Apr 14Liked by Jen Sopchockchai Bankard, P.T. McNiff
Oh wow. Very flattered and honored you guys read a part of my letterboxd review during the podcast. I let out an audible Keanu reeves “whoa” in the car.
I agree that as much as I love this movie….there is no Oscar watch for it. This isn’t the typical type of movie that’s nominated for the Oscars. Action movies don’t usually get Oscar love. Co-sign (I think it was PT) there is always 1-2 Oscar baity movie that is not as good as a lot of movies that should be nominated but get nominated anyways as well.
Jen! Your observation that the mixed martial arts matches were a microcosm of the movie and caste culture was how I viewed it as well!
I think at the beginning of the podcast you guys called it a revenge movie and I slightly disagree. I feel like it’s a justice movie which are similar but parallel? Idk if that makes sense.
Btw the movies id compare monkey man to is la haine, tower of death, and get out.
Oh wow. Very flattered and honored you guys read a part of my letterboxd review during the podcast. I let out an audible Keanu reeves “whoa” in the car.
I agree that as much as I love this movie….there is no Oscar watch for it. This isn’t the typical type of movie that’s nominated for the Oscars. Action movies don’t usually get Oscar love. Co-sign (I think it was PT) there is always 1-2 Oscar baity movie that is not as good as a lot of movies that should be nominated but get nominated anyways as well.
Jen! Your observation that the mixed martial arts matches were a microcosm of the movie and caste culture was how I viewed it as well!
I think at the beginning of the podcast you guys called it a revenge movie and I slightly disagree. I feel like it’s a justice movie which are similar but parallel? Idk if that makes sense.
Btw the movies id compare monkey man to is la haine, tower of death, and get out.
Great podcast, guys!