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Jul. 30th, 2017 11:32 pmI rewatched the Other Guys tonight, a comedy film from 2010 which is not super, but does at the end try to make some serious points about the imbalance of wealth and corporate excess/corruption in America, with fairly specific references to the way that's unfair to or outright cheats 'the little guy'. Towards the beginning of the film, there's a shot of Trump Tower. I'm not really much of a crazy conspiracy person, but it was still a little disturbing.
But actually, as part of it's theme, the film makes references to a lot of luxury brands and 'American excess', like Cartier diamonds and such, so it was probably more a reference on the other side of things. Which frankly, is just a little bit sad.
I did not like the film as much as I did when I first watched it, but it did have Michael Keaton in it being amazing. And then they had a whole special feature that was an extended cut/daily rushes of him improvising in a scene where his character is the boss at a Bed, Bath and Beyond store. Which included him talking about someone's near-death experience on the Staten Island ferry, and berating someone named Tony. So it made me very happy.
But actually, as part of it's theme, the film makes references to a lot of luxury brands and 'American excess', like Cartier diamonds and such, so it was probably more a reference on the other side of things. Which frankly, is just a little bit sad.
I did not like the film as much as I did when I first watched it, but it did have Michael Keaton in it being amazing. And then they had a whole special feature that was an extended cut/daily rushes of him improvising in a scene where his character is the boss at a Bed, Bath and Beyond store. Which included him talking about someone's near-death experience on the Staten Island ferry, and berating someone named Tony. So it made me very happy.
