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It's Over: A Blackpill Film Guide
In a blackpilled movie, the narrative often underscores the limitations imposed by society or nature on an individual's prospects for happiness, success, or romantic fulfillment. Such films might portray characters who, despite their best efforts, are unable to improve their circumstances due to factors beyond their control. This could include not being conventionally attractive, not having access to social or financial capital, or facing societal norms that they cannot change.
Typically, a blackpilled movie won't offer a happy ending or resolution for its characters, at least not one that contradicts the blackpill ideology. The characters may strive for success or seek love and acceptance, but are often met with failure or indifference. This doesn't mean these films are devoid of hope; rather, any glimmers of hope are usually framed in a way that emphasizes their rarity or their fleeting nature.
Alternatively, blackpilled films can also be films focused solely on the fact that a man's physical appearance is his most important trait, and that women will only choose a man who is uniquely attractive regardless of his achievements in life or his personality. The idea behind blackpill is also that women do not judge by personality but by looks, and that they will de facto attribute a good personality to a particularly attractive man.
These films often evoke strong reactions, both positive and negative. For some, they serve as a form of validation, affirming what they believe to be fundamental truths about social dynamics. For others, the themes can be seen as deeply unsettling or controversial, particularly when they seem to perpetuate negative or harmful views.
Popular genres for blackpilled movies can include drama, psychological thrillers, and even some dark comedies. While not every movie that touches on themes of despair or social critique is considered blackpilled, the label is generally applied to films that explicitly or implicitly endorse the ideas associated with the blackpill.
A film being labeled as "blackpilled" by the incel community doesn't necessarily mean it was designed to propagate blackpill philosophy; rather, it has elements that resonate with those who subscribe to this worldview.
Directors and writers might not even be aware of the term or its significance within incel culture when creating a movie that later gets labeled as such. In most cases, if they learn that their film is revered or admired in an Incel community, they deny any involvement or sympathy with their ideology.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Not that good.
Overall, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty feels like a missed opportunity. While it's visually stunning, the plot meanders without delivering a strong or meaningful narrative. The character development is shallow, and Walter's journey of self-discovery, though promising, is underwhelming and predictable.
The film tries to be profound but ultimately falls flat, relying more on its picturesque landscapes than on a compelling story. It's not without its moments, but it's hard to overlook the lack of depth and emotional impact.
For a film with such potential, it simply doesn't live up to the hype...
Permis de construire (2021)
This film is a series of advertisements.
Small french comedy, with a budget of 5.5 millions euros, about Corsica.
The comedy in itself is pretty low quality, usually what is expected from these comedies.
All the budget seems to have gone to "famous" french actors, so they had to get some money, from the region, the CNC, and still, not enough.
Then why not asking Dacia, Corsica Linea and other brands to appear on screen? Yeah fine!
Apart from that, the region's landscapes - coves, mountains, scrubland - are of course splendid. But the recipe for this popular comedy is unusually heavy. It sticks to the stomach like an overly copious plate of figatellu.
Wonka (2023)
Weirdly enough, I didn't really like it at first.
I felt like everything in the film was pushed so you could know how it would end, where it would go, etc etc.
But now, it's been 4 months, and so far it left very good and pleasant memories.
Wonka is a really light-hearted film that fit all ages, from young to old, a bit too naive maybe, a bit too theatrical sometimes.
I didn't like the songs, except the Chalamet one, and really I don't really get the need to put them in the film, maybe one or two would have been enough.
Nonetheless, I recommand a watch if you don't really know what to see on a family night. It won't be a masterpiece, but it may leave good common family memories!
Sound of Freedom (2023)
A good thriller
A good thriller
I thought, probably wrongly, that the votes were manipulated to get them so high, so I chose to watch this film, but with a pinch of salt.
In the end, contrary to many of the very negative comments in the press, this is a good thriller with a fairly serious theme.
It's rather well shot and the production is clean. But it's no exaggeration to call the film a masterpiece. But it's a film that keeps you on the edge of your seat, with pretty good acting.
The only thing I'd criticise about the film is the dichotomous nature of the characters. There are good people and bad people. Unfortunately, the film also falls into the trap of "the bad guys are ugly, the good guys are beautiful", except for one of the characters who is presented as a model.
It's also a mainstream film with an unsophisticated plot that's all too easy to understand.
It's still a good film overall, and I enjoyed it.
Barbie (2023)
It could have been so much better...
The film's universe and settings are fantastic. The casting is really good too, with Gosling excelling in the role of Ken.
Regrettably, however, the film completely misses the chance to appeal to people who grew up with Barbie. Instead, we're left with a film that almost divides and pits men against women, in an attempt to make it a feminist and political film.
Instead of seeing a light, fun film, I saw a rather heavy-handed movie whose storyline is centered around patriarchy.
It's a real shame, because the film's potential is pretty amazing. I came away disappointed, but not totally disgusted either.
Astérix & Obélix : L'empire du milieu (2023)
They managed to make it worst than Asterix At The Olympic Games
This film is an insult to Goscinny's work, which has already been well damaged.
Some people think that the film is offensive or incorrect and that this is the reason for the negative reviews, but let me reassure you, it is not. It is a pretext. The movie sucks, plain and simple. The story consists of a series of scenes that aim to place as many people as possible who are known (only in France for the most part) and who have no acting skills. Even the well-known and usually professional actors pale in comparison.
I didn't retain a single positive point. Oh yes, among the jokes, each one more desolate than the other, the lengths that are not funny at all (personally I would be ashamed if I had made such a lousy movie, I would have hidden and would never have assumed) and the script that would have been better if it had been written by a 9 year old.
Finally, this film is everything that is wrong with French cinema, plus the budget. You put your buddies, celebrities, you ask for a maximum of subsidies for a null result, and you take advantage of your knowledge in the media to inflate the box office and talk about this film every day as if the French cinema depended on it.
And personally, what I found most lamentable is that Guillaume Canet (the director) has arrogated to himself the role of the main character when he is not at the level.
It doesn't make you laugh, it makes you cry.
The Last of Us (2023)
The new Walking Dead series.
The series starts as well as The Walking Dead, but like the latter it lacks a long term objective. The first episodes are catchy. We have a good time, between interesting synopsis and interesting scenes.
But after this observation we can only ask ourselves: "Is this another series that will revolve around zombies and that will be endless?"
To this question we can already answer: yes. Don't get me wrong, the series is really okay for now. But only for the moment because it seems obvious that it will not keep this pace in the long term. I strongly advise you not to get attached to it in order to avoid what TWD fans are currently going through.
So yeah, good series for now, but it's gonna suck, I guarantee it.
Petits secrets entre voisins (2013)
Bad acting, unlikely scenarios, but it has its charm.
Reality TV inspired directing, low budget, awful acting. But it's ok, and very easy to watch. When you get bored...
South Park: Splatty Tomato (2017)
South Park is not South Park anymore.
Watching the whole season was a pain in the ass. Not a single good episode. Not a single one while on season 20 there were two good episodes. People don't even care anymore about South Park. Why? Because it sucks.
And this episode sucks, maybe even more than the others. Bye South Park, I'll never see you again.
South Park: Doubling Down (2017)
Pretty deep episode, setting up the next episodes.
This episode is probably one of the best of this season, a little like drinking a fresh lemonade while in a heatwave.
I must say that what got me in this episode is the part at Token's house, I even almost saw a politically incorrect humor, never seen for years in South Park. This is exactly what people are looking when they are watching South Park: dark humor about political incorrectness.
But it's a pretty exciting episode when we look up at Cartman & Heidi relationship. They exploited a really interesting part of social behaving & relationship.
Even if the season 21 was not so good so far, this episode brings hope about the denouement of the season.
South Park: Sons A Witches (2017)
Once again, a lame episode.
I don't know about you, but when I saw this episode, I was thinking:
"Am I watching a South Park episode right now? What is that?" There is almost zero fun, no dark humor neither. Just a lame scenario about people dressing up as a witch, and one of them become a real one, and the fact is, there is absolutely no goal, and they didn't know how to finish it, so, hey, let's get the president, and he kills the witch. Where is the fun avoiding to say "Witch hunt" and "joking" about it all the episode long?
Come on; it looks like a thing for 12 years old viewers. I mean it's not what you want to see when you are watching a South Park episode.
It is just "meh." Season 7 miss me so much.