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What's the dumbest blockbuster movie you have seen that somehow received high praise? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not saying the worst, otherwise I would need to include the star wars sequels or transformers movies... Just some really dumb movie that somehow got praised.

For me has to be Ready Player One. That movie message is so "uhuh" obvious that is stupid, the whole nerd that saves the world in a thing that otherwise would be useless to know in real life... The so over the top evil gaming corporation. The whole 80s and 90s movies and games references get old after half an hour... And it's so pandering towards the geeks and nerds, they really want the viewer feeling really cool for knowing that is the Shining hallway, or that is a Monty python reference... Or look a GUNDAM! YOU'RE SO COOL FOR COLLECTING THOSE GUN PLA! Look we have also overwatch and halo in the background! You're so cool modern gamer!

Also the obviously attractive "nerd" hacker girl that thinks she's ugly and deformed for having a small hard to see red tint in one side of her pretty face... Cmon man. In no universe anyone would think that actress is ugly.

And the message at the end is so hilarious: Look man, you're cool for getting these references and being a real gamer is cool, but go outside more!

Is like the creators have no self awareness.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Ok no. The matrix, the whole trilogy, it's a damn masterpiece. Misunderstood to the max. I won't bother with a essay because I know haters never move from their place.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

Hey, you asked for these exact kinds of takes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hey, I'm not a hater, at least not in the trolling sense. I just genuinely think it's a poor movie and massively massively overrated. Never saw the sequels as I had zero interest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I'd be curious to see what you think of the sequels because I only loved the first movie and hated everything that came after it. But I totally understand that you have no interest in watching them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

the whole trilogy, it's a damn masterpiece

An unpopular opinion from OP themselves.

I like the matrix series, but the two sequels are far from being masterpieces. The 2nd was a good action set piece, but the 3rd one got a bit up its own ass at times trying to fit all the exposition in with the action scenes.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago

As usual people don't understand the hidden message, every dialogue the AI characters say is ON POINT. Even Neo, becoming less human and more omnipresent and digital z everywhere, meanwhile Smith becomes more human. Is perfect, the antithesis, the one and the zero, binary code. Is perfect. Majority of people just don't get it.

And the very hidden references in music and Hinduism... I stand in my position, the movie is too clever for the average dumb viewer.