The wife and I watch it this weekend and honestly we did not realize it was premiering for the first time and we decided to watch it because of Tom Hanks. I have to agree with many here the movie was lacking in many ways. However, the wife and I both liked it since it was easy to watch and it just entertaining for 2 hours. Verses every TV shows and Movies having all the social justice themes and beating into your head. I am not against those general themes, but I do not want to see and hear about it in everything I watch.
Back in the day All In The Family was making people aware of bigotry and various isms, but it was not every single show or movie. Everyone talked about All in the Family and how things could be better. People in Hollywood has to realize they are not the moral compass, they get paid to entertain not preach their view of what they deem is the perfect world, that is what churches are for.
Because of all the crap in movies and TV shows I mostly watch HGTV, History Channel and shows like Gold Rush which stay away from everyone are bad people if you do not see it their way. Watch Gold Rush and maybe people will learn what you can accomplish if you work hard.
Each scene was well scripted, directed and acted. Of course it was a one man Hanks show. But geez, pretty thin story arc (robot emerges with human characteristics in post apocalyptic hell) and a downer of an ending without any great emotional payoff. No great “wow” discovery at the end. Glad I saw it but will never watch it again.
To be fair, this is most film tho. Good, not great. Greatness is rare. I bought and rewatch maybe three dozen films out of thousands. Plenty of good movies I don’t plan on rewatching.
The wife and I watch it this weekend and honestly we did not realize it was premiering for the first time and we decided to watch it because of Tom Hanks. I have to agree with many here the movie was lacking in many ways. However, the wife and I both liked it since it was easy to watch and it just entertaining for 2 hours. Verses every TV shows and Movies having all the social justice themes and beating into your head. I am not against those general themes, but I do not want to see and hear about it in everything I watch.
Back in the day All In The Family was making people aware of bigotry and various isms, but it was not every single show or movie. Everyone talked about All in the Family and how things could be better. People in Hollywood has to realize they are not the moral compass, they get paid to entertain not preach their view of what they deem is the perfect world, that is what churches are for.
Because of all the crap in movies and TV shows I mostly watch HGTV, History Channel and shows like Gold Rush which stay away from everyone are bad people if you do not see it their way. Watch Gold Rush and maybe people will learn what you can accomplish if you work hard.
The wife and I watch it this weekend and honestly we did not realize it was premiering for the first time and we decided to watch it because of Tom Hanks. I have to agree with many here the movie was lacking in many ways. However, the wife and I both liked it since it was easy to watch and it just entertaining for 2 hours. Verses every TV shows and Movies having all the social justice themes and beating into your head. I am not against those general themes, but I do not want to see and hear about it in everything I watch.
Back in the day All In The Family was making people aware of bigotry and various isms, but it was not every single show or movie. Everyone talked about All in the Family and how things could be better. People in Hollywood has to realize they are not the moral compass, they get paid to entertain not preach their view of what they deem is the perfect world, that is what churches are for.
Because of all the crap in movies and TV shows I mostly watch HGTV, History Channel and shows like Gold Rush which stay away from everyone are bad people if you do not see it their way. Watch Gold Rush and maybe people will learn what you can accomplish if you work hard.
Art in all of its various forms has always had an impact on society -- changing it for the better. It's not just pretty pictures and entertaining films.
On the flip side, religion has been used to create war, bigotry and strife since its beginnings.
Religion has been used to suppress populations since before the colonial period -- but especially during the colonial period. The Spanish used it effectively and the U.S. used it as a justification for its genocide of the "savages".
Slavery in the U.S. was backed by the major religions telling their followers that blacks were not human.
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Back in the day All In The Family was making people aware of bigotry and various isms, but it was not every single show or movie. Everyone talked about All in the Family and how things could be better. People in Hollywood has to realize they are not the moral compass, they get paid to entertain not preach their view of what they deem is the perfect world, that is what churches are for.
Because of all the crap in movies and TV shows I mostly watch HGTV, History Channel and shows like Gold Rush which stay away from everyone are bad people if you do not see it their way. Watch Gold Rush and maybe people will learn what you can accomplish if you work hard.