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It's funny to see how 'one side' will completely miss the satirization of themselves in the work, and just laugh at the jokes targeted towards them. (And FYI I
by jollybean 5y ago
It's funny to see how 'one side' will completely miss the satirization of themselves in the work, and just laugh at the jokes targeted towards them.
(And FYI I'm not 'taking a side' I can only imagine what 'some other' publication would make of the film)
Judge was also mocking lack of education, slouching cultural standards, lack of competency, lack of moral fibre, conscientiousness etc.. In pretty much every scene.
Though the most memorable for me is: "Welcome to Costco, I love you" as the ultimate derision of cynical 'Happy Face' corporatism.
Think of a brand that you like in part because of the 'Things They Seem to Support' - and be assured that that's the point the joke right there.
But it's full of absurdist goodies: the Fast Food machine that takes your children away, the Costco Law School, Starbucks Rub & Tug etc.
Edit: it maybe a kind of IQ test or maybe 'personality type' test because I saw it with a friend and she didn't grasp any of the satire at all, to her it was 'stupid' and she literally fell asleep. I didn't know what to make of that.
Edit 2: 'Ow My Balls' will be huge on TikTok and it's not going to be long before it's nary exactly that.
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- haunter 5y ago>it maybe a kind of IQ test or maybe 'personality type' test because I saw it with a friend and she didn't grasp any of the satire at all, to her it was 'stupid' and she literally fell asleep. I didn't know what to make of that. Simply not everything is for everyone. The world is not black and white.
- jollybean 5y agoI do realize that for sure. I can see someone not liking it. But it was eerie for someone to not see the satire jump out at them. This wasn't an 'anti take', or 'Oh a mean corporation how about that' i.e. cynical or blaze attitude to satire ... rather it was just 'don't get it'. That said, I will admit, if the medium of the message is not inspiring, then maybe it's not worth the effort for someone to even try to process it. Nobody in my family likes it either. But any film that's being reviewed 15 years later is worth watching I think.