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It's because it's an unrealistic fantasy that it is such a common theme in Hollywood. And, it's men as much as women indulging in the fantasy.
I would have too, until that final scene of her in the jazzed up lingerie.
This can join the list of dozens of other films I'd have gone to see had I known they existed. Why is Hollywood so bad at promoting films anymore? Do you know where this is currently streaming?
Infinity War has great momentum, real stakes, and some of the best moments in the MCU, including *the* best moment, when Thor arrives in Wakanda. You had no idea how the film was going to progress, or how it would end. With Endgame, you knew before you walked into the theater that it would move from Point A, dead heroes, to Point B, they're back, and it was just about how they'd get there.
Or, it just ends there and they move on. The heroes lost, some people died, the world goes on. When death is no longer permanent then your movie turns into a comic book. Oh, wait. For a comic book story, Endgame was fine, because nobody except Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy, and Bucky stay dead. Oh, wait, Bucky came back. But Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy for sure stay dead. Except in stories of alternate universes, another comic book staple.
The point is, as a FILM, Infinity War succeeds and Endgame fails. As COMIC BOOK FILMS, both work fine.
Not enjoying something doesn't mean not understanding it. The first season was brilliant, and I rank it among the best TV shows of all time. The second season was unnecessary, as everything that needed to have been said and done was already present in season 1. However, the success of the first season dictated that a sequel must be made, and so an inferior second season was aired. It was still quite good in parts, and not bad TV by any stretch, but it wasn't even close to as good as the first one, and audiences ate it up, so of course a third season was ordered. Season 3 wasn't very good, and it feels like the show is running on fumes. Do I understand the arcs, and what's happening onscreen? Of course. I still don't care for season 3.
You're projecting your own opinions onto the rest of the world. Because *you* wouldn't pass on an opportunity to hook up with or date her doesn't mean others wouldn't. I'm straight, and I'd have zero interest in her were I single and were she interested in me. She isn't my type at all.
Considering the first one is widely considered the best Batman movie ever made, and among the greatest superhero films of all times, your comment about the film being mediocre is nonsensical. Perhaps YOU didn't like the film, but you're in the clear minority here.
He must not have seen Megalopolis, but then, hardly anyone did.
Anyone who believes in justice hopes he'll be pardoned.
I'm pretty sure you know you're wrong, but in case you don't, rewatch that scene. Thanos was unable to budge Cap's hand, and the surprise showed on his face. Or, rewatch any number of scenes of Cap running through walls, outrunning a speeding car, holding a helicopter in place, falling 20 stories, or tearing tree stumps in half with his bare hands.
I assume the guards work in shifts, so there are several battalions on hand at any given time during the week of the games. They must have at least 4 shifts worth to account for injury, illness, etc. On top of that, they are secretly commandeering an island, so they probably have another 40 or 50 troops on hand in the event that the police show up, especially as they are aware that Hwang In-ho's brother is searching for the island. And lastly, they probably DO have a contingency plan in place in the event that the contestants revolt, and troops on hand in case that takes place.
The implication is that the only time player 001 ever played was in the first season game, as he wanted to experience the game he'd created in order to "feel something" before the brain tumor killed him. Hwang In-ho is participating for a different reason. He seems genuinely curious about Gi-Hun, and is trying to understand why he came back to the games. He's playing along to win his confidence, and only betrays him at the end, when he has no choice.
As to whether or not the pink-clad soldiers know to protect him or not, it's hard to say. He must have some contingency in place, but my understanding is that he remains masked in the presence of his underlings. However, there is the moment in the final episode of season 2 where the kidnapped soldier sees In-ho, and has registers surprise, as if to say "why is our leader part of the plot to overthrow the games?" I think he must have had some kind of plan in place in the event that he ever lost a game.
He dispatched with Batroc easily.
He also had the strength to hold Thanos at bay, albeit using two hands to Thanos' one. That more than anything should tell you he isn't just a regular guy in peak shape. Thanos beat down the Hulk and Thor.
That doesn't tell us anything. Schwarzenegger is routinely depicted as being superhuman, and performs feats in film that no man could ever do. Commando might be the most egregious example of this, but it occurs in many of his films. Captain America inarguably does things in the MCU films that no human could do.
It's what we call a tragedy. Bad things happen. So yes, if the story unfolded a different way, there may have been a happy ending for some or all of the characters.
The vampire didn't willingly die. If you recall, Ellen and the professor's scheme all along was for her to seduce and delay him, and keep him enthralled until the cock's first crow, which she did. The professor brought Thomas with him on their mission, which was in reality to keep Thomas away so Ellen could do what needed to be done. All of this was explained in the film.
Also explained, and shown early in the film, was the genesis of Ellen's connection to Nosferatu. She'd prayed for a companion to come to her, and the demon answered, and she unwittingly allowed herself to be spiritually conjoined with him. That's what doomed her, and set the tragedy in motion.
This underscores another problem theaters face. Films used to stay in theaters for 90 days before any kind of home video or streaming release. Studios keep the lion's share of ticket sales for the first 5 or 6 weeks, after which the percentages switch, and theaters keep more. Had they not moved to streaming after 39 days, Wicked would likely have sold a lot more tickets in the subsequent 51 days, and might have reached the billion dollar mark that experts were forecasting. Now it seems certain to fall short, though it should end up topping $700 million.
Theaters are in rough shape for many reasons, but the above is one of the most significant ones.
I believe the idea was that it caused them to mutate, and each of them got a random mutation of their existing genes.
Yeah, I'd be interested in seeing the interview or article where Lee supposedly said that. I know it's been said about Daredevil, and some other heroes, but Captain America has always been portrayed as having superhuman strength and agility.