The Film Thread

[Templeton Peck]

Nuremberg. A decent account of Göring's relationship with Kelley. However, there are some powerful messages from the movie that resonate today;

Charismatic leaders and their narratives can seize power and manipulate people into creating scapegoats. The ease with which fascism can re-emerge is a key concern, urging viewers to recognize and resist similar ideologies in the present day.

The film serves to ensure that the events and their lessons are not forgotten. It is an "urgent call to stand up to fascism" by remembering what happened and acknowledging that such evils "can happen again".

Personalities capable of such atrocities could be found anywhere in the world and would not be easily identifiable by a specific appearance or a "scary uniform" the next time a similar threat arose.

Future demagogues or authoritarians would likely appear as ordinary businessmen or politicians, manipulating emotions and exploiting divisions among people to gain power, much like the Nazis had done.

I thought it was excellent. And Goering comes across as quite a nice bloke, which is of course the whole point.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Saw The Housemaid at the cinema the other day.

Clever, clever plot.

If thrillers are your thing it’s a highly recommended.

 

[PPB]

The Lost Bus. Edge of your seat stuff. You could almost feel the heat, and to imagine all the wildlife that died

 

[Templeton Peck]

If we have a post credit life lesson I'm all in on the new Masters of the Universe film.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Marty Supreme. 6/10

 

[YoungWolf]

Marty Supreme. 6/10

Quite odd but I mostly enjoyed it

 

[Tredman]

Rewatching Apocalypse Now in honour of Robert Duvall, had forgotten what am amazing truly epic film it is - having recently re-read Heart of Darkness too it hits a bit harder.

 

[sycophantia]

Rewatching Apocalypse Now in honour of Robert Duvall, had forgotten what am amazing truly epic film it is - having recently re-read Heart of Darkness too it hits a bit harder.

I started reading that a while ago but for some reason put it on one side, need to go back and start again and finish it.

 

[Tredman]

I started reading that a while ago but for some reason put it on one side, need to go back and start again and finish it.

It's a tough read, follow it up with King Leopold's Ghost for some light relief...

 

[sycophantia]

It's a tough read, follow it up with King Leopold's Ghost for some light relief...

Thats probably why I took a rest from it and read summat lighter, then forgot about it....I need to man up.

 

[Lupo]

For me, Robert Duvall is Tom Hagen (the consigliere) in The Godfather. Watched it again not long ago, sad that he has now gone.

There was an item on the local news up here (Scotland) about him tonight as he was a big football fan and made a film a few years ago in Scotland where he played a Scottish football manager with real players such as Ally McCoist and Owen Coyle playing themselves

 

[Dennisons Wrong Foot]

Rewatching Apocalypse Now in honour of Robert Duvall, had forgotten what am amazing truly epic film it is - having recently re-read Heart of Darkness too it hits a bit harder.

A great movie spoiled by the real slaughter of a water buffalo. I could never watch it again for that reason.

 

[leedswolf]

For me, Robert Duvall is Tom Hagen (the consigliere) in The Godfather. Watched it again not long ago, sad that he has now gone.

There was an item on the local news up here (Scotland) about him tonight as he was a big football fan and made a film a few years ago in Scotland where he played a Scottish football manager with real players such as Ally McCoist and Owen Coyle playing themselves

A Shot at Glory. Ally McCoist played a character named Jackie McQuillan.

My favourite Duvall movie is Colors.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Colors. Bloody hell. That film came out a couple of months before I moved to LA as a young guy to seek my fame and fortune (found lots of things but neither of those) and it did make you stop and think tbf. There was a lot of publicity around the film at the time and pretty sure my parents thought I’d be dead by Christmas, same as that ‘wouldn’t walk in London after dark because of what you see on twitter’ kind of way.

That said, a lot of truths in the film and was significant in bringing the issues to wider public attention and triggered the state of California to enact laws and policies which continue to this day.

 

[Tredman]

A braver man than me would re-watch this today.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

A braver man than me would re-watch this today.

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Oh god, still think of this every few days.

 

[Tredman]

Oh god, still think of this every few days.

Relevant at the moment too, also I am deep into watching Paradise but I don't think I could ever watch it again.

 

[catfishwolf]

It's a tough read, follow it up with King Leopold's Ghost for some light relief...

I remember reading this in year 8 or 9 at school. Like, as a class text. I don’t recall much of it. I assume it’s not much of a kids book?

 

[jd1981]

A braver man than me would re-watch this today.

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The shock factor has gone for me now, watching it first time deeply affected me mentally.
I’ve watched it a few times to catch the stuff I may have missed on first viewings.
It’s a masterpiece in writing by Barry Hines, the directing and casting is excellent.
The big difference between threads and the day after is the former used largely known actors/actresses only Reece Dinsdale had done anything prior and the cast being unknown made it feel more like you were watching regular people caught up in the horror.
Day after used numerous well known actors ie Jason Robards, John Lithgow and Jobeth Williams. So it felt more of a film.
Also the fact threads is filmed in a docudrama style and goes way into the post apocalyptic world.