals here, 100 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: but he would probably have some kind of evaluation after this. 101 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: And the other more obvious hot take here is probably 102 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: that his parents would also be in trouble for being 103 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: pretty neglectful, like how could you really forget your kid? 104 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: And also this movie would have no way of happening 105 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: in two that'd be a simple text, a simple ring 106 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: cam Check and along those same lines, I believe that Jamie, 107 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: the kid in Jingle All the Way, didn't really deserve 108 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: the Turboman dol and I also think Jamie, like Kevin, 109 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: is a bad example for kids. And I love this 110 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: movie as a kid, one of my favorites, but watching 111 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: it as an adult, there are so many things that 112 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: don't add up, more so when it comes to Arnold 113 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: Schwarzenegger dressed as Turboman, like nobody realizes that is him 114 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: like that is really hard to believe that no one 115 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: puts those together, especially his wife Rita Wilson in the movie, 116 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: and even she has come out later and criticized that 117 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: part of Jingle All the Way. But back to Jamie 118 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: throughout the entire movie, He's a very moody kid, which 119 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: I know kids can be, But I feel like this 120 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: movie would have been a lot better and would have 121 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: held up over time if Jamie was a little bit 122 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: more hard up for Christmas, if his wish for getting 123 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: Turboman was his only chance at a Christmas, or maybe 124 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: even if the family wasn't as well off as they are. 125 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: I get that Arnold in the movie hasn't been the 126 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: most attentive father, especially around the holidays, and he's trying 127 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: to get this toy for his son. But I still 128 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: don't think that Jamie deserves it. I don't really feel 129 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: that gratifying feeling once he finally gets the doll, once 130 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: he realizes his dad is the real Turboman. It just 131 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: feels like another kid who would have been fine without 132 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: the toy getting his way. So I don't think he 133 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: deserves it. So when both Jingle all the way and 134 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: home alone, I don't think we have the best examples 135 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: for kids around Christmas time. That is my hot take 136 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: at number two. I believe that Bad Santa is the 137 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: true message of Christmas, and it is a top five 138 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: Christmas movie of all time. Yes, it is a rated 139 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: R movie, but I feel like that is necessary to 140 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: really depict what people are like around the holidays. Not 141 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: everything should be so cookie cutter and perfect in a 142 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: Christmas movie. That's not real life. And what you have 143 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: here is this miserable con man played by one of 144 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: the finest actors, Billy Bob Thornton, who plays Willie. And 145 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: Willie is a miserable guy. He's awful to his con 146 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: man partner, he's awful to all of the kids that 147 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: come to see him dressed as Santa. He's awful to 148 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: his bosses, he is just a miserable guy. But then 149 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: he meets this kid, this kid who is an outsider, 150 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: who is a nerd, who is bullied, who doesn't have 151 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: any friends, who lives with his grandma, who has no 152 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: idea what is going on, basically raising himself, and it 153 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: takes that kid to make him realize that he needs 154 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: to be a better person, and he truly learns the 155 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: meaning of Christmas. And yes, he goes through a lot 156 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: of hardships and a lot of things that no human 157 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: should do, but doing all those things, he actually changes. 158 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: In this movie. He cares about this kid more than 159 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: he does himself, gets shot in the process, goes to prison, 160 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: just to keep his promise to this kid and make 161 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: his Christmas wish come true. That is the true message 162 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: of Christmas. That is one that both kids and adults 163 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: could learn from. Yes there is naughty language, Yes there 164 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: are naughty things inside this movie, but I think you 165 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: actually have character development here. You have somebody going from 166 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: being awful to being somebody who can be an example 167 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: and step up for a kid in need. So I 168 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: think that is the true message of Christmas. And it 169 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: is a fantastic Christmas movie that I watch every single year, 170 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: and that is my Christmas movie. Hot take number two 171 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: and No. Or one. Let's talk about the Grinch and 172 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: how the Grinch stole Christmas. I actually think in that movie, 173 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: the Grinch was the victim. His only crime was that 174 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: he was different, and he was bullied for being different 175 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: because he is green and hairy. Everybody treats him so 176 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: terribly like that is awful. So to some degree, I 177 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: do think the people of who Will deserved it. All 178 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: he wanted to do as a kid was be accepted 179 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: and he was laughed at. So he went to live 180 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 1: and be isolated away from everybody. And I feel like 181 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: now as an adult, we can kind of relate to that. 182 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: Sometimes people are just awful for no reason, and sometimes, 183 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: like the Grinch, I find comfort and just doing my 184 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 1: own thing and being isolated because that's where nobody can 185 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: mess with you. And I think when you look at 186 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: the grinches story and what he has to go through, 187 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: it's a miracle that he didn't turn out worse because 188 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: this is a villain origin story. I think the story 189 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: of the Grinch parallels that of the Joker and his 190 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: descent into madness. But what you get in that R 191 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: rated movie is somebody going to a much darker place 192 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: and doing much more awful things, but also coming from 193 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: a place of being pushed to their edge. And in 194 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: this movie, the Grinch actually ends up having a change 195 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: of heart even after he tries to do an awful 196 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: thing of stealing everybody's presence. It takes him having to 197 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: learn a lesson about himself and return all the gifts 198 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: for them to accept him as the Grinch. And while 199 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: I'm on it, the Grinch was ridiculed for being green 200 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: and hairy and seen as being mean and being an 201 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: awful one, I feel like the same thing happens to 202 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: Oscar the Grouch. He's green and Harry lives in a 203 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: trash can, doesn't have the best circumstances and everybody yells 204 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: at him for being a grouch. So I think they 205 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: are both victims here. The Grinch deserves better and maybe 206 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: the people who will deserved a little worse. So those 207 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: are my top five Christmas movie hot takes. I also 208 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: asked on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook what were some of yours? 209 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: So I want to share those with you as well. 210 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: Mario on Instagram says Elf is not a classic Christmas 211 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: movie and doesn't deserve the love it receives. I love Elf. 212 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: It is one of my favorites. I would probably put 213 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 1: that in the top five. But I can kind of 214 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: see that Elf easily and quickly got goaded more than 215 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: other Christmas movies, and it is a pretty recent movie 216 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: coming out in the last twenty years. And even though 217 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: I do love that movie, I do feel like it 218 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: is a little bit overrated at times. So I can 219 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: see where you're coming from on that one, Mario. I 220 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: also had a lot of people sending hot takes on 221 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: Christmas Vacation. I Can Texas said Christmas Vacation just isn't 222 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: a good movie at all. Jillian said, no, Lie, Christmas 223 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: Vacation is just witnessing Clark get gaso lit for two hours, 224 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: and a lot of other people said that Clark is 225 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: just a jerk. And I think me watching that movie 226 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 1: back now and hearing how awful and how hard it 227 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,719 Speaker 1: is to work with Chevy Chase makes me have a 228 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: little a bit of a different opinion on that movie. 229 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: And I almost see a lot of his like real 230 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: life personality come out in that role. And then as 231 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: a movie, I didn't watch a whole lot as a kid. 232 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: It was one that later in life I just saw 233 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 1: that a lot of people loved it, so I watched it. 234 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: So I kind of missed a boat on that one. 235 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: And that is a movie that I don't really care 236 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: to watch it around the holidays. It doesn't really make 237 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: me feel Christmas ee, And I kind of agree with 238 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: you guys. I think in that movie, Clark Griswold is 239 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: kind of a jerk, so great hot take. A lot 240 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: of other people said that a Christmas Story is in 241 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 1: a great movie. It's Cody for sixteen says a Christmas 242 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: movie is trash. Beefcake seven O two said A Christmas 243 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: Story is a terrible movie. Hated it as a kid, 244 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 1: and I still do when it comes to a Christmas story. 245 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: I love the warmth of that movie, but I can 246 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: also recognize I associate that movie a lot with it 247 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: just being on all the time. TBS would just play 248 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,479 Speaker 1: it NonStop, so I almost feel like it's a promotion 249 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: thing when it comes to a Christmas story. I think 250 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: for me, I just want to go back to being 251 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: a kid watching that movie. That a care in the 252 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: world more so than I actually probably care about a 253 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: Christmas Story. But again, I just don't really like Christmas movies. 254 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: But another hot take on a Christmas Story is Lynn 255 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: said version is better than the O G Christmas Story. 256 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: I don't agree with that one at all. I felt 257 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: like that movie was terrible and it felt less like 258 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: a sequel and more like a reunion. So I don't 259 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: even think that movie needed to be made, but I 260 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: appreciate the hot take. Lens A couple more here, Stokey 261 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: Girl said that Polar Express is creepy and scary. I 262 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: agree with that one, and I think that came out 263 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: at a time when they were trying out all this 264 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: new computer animation technology trying to make it look realistic, 265 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: and it felt like a bad PlayStation game watching that movie. 266 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: So I love the story of Polar Express, do not 267 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: like that movie. And finally, Taylor on Twitter wrote in 268 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: and said, A Muppet Christmas Carol is the best version 269 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: of a Christmas Carol and by far the best Christmas 270 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: movie of all time. Taylor, I think I agree with you. 271 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: I saw a lot of love for A Muppet Christmas Carol, 272 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: and all of these comments and I think that's actually 273 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: an easy one because the story of a Christmas Carol 274 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: has been done so many times and it's so outplayed 275 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: in the story I don't really care about at this point, 276 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: but I love the Muppets, so of course they would 277 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: probably do the best job out of anybody and making 278 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: that story actually be fun. So a great hot take there. 279 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: If you have one you want to add into the mix, 280 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: comment on my socials at Mike Destro all across the board. 281 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: We'll come back and we'll talk about the new Avatar movie. 282 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: Let's get into it now. A spoiler free review of 283 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: Avatar The Way of Water, and I will be the 284 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: first to admit to you I had very low expectations 285 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: going into this movie. I'm not even the biggest fan 286 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: of the original Avatar, and thirteen years later, it was 287 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: hard for me to really have that much excitement going 288 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: into this movie. And I also think the trailer did 289 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: a pretty bad job at hyping you up. It almost 290 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: made it seem like it was going to be a 291 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: very boring movie. I didn't know what kind of action 292 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: to expect, and then you add in the three hour 293 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: and ten minute runtime. It felt daunting going into watching 294 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: this movie. It also felt like a hard sell and 295 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: a more casual Avatar fan to want to commit that 296 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: much time, because it is a big time investment, and 297 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: I have no problem watching a long movie, but it 298 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: has to be something that I'm really interested in. And 299 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: some people have asked me, do you need to watch 300 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: part one in order to get part two? I don't 301 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: really think you necessarily have to. It had been probably 302 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: a year now that I rewatched Avatar. I've forgotten some things, 303 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: but going into this one, there are so many new 304 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: characters and there's just so much more happening in this movie. 305 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: It feels a little bit self contained. Yes, because some 306 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: of the backstory of why they are fighting. Yes, having 307 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: the first one would clarify those things. But I don't 308 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: feel like you would be completely lost going into watching 309 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: the sequel without seeing the first one, because again, that's 310 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: a lot of time to commit. If you're gonna go 311 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: just watch the second one, then you got to watch 312 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: another almost three hour movie. But what this movie is about. 313 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: You have Jake from the original Avatar. He now has 314 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: a family, and after defeating all the sky people in 315 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: the original movie, now the sky people are coming back, 316 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: and you have that main villain from the first one back, 317 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: but now he is an Avatar. He is big and 318 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: blue and as an entire crew, as an entire army 319 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: going to find Jake and his family, and they just 320 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: want to kill him. So once Jake and his family 321 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: figure this out, they decide they need to go find 322 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: a new home, far far away, and they go and 323 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: find this other tribe and these very remote islands where 324 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: they start to live with them. And they are water people, 325 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: so it's them having to adapt to their culture, being 326 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: kind of picked on because they don't look like them, 327 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: they don't have the swimming abilities like they do, and 328 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: having to fit in here while just mainly keeping their 329 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 1: family safe. And then you have this big evil military 330 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: guy trying to find and kill them. And that's really 331 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 1: the entire movie. It's a very simple plot, and I 332 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: actually think the story of Avatar and the characters work 333 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: so much better in water. I like them in the Ocean. 334 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: I just feel like the visuals there and the action 335 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: just is a little bit more magical. And this movie 336 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 1: feels like an adventure. It feels like a journey, and 337 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 1: the visuals in this movie are unlike anything I've really seen, 338 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 1: and I know that was such a big deal with 339 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: the original one, and I didn't watch the sequel in 340 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: three D. I just couldn't put myself through three hours 341 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: of that, And really the three D only adds like 342 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: another layer of depths. I don't really think I needed that. 343 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: Plus I already wear glasses. I didn't want to wear 344 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: three D glasses over that. I felt like I would 345 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: be very uncomfortable. But I don't think I really missed 346 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: out on a whole lot just having this entire story 347 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: take place on the big screen. I felt like that 348 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: did the movie justice enough. I really can't compare the 349 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: look at this movie to anything I've ever seen, aside 350 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 1: from the original one. It kind of makes all the 351 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: visual effects in any superhero movie look very subpar. And 352 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: I have to say it genuinely felt like I was 353 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: a part of this world, like I was in the water, 354 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: like I was a part of the action. So that 355 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: is all credit to the cinematography here, So I'll say 356 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: it is probably an easy shoe in that this one 357 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: will win an Oscar for Cinematography for Art Design and 358 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: will more than likely get a nod at Best Picture. 359 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,959 Speaker 1: I really felt like this was everything I look for 360 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 1: going into watching a movie. It just spoke to that experience. 361 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: And even though I'm not a fan of the franchise, 362 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: I've come to find there are a lot of people 363 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 1: who really love this movie. They're just not very vocal 364 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: about it, and that fans shows and the numbers the 365 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: movie has already done in its first weekend four hundred 366 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:09,120 Speaker 1: and thirty four million dollars, and three million of that 367 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: is the international box office, and I really think that 368 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: is what James Cameron goes for in this movie, getting 369 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: get translated to all these languages, and because the movie 370 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: is pretty simple, because the plot line is very easy 371 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: to follow along with, I feel like that really translates 372 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 1: into an international audience. And at times I feel like 373 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: this movie is a little bit corny, But maybe when 374 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: you're translating this and trying to make sure that the 375 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: most people can watch and understand it, it's gonna feel 376 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 1: a little bit corny. So for me, that corniness did 377 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: take me out of it just a little bit, but 378 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't anything super distracting that I thought that it 379 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,479 Speaker 1: was ridiculous in any sense. Another question I got is 380 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: this movie appropriate for kids? I know a lot of 381 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: kids have watched the original one on Disney Plus, and 382 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 1: now one go see the second one, And I would say, 383 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 1: if they watched and enjoyed the first one, and you're 384 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: good with everything that that movie had, this movie is 385 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: much of the same when it comes to the violence. 386 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,919 Speaker 1: When it comes to the language, there was an F 387 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 1: bomb in this one. So is The Way of the 388 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 1: Water appropriate for kids? I would say yes. One thing 389 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: I wasn't expecting is the Avatar people in this movie 390 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 1: to be a little bit more sexual, because they're basically 391 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: naked throughout this entire movie. Yes, they are blue fictional characters. 392 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: I am aware of that as a thirty one year 393 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: old man, But if instead of thirty one, I was 394 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: thirteen and saw these half naked blue people running across 395 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 1: the screen, I think I would feel a little bit differently. 396 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: They're oddly a little bit more sexual than I was expecting. 397 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: So there are a lot of perfectly sculpted humans and 398 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: blue people in this movie. And now, when it comes 399 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,239 Speaker 1: to James Cameron, I don't think I'm as quick to 400 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: write him off anymore. He's proved it again and again, 401 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: and what I really just enjoy about his work is 402 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: the scale of all his movies I see glimpses of 403 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: all his other work in this movie, from Titanic to 404 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: True Lize Determinator. I think he just likes movies with 405 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: teasing them. And not only that, but this movie was 406 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 1: better than its predecessor, and I didn't see that coming, 407 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 1: one that I thought nobody was really asking for, one 408 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: that I thought I was going to go into and 409 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: come out ripping this movie. I ended up enjoying it 410 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: an awful lot. And I had been questioning his plans 411 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: to make Avatar three, four and five, thinking he was 412 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:38,439 Speaker 1: setting himself up for failure and setting himself up for 413 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: a box office bomb, and knowing how much money this 414 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: movie has to make in order to be profitable, but 415 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: I already see it doing that. But hands down my 416 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: favorite part, and the first one, was the final battle scene. 417 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: James Cameron knows how to make a third act. This 418 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: one delivers even more so in that final battle scene. 419 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: All three acts are basically an hour, but that last 420 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: hour was very intense. I also just kind of have 421 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: an affinity with the ocean, Like my favorite animal of 422 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 1: all time are orca whales, So seeing all of the 423 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: underwater stuff and seeing all the battle scenes and combine 424 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: those two things like that was a lot of fun. 425 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: The hardest part of watching this movie is it becomes 426 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 1: kind of hard to feel empathetic towards these characters because 427 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: they are so cartoon like. There's also just not that 428 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: much dialogue, so it's really hard to flesh out some 429 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: of these characters to get to a point to make 430 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: you feel emotional throughout this movie, So it really only 431 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: has just a hint of emotion. Maybe I thought it 432 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: was going to take it up to another level there, 433 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 1: but at the core of this story, I don't feel 434 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: like it's entirely that original. The first one was very 435 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: dance as with wolves. This one is probably more pokehonist. 436 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: And I know the reason that James Cameron is so 437 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:02,640 Speaker 1: passionate about making these movie is because of the overarching message. 438 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 1: The first one was more of saving the rainforest, saving 439 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: the jungles, that type of angle. This one moves it 440 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: over to a different environment and there's some overtones of 441 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, wanting to conserve marine life and keeping that 442 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: entire ecosystem in balance. So you have the mean sky 443 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: people tearing that down and being the bad guys here. 444 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: So so that is his little message in this movie. 445 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: But after watching this one and feeling really good about it, 446 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: I'm in for Avatar three. Maybe they move that one 447 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: to an entirely different terrain, so I'm no longer going 448 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: to be ruling out James Cameron. I'm ready to paint 449 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: my face blue and head into Avatar three. But again, 450 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: because it's not completely original, I think there could have 451 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: been a little bit more to the story, which is 452 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,400 Speaker 1: saying a lot because it is a three hour movie 453 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: and it feels like three hours. I took this movie 454 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: in chunks and I was like, all right, if I 455 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 1: can get through this hour, i'll be good. I took 456 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: one bathroom break throughout the entire thing, so I felt 457 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: pretty good about that. So I don't entirely see the 458 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 1: reason for making this movie three hours. I think it 459 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: could have easily been under two forty. And I will 460 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: say this if you are hesitant to watch it because 461 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: of the long runtime. Never go to a movie at 462 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 1: the time that it says it's going to start. That 463 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 1: is the time that the preview starts. So say you're 464 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: going to a seven o'clock showing, I usually don't show 465 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: up until seven eighteen, seven twenty. That's usually when the 466 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 1: movie is going to start, so save yourself. Those twenty 467 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 1: minutes do not add on more time if you're gonna 468 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: go watch Avatar. I went in it was daytime, it 469 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: came out, it was nighttime. It was a very weird feeling. 470 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: So it's a major time commitment for something you're not 471 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: super passionate about. That is really the only reason here. 472 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: I would feel like it would benefit more and get 473 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: more people inclined to go see it if it wasn't 474 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: over three hours. But hey, credit to him for sticking 475 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: to that run time. But when it comes to the score, 476 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: I would give Avatar The Way of Water four out 477 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: of five. Wooden spears, DCS and shambles. And let me 478 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 1: tell you why they have canceled the New Superman movie. 479 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 1: And there was such a big push around his cameo 480 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: and Black Adam and the Rock was so insistent on 481 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 1: having him a part of that movie, having him a 482 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 1: part of the storyline and making people care about d 483 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: C again. But now they have canceled him, so there 484 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,479 Speaker 1: will be no new Man of Steel with Henry Cavill 485 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: reprising the role. And this all becomes newly appointed d 486 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: C Studios co CEO James Gunn is making big moves, 487 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: and I love James Gunn. I feel like he is 488 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: the best thing to happen for d C. But I 489 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: just feel as a whole tearing everything down is gonna 490 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: feel bad and it's gonna look like some bad moves. 491 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: And I trust him, but I still feel like it 492 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: is such a slap in the face to d C 493 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: fans to get everybody excited about his return, to get 494 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: everybody kind of hype on a new Man of Steel 495 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: movie and rip it away a just months later. I 496 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: felt like they should have at least given him a 497 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: one movie deal. I know he is trying to now 498 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: make this new Superman movie, and he is said to 499 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 1: be writing one focusing on Clark Kent as a Cub 500 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:17,199 Speaker 1: reporter coming up in the ranks, so it's a younger Superman. 501 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: But I don't see why they could just make one 502 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 1: more Man of Steel movie to satisfy all those fans. 503 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 1: It just makes me feel like DC doesn't care about 504 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: the fans, they don't even pretend to. And coming from 505 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: a Marvel fan and feeling like there are so many 506 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 1: things put into place to just appease us as fans, 507 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: whether it be a part of their big plan and 508 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: whether they're pulling strings and messing with us, it at 509 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: least feels like they care about us, like they care 510 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: about our investment in these characters. And even though I 511 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: fully trust James Gunn of having this plan to really 512 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: restore DC and make a more competitive, it just feels 513 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: like a lot of work. And I love what he's 514 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,959 Speaker 1: done with the Suicide Squad of bringing back a franchise 515 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: that got ripped to shreds and making it fun again. 516 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: So if there is anyone that can do it, it 517 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: is James Gunn. He has made the Guardians of the Galaxy, 518 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: has had people care about characters you never thought possible. 519 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: So he is both involved in Marvel and d C, 520 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: so he has the potential here. But d C has 521 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: just had so many bad moves. And I actually think 522 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: that they have the best superheroes when it comes to 523 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 1: just core superheroes Batman, Superman, Aquaman. They're just such iconic 524 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: characters wonder Woman, but they don't know what to do 525 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: with them, and they keep doing things like this to 526 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: make us care less and less. So let's run through 527 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: all these points. The biggest one is yes, Henry Cavill 528 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: will not return as Superman. He made this big post 529 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,679 Speaker 1: on Instagram. He said, I will, after all, not be 530 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:48,199 Speaker 1: returning as Superman after being told by the studio to 531 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: announce my return back in October prior to their higher 532 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: This news isn't the easiest, but that is life. The 533 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: changing of the guard is something that happens. I respect that. 534 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: So all that was done before James gun was around, 535 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 1: So I do give some credit there that it takes 536 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: a lot to make a decision like that, But he 537 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 1: says that Superman is still around, and I've seen James 538 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 1: Gunn comment on Twitter that they're still gonna work with 539 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,239 Speaker 1: Henry Cavill in some capacity to have them involved in 540 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: some kind of Superman project. It's just not a Superman movie. 541 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: And even before this, they made the announcement that wonder 542 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 1: Woman three is also no longer going to be a thing. 543 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 1: Director Patty Jenkins had to come out on Twitter and 544 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: said it really wasn't her decision and that she did 545 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: not walk away. She was open to any consideration of 546 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: what vision they had with a wonder Woman movie moving forward. 547 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: After wonder Woman didn't really get the best reviews, and 548 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 1: I don't think that was entirely her fault. She wrote 549 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: on Twitter, it was my understanding there was nothing I 550 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: could do to move anything forward at this time. D 551 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: C obviously is buried in changes they have to make, 552 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: so I understand these decisions are difficult right now. So 553 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: D see. It's also scrapped Wonder Woman three. They have 554 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: also canceled a Batman Beyond movie that was in development 555 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: with Michael Keaton, which a lot of hardcore DC fans 556 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: were excited about. And it seems to be that they 557 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: are entirely moving on from the Snyder verse with Zack Snyder, 558 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: which I actually think is a pretty good move. It's 559 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: not like they're taking away something that was so beloved. 560 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: And this also comes as they canceled the Batgirl movie, 561 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: which was completely done, it was ready to be put 562 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: out into the world, and that is just no longer 563 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: going to see the light of day. So as somebody 564 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: just watching on the outside, it just seems like everything 565 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: gets on fire and they're trying to reassure people that 566 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna come back, We're gonna get things in order. 567 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: But they have said that a d C U slate 568 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: is coming early next year and they'll lay out their 569 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 1: entire plans of all the movies we can expect from 570 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: d C, and that leaves me with a couple of questions. 571 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: If they are moving on from the Snyder verse, they're 572 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: not having another Wonder Woman or Superman movie, what's going 573 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 1: to happen to Aquaman? Do they just completely scrap that 574 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: character give Jason Momoa a brand new character inside the 575 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: d C EU, because really he seems to be the 576 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: only one who is still around. Because the Flash movie 577 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: is also up in the air of all the problems 578 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: they've had surrounding that release, and now without Superman, without 579 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: Wonder Woman, does that movie even make sense anymore? When 580 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: it comes to what is working on the d C side, 581 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: is The Batman, which came out earlier this year. I 582 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 1: hope that keep that one completely separate, which I know 583 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: there were some rumors surrounding that James Gunn wanted to 584 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: bring in this new DC universe and bring it into 585 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: The Batman, and he's confirmed that is completely false. That's 586 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: entirely director Matt reeves thing. I hope that stays independent. 587 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: I hope the Joker sequel stays independent. I know it 588 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 1: probably has to play into it, but I kind of 589 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: hope that the Suicide Squad also stays independent because those 590 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: are also good on their own. They don't need to 591 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: build this entire universe like Marvel, and I know that 592 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: probably works better for their bottom line. It probably works 593 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: better for their business plan to have the same kind 594 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,719 Speaker 1: of structure that Marvel has. But I'll go back to it. 595 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 1: I think they have such strong franchises, such strong characters, 596 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: that they could just make good independent movies and that 597 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: would have people carrying a lot more. I think they 598 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: have better characters than Marvel. But what Marvel does better 599 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: is creating stories that people care about, creating relatable things, 600 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: creating fun moments, and creating things that we want to 601 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: go see in theaters. Yes, there is excitement that all 602 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: the movies are connected and building towards something, but at 603 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: the end of the day, we just need a good movie. 604 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: We just need something to root for here. So with 605 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 1: everything I've read and everything I've seen, it almost seems 606 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: like they are expecting this new phoenix to rise from 607 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:52,719 Speaker 1: the ashes. Well that phoenix rise, I really don't think so. 608 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: I think it will take a long time to get 609 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: this bad taste have everybody's mouth. And I'm not even 610 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: the biggest fan of Man of Steel that cameo in 611 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: Black Atom did kind of get me excited again. I 612 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,239 Speaker 1: saw Henry Cavill's excitement to return to the role, and 613 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: I was ready for it. And it just feels like 614 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 1: every time I give DC the benefit of the doubt, 615 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: they do something like this. So it's hard for me 616 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: to root for them right now. And even though I 617 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: think they are finally making the necessary changes, I kind 618 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: of just find myself caring less and less. So the 619 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: question is will it pay off, will people care? Or 620 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: have DC fans had enough? We'll have to find out. 621 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: It's time to head down to movie trail. Paul. I 622 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: watched a lot of movie trailers and never in the 623 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: history of watching a movie trailer have I let out 624 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 1: an audible wow. But that happened while watching the Across 625 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: the Spider Verse trailer. I said wow to myself because 626 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: this movie looks to be so visually stunning, so many 627 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: boundaries seem to be pushed in animation while making this movie. 628 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: There are so many people just behind it, animating it, 629 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: writing it, so many voice actors in this movie. I 630 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: truly believe that the first one is a masterpiece. And 631 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: I have so many expectations going into the sequel, and 632 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 1: now that we have this first full look at it 633 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: in this trailer, I feel like they've done it. And 634 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: when it comes to animated movies, I feel like you 635 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: already have to have such a strong script, such a 636 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: strong story, in order to invest all of this time 637 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,240 Speaker 1: on the animation. So I feel like that that's the 638 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: deal for any animated movie. That's why Pixar movies are 639 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:42,959 Speaker 1: so good, because they focus so much on the story 640 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 1: that it's almost like a too big to fail situation 641 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: that I just give him the benefit of the doubt. 642 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: But before I get into more, here is just a 643 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: little bit of the across the Spider Verse trailer. I 644 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: can hear you being quiet. I am I hope I 645 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: didn't ice game. No one my age says those words 646 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: in that order. Who do you think you are? Really? 647 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: We are supposed to be the good guys we are 648 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:23,640 Speaker 1: so Miles Morales returns. He is back with Gwen Stacy. 649 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: He is Brooklyn's friendly neighborhood Spider Man, but now he 650 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:32,760 Speaker 1: is going into the multiverse, and in this multiverse he finds, 651 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:35,440 Speaker 1: kind of like in the original, all these other Spider 652 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 1: people who exist and they are all supposed to be 653 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 1: the hero, but now there's this new villain and they 654 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: all have different ways on how to handle the situation, 655 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: and the movie focuses on redefining what a hero is 656 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:51,799 Speaker 1: and how to save the people in your life. So 657 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:55,320 Speaker 1: the villain this time around is Spot voiced by Jason Swartzman, 658 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:57,880 Speaker 1: and this one seems to focus more on Miles and 659 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,720 Speaker 1: his relationship with his mom. That's where the trailer opens 660 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:03,239 Speaker 1: up him having this heart to heart conversation with her 661 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 1: and then leads into him and Gwen going into this 662 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 1: different Spider verse and seeing all these other Spider Man, 663 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:13,319 Speaker 1: Spider Women, Spider Punk, and I think that is what 664 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,399 Speaker 1: makes these movies so exciting, is seeing all of them 665 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: on screen and seeing all of the animation styles. You 666 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:23,360 Speaker 1: have the comic book style, you have the classic Spider 667 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:25,800 Speaker 1: Man look, but you have all of these weird, jittery, 668 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:29,280 Speaker 1: neon things going on. So all of these different animation 669 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:33,240 Speaker 1: styles and character designs is like candy for your rise 670 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:36,640 Speaker 1: and great for somebody with a short attention span because 671 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 1: there's so many things going on and so many things 672 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: you can focus on on screen that you never really 673 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 1: get bored. And I love that Miles has aged in 674 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: this movie, and I can already see that this is 675 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: a birth of a great trilogy. Not only does the 676 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: animation look ten times better, which it looked amazing in 677 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 1: the first one, so that is saying a lot. It's 678 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 1: just seeing them home mixed and blended together. That's what 679 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:00,959 Speaker 1: made me say, well, so I love at this entire 680 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:04,800 Speaker 1: trilogy will take us with Miles as he gets older, 681 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:07,480 Speaker 1: as he gets wiser. And I think that is why 682 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: Spider Man is my favorite character, is because him and 683 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:14,720 Speaker 1: his problems are so relatable and the battle they face 684 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 1: in this movie is defining what it is and what 685 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 1: it means to do the right thing. And there's always 686 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,399 Speaker 1: that struggle that Spider Man has with him being just 687 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 1: a normal kid, a normal teenager, but also being this 688 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:31,800 Speaker 1: person with this duty and this responsibility to save the world. 689 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 1: And even though us as humans don't have superpowers, we 690 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: can identify with that. We can identify with wanting to 691 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: do what we want, sometimes selfishly, but also doing what 692 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: we need to do to be a good person, to 693 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 1: do the right thing and to do things because you 694 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:52,479 Speaker 1: have the responsibility to do so. So I think that's 695 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: why we all root for spider Man, and we can 696 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 1: relate his story to us somewhere in our journey in life. 697 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: So this movie comes out on June two. Another sequel 698 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:08,439 Speaker 1: is already in the works. There's a spinoff featuring Hayley Steinfeld. 699 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: So I see nothing but good things. The only thing 700 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:14,160 Speaker 1: I hope is I'm still alive to see it all. 701 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 1: This makes edition of movie Bar and that's gonna do 702 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:22,200 Speaker 1: it for another episode here of the podcast. But before 703 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 1: I go, I gotta give my listeners shout out of 704 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,279 Speaker 1: the week. This one is from my Instagram comments on 705 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:30,400 Speaker 1: my Fableman's review and it is from Mary, So shout 706 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:34,120 Speaker 1: out to Mary. Here is the question you wrote on Instagram. 707 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: What kind of Christmas gift do you recommend for a 708 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 1: movie goer like you. It's from my twenty one year 709 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:41,400 Speaker 1: old son who loves to see all the new Marvel 710 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 1: and d C movies that come out. Great question, Mary, 711 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:46,680 Speaker 1: and thank you for commenting and listening to the podcast 712 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 1: and what I recommended for anyone who is a Marvel fan. First, 713 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:54,719 Speaker 1: there is a brand called Corksicle that makes tumblers, that 714 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: makes sports bottles, that makes all different kinds of insulated 715 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: cups that I have really growing to love. The first 716 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: one I got was given to me as a Christmas 717 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: gift because I do love Marvel movies. So I have 718 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 1: a Black Panther one that I used for my coffee 719 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 1: every day. I also have a spider Man one that 720 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: I used to keep my smoothie cold. And I have 721 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:16,920 Speaker 1: this entire set of Spiderman tumblers that I drink fancy 722 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:19,839 Speaker 1: drinks out of a k A sparkling waters. So as 723 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: a Marvel fan, I love getting those and collecting those. 724 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 1: I just think they have great designs and they're fun 725 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:27,680 Speaker 1: to drink out of. The other one I recommend is 726 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 1: this brand called Roosevelts, and not only do they have 727 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:33,560 Speaker 1: Marvel In d C shirts, but they also have just 728 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 1: a lot of movie collaborations and they have like fun 729 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:40,560 Speaker 1: designs and they're really comfortable. So if you have a 730 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:42,560 Speaker 1: movie fan in your life, I'm sure you can find 731 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:44,759 Speaker 1: them something there. And then I think the easy one 732 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:47,600 Speaker 1: is the fun go pops. I collect those. I have 733 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:51,000 Speaker 1: a Batman one. I have a couple from one division, 734 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: so that is a fun gift. You have somebody who 735 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 1: likes to collect those, So that would be my recommendation 736 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: to marry Thank you for commenting, and thank you right 737 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 1: now for listening, for being a part of this podcast 738 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,920 Speaker 1: this year. I'll talk to you again next week, and 739 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 1: until then, go out and watch good movies. Later m