Glass was a good movie

[Scalenex]

M. Knight Shymalan may have peaked too early. He made some very great movies then he had a long stream of mediocre and subpar movies.

Glass is good. It's a perfect sequel. Not a perfect movie, that is basically impossible, but a perfect sequel is not impossible.

A perfect sequel must do the following. According to the youtube critic Schaffrilla's production
1-Expands the Universe in meaningful ways.
2-Continue the story in a new compelling way.
3-Expand the theme/introduce new themes.
4-Leave a positive impact on the franchise.

If there is a problem with this movie, the problem is that the sequel occurs nineteen years after the first one. We have active forumites who weren't alive when Unbreakable came out.

This movie is also right up my alley. I really like super hero movies, and I like deconstructing literary tropes. Both Unbreakable and Glass deconstruct super hero stories.

I also like movies that bend genres. Both these movies blend superhero stories with modern film noir. You have the dark shadowy cinematography and shifting lights common to noir and the cinematography mixes it organically with screen shots that look like comic panes.

I also like the way they mix colors. There are a lot of gray tones like you see in modern noir but the most important characters usually stand out in large crowds by being the only brightly colored characters in the scene. Standing out like...comic book characters.

 

[Aginor]

I've never even seen "Unbreakable".
But then.... not my genre I guess?
(I am not a fan of film noir and similar stuff).

 

[NIGHTBRINGER]

subpar movies.

Subpar is putting it mildly...

Not a perfect movie, that is basically impossible

almost impossible...

Glad you enjoyed the movie @Scalenex . I had a friend who went and saw it and he liked it as well.

 

[Scalenex]

I've never even seen "Unbreakable".
But then.... not my genre I guess?
(I am not a fan of film noir and similar stuff).

I think it's good enough of a movie that movie lovers would like it. But then again, my friends tell me that my threshold for enjoying a movie is lower than theirs. Maybe I'd be a lousy critic. I do find professional critics disappointing, so I'm turning to amateur critics. And here with my relative captive audience at L-O, I can through my amateur critiques at people and maybe break the stranglehold of Star Wars over our pop culture discussions.

I like movies with interesting character arcs and these two movies qualify.

 

[Scalenex]

almost impossible...

Shawshank Redemption is a great movie. But I've watched it several times. I point out a lot of tiny flaws which knock this down from "perfect" to "excellent"

 

[Crowsfoot]

I think it's good enough of a movie that movie lovers would like it. But then again, my friends tell me that my threshold for enjoying a movie is lower than theirs. Maybe I'd be a lousy critic. I do find professional critics disappointing, so I'm turning to amateur critics. And here with my relative captive audience at L-O, I can through my amateur critiques at people and maybe break the stranglehold of Star Wars over our pop culture discussions.

I like movies with interesting character arcs and these two movies qualify.

You should start a thread, The monthly Movie club, we all watch the same movie then discuss.

 

[Scalenex]

You should start a thread, The monthly Movie club, we all watch the same movie then discuss.

Well I would say Aquaman possibly for a belated January because lots of forumites probably already watched it. But it is on the way out of theaters for those who haven't seen it. For February I would say Glass is the best movie to discuss.

Note these are biased by things Scalenex likes. I will watch something out of my wheelhouse if someone makes a good suggestion as long as it's not a trolling suggestion.

 

[Paradoxical Pacifism]

Note these are biased by things Scalenex likes. I will watch something out of my wheelhouse if someone makes a good suggestion as long as it's not a trolling suggestion.

TRIGUN!!

Basically a lighthearted show that progressively gets darker.