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kingstoken) wrote2024-12-08 08:18 pm
kingstoken) wrote2024-12-08 08:18 pm
Stuff I Watched Lately: Moana 2 and The Franchise
Moana 2:
My brother and I went to see Moana 2 on Thursday, it was cute, it was fun spending time with Moana and Maui again (although it takes about half the movie for them to be reunited), and I think it had a positive message to kids about needing community. That being said, it's not as good as the original, although sequels rarely are. They introduced a bunch of new characters, some of which were better then others, the one new character I really liked, Moni, he was such a Moana and Maui fangirl and a bit of a himbo. Also, Moana has a new baby sister in this one, a few years has past since the last film, and I know they would probably never have done it, but I think it would have been so much cooler to have seen Moana as a mom, and when she is called to go on this dangerous mission it would have been such a harder decision for Moana. Anyways, I don't think Disney is ready for a mom princess, but could have been interesting.
(Also, side note, it cost $16 each to see the matinee, and this was the non-3D one, because 3D sometimes makes me nauseous. Like no wonder no one is going to the movies anymore if it cost that much.)
The Franchise:
I binge watched The Franchise the last couple of days and enjoyed it. It's about a film crew trying to make a superhero film, it is clearly a spoof on Marvel. It's a comedy, but it can be a little dark at times, like it makes fun of a lot of stuff you hear about Hollywood and the big franchise movies in general. It covers steroid use, treatment of women by the toxic media/fans, product placement, having to suck up to China, interference from corporate executives, etc. Richard E. Grant is in it and he plays like such a jerk, but it is fun to watch him to do so. The cast is pretty top notch. I don't know if most of the characters are good people, but they do a good job at making some of them sympathetic.
Anyways, I don't know if I sold it well or not, but if you have HBO (or Crave in Canada) I think its worth the watch.
My brother and I went to see Moana 2 on Thursday, it was cute, it was fun spending time with Moana and Maui again (although it takes about half the movie for them to be reunited), and I think it had a positive message to kids about needing community. That being said, it's not as good as the original, although sequels rarely are. They introduced a bunch of new characters, some of which were better then others, the one new character I really liked, Moni, he was such a Moana and Maui fangirl and a bit of a himbo. Also, Moana has a new baby sister in this one, a few years has past since the last film, and I know they would probably never have done it, but I think it would have been so much cooler to have seen Moana as a mom, and when she is called to go on this dangerous mission it would have been such a harder decision for Moana. Anyways, I don't think Disney is ready for a mom princess, but could have been interesting.
(Also, side note, it cost $16 each to see the matinee, and this was the non-3D one, because 3D sometimes makes me nauseous. Like no wonder no one is going to the movies anymore if it cost that much.)
The Franchise:
I binge watched The Franchise the last couple of days and enjoyed it. It's about a film crew trying to make a superhero film, it is clearly a spoof on Marvel. It's a comedy, but it can be a little dark at times, like it makes fun of a lot of stuff you hear about Hollywood and the big franchise movies in general. It covers steroid use, treatment of women by the toxic media/fans, product placement, having to suck up to China, interference from corporate executives, etc. Richard E. Grant is in it and he plays like such a jerk, but it is fun to watch him to do so. The cast is pretty top notch. I don't know if most of the characters are good people, but they do a good job at making some of them sympathetic.
Anyways, I don't know if I sold it well or not, but if you have HBO (or Crave in Canada) I think its worth the watch.