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True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
Just ... Why?..??
I realize there is a disclaimer in the opening scene but I have to ask "What was the point of making this movie?"
Obviously, it's not a historical biographical study which seeks to make some moralistic point. So why use the "Kelly" substructure in the first place.
My only thought was taken from the final scene where the school teacher criticizes the idea of making a "Hero" of sorts out of the likes of Kelly. Was the whole two hours just a swipe at romanticized history?
Grotesque and bluntly sexually deviant, the characters are presented in terms of the most base moral behavior and mindsets.
Others have reviewed this film as deep and insightful while blasting those poor simpletons who cannot understand nor contemplate real artistic vision.
Maybe this is true.. but I hope I never get the state of mind where a movie like this will appeal to me in a positive, thought provoking manner.
Stargate Origins: Catherine (2018)
Who approved this project?
I'm a dedicated fan to the Stargate franchise. While I understand that new series or movies have distinct creative license, it should always be beholden to the core storyline that it is based upon. Sadly, this movie took a foundational figure and twisted her into an unbelievable and unrealistic woman. They took the modern-day, commonplace storyline of super-superior women who is surrounded by moronic, animalistic men who must be mothered or overcome and wrapped it in a Stargate storyline.
Honestly, who allowed this sad script, tragic acting and a complete mishandling of the Stargate legacy? With a decades long franchise that spans multiple movies, multiple series, why would it not be more protected from asinine producers? Someone approved this... they should be ashamed. I hope that someone will rescue the franchise from the hands who perpetrated this pathetic excuse for an official Stargate addition!