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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by jowday on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @12:22AM (#44567802)
Weird, I thought it was one of the best movies I've seen in the last few years. Wasn't at all what I expected to see, but was incredibly memorable and impactful.

F1 on the other hand was maybe the worst offender as far as literalism is concerned.

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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by wiseowise on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @01:51AM (#44568215)
> F1

Let me guess, an old man Brad Pitt enters the movie screen and says something like: “I’m gonna, I’m gonna… I’m gonna WROOOM! I’m WROOMING!!”?

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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by AlexandrB on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @11:58AM (#44572521)
Yeah, F1 was extremely literal - characters would often describe what's going on in Brad Pitt's head while he's driving. On the other hand, it's a "big, dumb action movie" and at least it took itself seriously and didn't wink at the audience like so many modern blockbusters do.
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