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It's really sad how this message board is filled with pathetic loser incels like you. I try to ignore posts like these but it seems to spread everywhere like a virus.
What do you think the Mexican gang was going to do with the cop and paramedic? They were obviously going to kill them. Also, the paramedic didn't betray anyone. She was being held hostage and did everything she could to get out of her situation in the beginning which is understandable. We see during the halfway point that she sees Will as different from Danny and begins to understand that he is not a criminal sociopath like his brother. At some point she tells them to get down when the snipers are about to shoot them therefore she is no longer trying to "betray" them. And in the end it is pretty clear that even though Will participated in the act he was no longer on his brother's side but trying to fix his mistake and save the paramedic. If you actually use the little part of your brain that's needed to follow this type of movie you might have understood the character's motivation.
He promised the paramedic that he would "get her out of this" and since Danny was going out on an irrational ego-trip murder/suicide mission he had to shoot Danny in order to save her. I fail to see the inconsistency in the character as some previous posters have pointed out. He wasn't like his brother and only reluctantly accepted his deal as a last resource in order to save his child. Even though he cared about him he saw how wrong his way of life was and did the right thing by preventing him from causing further harm.
I think he thought he could avoid potential suspicion from the police if he let him in for a short period of time instead of having them being suspicious and maybe making phone calls to confirm the bank was really out of service (which is already suspicious in the first place). His mistake was giving him the wrong surname of the bank teller which is the cause for the entire ordeal.
The paramedic was knocked out as you said (therefore unconscious) and they already had to deal with the cop who was shot in the ambulance. Bringing him in with them didn't serve any purpose and they had no time to do so as they needed to move quickly.
The fact that he was unconscious when they left meant he couldn't reveal information to the other cops about them and it was just their luck (from the cops' perspective) that he managed later on to barely regain consciousness enough to help them.
It's a "leave your brain at the door/enjoy the action" type of movie so I can get over some inconsistencies but some of the criticism I feel is unwarranted when you don't really know how people would react if this were real life (unless you've been in the same type of situation which I doubt). Plenty of people act irrationally in stressful situations so I'm not gonna fault the movie for what some people might say is stupid or illogical behavior.
I've finally finished the movie after 3 separate viewings. I thought it was pretty good and liked the gutsy, tragic ending but the creature effects are laughable and ruin the suspense/horror vibe the movie was going for. I don't get why more people aren't calling this out and are focusing more on the actions of individual characters when they are missing the point the director was trying to make. IMO, the movie would have been better if they made "The Mist" more ambiguous and remove the typical monster/creature antagonist as it takes away from the tension/unknown danger that's out there and wouldn't really change the conflicts between the characters anyway which was the most interesting aspect of the movie.
I tried to watch this movie several times but the special effects just take me out of it every time. First watch, I had to turn off after seeing those horrible CGI'd tentacles. Gave the movie a second chance and gave up after seeing the giant dragonflies. Absolutely ridiculous that they thought this looked acceptable. But my problem is not just the effects but the fact that they had to have monsters (or creatures) in a movie called "The Mist" when I was expecting something more subtle, less revealing and more mysterious to add to the suspense and horror. It's too bad because the movie started off good with a great premise and sense of impending doom all to be wasted on those terrible effects and cartoony creatures. Really unfortunate too because I thought all the actors were good in it (including direction and dialogue) but the effects and monsters just ruin it for me.
The obvious way to go would have been to make T3 in the future after Skynet takes over and the battle with the human resistance. Basically expand on what we see at the beginning of T2 and make the whole movie about the war. Instead they chose to lowkey remake T2 with a different enemy terminator and again have Arnold being the hero terminator protecting John Connor. Since Cameron didn't want to do another sequel and chose to focus on different projects they decided to make the sequel without him to cash in on the success of the previous movie. It just doesn't compare to the previous two movies as the Terminator movies were Cameron's vision as well as him working with a specific crew of people to help him realize this vision which were not present in T3. I'm not opposed to having a different director making a sequel but they have to have at the very least an original take and willing to expand on the universe rather than rehash what we already got in the first 2 movies.
I fully agree that the special edition adds more substance and makes me appreciate the movie more than the theatrical cut. The Kyle Reese sequence is by far my favorite. I just love the atmosphere of that scene with Sarah trying to catch up to Reese and ending up in the park that teases the future apocalypse nightmare she has later on. There is so much that the special edition adds that IMO is essential that I can't go back to watching the theatrical cut again.
The show was on the right track until they decided to change the original writers/directors and tried to make it like the original show. So starting with S4 is when the show started going downhill. The fact that they ended S3 on an incredible cliffhanger leaving you anxious about what was to come only to come back to a completely different show was a major let down to say the least. Wasted potential for something that could have rivaled or even been better than later seasons of TWD.
Yes, it absolutely feels like a Fincher movie. I have avoided this movie for many years, mostly because I wasn't interested in the subject and only watched it for the first time a couple of years ago when I caught it on cable and couldn't stop watching it.
The cinematography, editing and direction is just impeccable and very recognizable (in a good way) as being a "Fincher" movie. Especially the night shots (which there are a lot of) reminded me a lot of Fight Club in terms of atmosphere even though they are completely different movies. You wouldn't think a movie about Facebook could be so engrossing on paper but Fincher managed to do it.
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