People in my mentions are really hung up over the crop circle bit in Disclosure Day, and while I think the film justifies it with the story it's telling, sometimes movies can have cool shit because it looks cool. Goddamn, people today just are ass at watching movies.
Disclosure day has reporters speechless and tearing up over the reveal of aliens being real and then they look exactly like the movie Paul starring Seth Rogen.
@RichardLNewby3 If the whole movie was in the red tint with the comic bookish filter the way they show the clips at the end of the trailer over the logo, I’d actually be interested lol
DISCLOSURE DAY is a plea for empathy, yes, but it's also longing for a world where humanity can share in a collective awe in a way it seems we can't anymore. And nobody is better suited than imagining that than Spielberg.
You’re totally right. If it wasn’t directed by Spielberg and his signature camera movement, story influence, score, scale, pace, and hand-picked actors and instead was an Amazon movie starring Chris Pratt, yes it would be just like Mercy
I honestly think if Disclosure Day didnt have Spielberg name attached it'd be getting similar reviews to this years Mercy. They aren't that different of films
I’m quite taken by this. I found it both a thrilling and highly emotional experience. In many ways, it’s a cinematic foil to War of the Worlds and its post 9/11 anxieties, prioritizing connection and empathy over division and despair. 1/4
And if I said the collapse of sci-fi franchises goes hand-in-hand with the rise of fascism and right-wing sentiments? Sci-fi thrives on this sort of forward-looking, almost childish, belief in a better tomorrow, which feels impossible these days.
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the Marty Scorsese AI thing really just underscores how much this issue really is 100% becoming a generational divide. the Olds are living in an infoscape that totally celebrates AI as an advancement. they think the young naysayers are just a loud minority being overly critical
Conan O'Brien used his Harvard University commencement speech to argue that humility and the human connection matter far more than any diploma.
"I always recognize the enormous role of luck in my life. Refusing to see how luck has played a role in anyone's success is simply ignorant. Many people are happy to mistake a lucky poker hand for their own brilliance, and fighting that human instinct has kept me sane.
"I honestly believe that community, spontaneity, and a real commitment to humility has helped me build a rich life that means much more to me than any diploma. And believe me, I'm not saying the goal is to renounce accomplishments, but rather to metabolize them. If you carry your victories lightly, other qualities –- kindness, originality, courage, humor, and humanity –- have room to emerge.
"Maybe the greatest lessons I've learned along these lines have been through my 24 travel shows. I have degraded myself in Cuba, Ghana, Korea, Armenia, half of Europe, Argentina, Thailand, Mexico, and Greenland, where I visited a real estate office and tried to buy the country. When I travel to another land, every quality I have discussed -- community, adaptation, and a sincerely humble approach -- are all necessary. When you don't speak the language, no one truly cares where you went to college, and you have no choice but to make friends.
"It's on these travels that I learned a great lesson: let yourself be bad at things. I have been a bad dancer in every country I have visited. But the people laugh because it turns out everyone everywhere is related to at least one terrible dancer. For me, humility on these trips can easily lead to humiliation, which is also a useful tool.
"Three weeks ago, I visited Amsterdam, dressed up as Van Gogh, and forced my way into the Van Gogh Museum, where I started loudly demanding a cut of the merchandising because I made no money during my lifetime. Guards forcibly ejected me. I was roundly mocked by patrons for my pathetic display. But I did see a lot of smiles. And not one person said, now that's a Harvard grad.
"In Tokyo, I met with a teacher of Japanese etiquette who volunteered I wasn't her type. And when I asked her why, she just said, 'face.' In Ghana, after accepting a royal invitation, I was kicked out of the Ashanti Palace by the Queen Mother, because her favorite soap opera was starting.
"I understand that I am preaching modesty and connection at a time when this is not in style. We are living through a period of extreme narcissism. Our current leadership in Washington believes that empathy is a weakness and that our nation stands supreme and alone. Add to that, everyone here today has a phone in their pocket that is algorithmically programmed to celebrate you and you alone by making you the protein-maxing hero of your own special journey.
"Much has been written about how isolated and siloed we've become, but for me, the antidote is quite simple. By de-emphasizing what makes us special — in your case, a prized degree — we can really find one another, not as an exercise in virtue, but as a path towards greater laughter, love, and real growth."
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