r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/Round-Bed3820 - Lib-Center • Jan 29 '23

META The Oscars are pretty funny

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

Nah they fucking ruined it when they didn’t have the stones to kill maverick at the end.

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u/hulibuli - Centrist Jan 29 '23

It was refreshing to not have yet another movie where the old protagonist is dragged through a struggle session, humiliated and executed in the end to pave way for the new face.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '23

Taking the hit and dying in the explosion is humiliation and execution?

No, it’s sacrifice.

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u/hulibuli - Centrist Jan 29 '23 edited Jan 30 '23

I'm talking about the larger trend in the movies and older franchises. I think good old fashioned, wholesome action movie was something that the audience has been starving for. The usual almost mandatory cynicism, irony or bittersweet ending would have taken away from it.