Again, I have to admit to tl;dr- ok, I'm a skimmer - (I am that asshole, too). First on Barbie - I didn't like it. Well - there were parts that I liked and parts I didn't. But I felt it was patronizing and I generally think that if a piece of art has a character that looks directly at me and tells me what it is about then it is a fail. And that is a directorial choice. But, I get it, I pee standing up.
As for exclamation points - not my jam. (And I appreciate the generational shoutout). Rather than a ! I'm much more about the -.
I also understand - sadly, deeply - not being able to criticize someone or something. I apologize for delving into politics, but I feel I cannot express my true beliefs about the situation of the world in my chosen - Chosen - community.
Once again: yes and yes and yes. I’d bail on the cheerleader writing group if no one will give constructive critique, because life is too short to waste time with ass-smoke. And yes, Barbie was funny and biting and not at all about toys, goddamn it, but at least Greta Gerwig should get to keep making movies because: a billion dollars. And yes I hate exclamation points but certainly people dont get me lots of times when I’m joking. But that happens in person perhaps more often than in writing, so I think that one’s on me. Or: me!
Again, I have to admit to tl;dr- ok, I'm a skimmer - (I am that asshole, too). First on Barbie - I didn't like it. Well - there were parts that I liked and parts I didn't. But I felt it was patronizing and I generally think that if a piece of art has a character that looks directly at me and tells me what it is about then it is a fail. And that is a directorial choice. But, I get it, I pee standing up.
As for exclamation points - not my jam. (And I appreciate the generational shoutout). Rather than a ! I'm much more about the -.
I also understand - sadly, deeply - not being able to criticize someone or something. I apologize for delving into politics, but I feel I cannot express my true beliefs about the situation of the world in my chosen - Chosen - community.
Dude, you can't comment if you didn't read the whole post! I call foul.
I’m in complete agreement about the snubbing of Barbie at the Academy Awards.
Once again: yes and yes and yes. I’d bail on the cheerleader writing group if no one will give constructive critique, because life is too short to waste time with ass-smoke. And yes, Barbie was funny and biting and not at all about toys, goddamn it, but at least Greta Gerwig should get to keep making movies because: a billion dollars. And yes I hate exclamation points but certainly people dont get me lots of times when I’m joking. But that happens in person perhaps more often than in writing, so I think that one’s on me. Or: me!
Nah, it's the dry wit and deadpan delivery, which is the best of all the types of funny, I think.