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Opinions: What is a movie you genuinely like, that is rated below 60% on rotten tomatoes? (xkcd.com)

submitted 1 year ago by thebestaquaman to c/asklemmy

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Inspired by the linked XKCD. Using 60% instead of 50% because that's an easy filter to apply on rottentomatoes.

I'll go first: I think "Sherlock Holmes: A game of Shadows" was awesome, from the plot to the characters ,and especially how they used screen-play to highlight how Sherlocks head works in these absurd ways.

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[–] beefcat 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I like Sucker Punch, but I think think the gratuitous costumes worn by the women during the fantasy sequences hold it back. Not because such outfits are inherently flawed, but because the execution contradicts the message of the film.

This is a movie about women dealing with sexual abuse, and the fantasy action sequences both serve as a metaphor for them overcoming the struggle and as a means to empower them. But the way the costumes were designed and the scenes were shot end up feeling exploitative in a way that the text of the film would seemingly be against. This is a recurring problem I have with Zack Snyder; his choices in visual storytelling are often at odds with the actual story he is trying to tell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is a movie about women dealing with sexual abuse

Hypersexuality is literally how a lot of women deal with sexual abuse/trauma

That fact just gives us the ick so we collectively like to ignore it.