TV/Movies Megathread

[Razgovory]

I watched Behind the Curve a movie about flat-Earthers.  You're not suppose to make fun of them, but damn are they stupid.

[Tonitrus]

Eurotrip was good. The pinacle of American teen comedies.

Damning with faint praise, again. 

There are some amazing teen comedies out there.

Superbad
American Pie
Porky's (never seen it so no idea if it stands up, but it was infamous in it's day)
Animal House
Breakfast Club

just off the top of my head.  Superbad and Animal House being particular favourites of mine.  Hell, I should watch Superbad again (I was in a fraternity, I've watched Animal House numerous times).

"Better Off Dead" is my favorite. 

[Barrister]

I do what I want.

Other than the "no parents" part, every single aspect can apply to a college-aged movie.  Let's take Animal House.  Lots of hijinks around sex.  Instead of senior prom there was homecoming.  Jocks and cheerleaders definitely dominated the social scene.  There was an iconic cafeteria scene.  Maybe not cutting class but comments about grades.  I don't think there was an exchange student in Animal House, but definitely in other college movies.

It's the same genre in a very slightly different setting.

I said sneaking around for sex.  You're absolutely wrong on jocks in Animal House.  For one thing I don't think one character plays college sports.  The insiders aren't jocks, they're do gooders, ROTC, straight laced, Republicans.  For another we see Animal House throwing an absolute blow out house party that all the hot chicks come to.  There is no establishment equivalent.  There is a cafeteria scene but it's not about bullying.  The point of cafeteria scenes in high school scenes is so bullying can have an audience to amplify the shame.

OK - sneaking around for sex.  Do you recall Bluto (Belushi) spying on the sorority girls from his ladder?  Or Pinto trying to hook up with the supermarket girl (who turned out to be 13)?

You're right - substitute ROTC for sports.  But so what - it's still the same genre!

Bullying - recall Niedermeyer bullying Flounder during his ROTC training.  Otter and Boone going - "he can't treat our pledges like that.  Right!  Only we can treat our pledges like that!".

It's the same genre.

[Sophie Scholl]

Recent female teen film: Bottoms.

Oooo! That reminds me I still need to watch that! 

[crazy canuck]

I watched Behind the Curve a movie about flat-Earthers.  You're not suppose to make fun of them, but damn are they stupid.

Why the prohibition on making fun of them?

[Razgovory]

I watched Behind the Curve a movie about flat-Earthers.  You're not suppose to make fun of them, but damn are they stupid.

Why the prohibition on making fun of them?

That's what the scientists in the film said.

[Josquius]

I'll say I mentioned American teen comedies as its basically its own genre...
But if we're broadening it out then the Inbetweeners films definitely count as greats.

[crazy canuck]

I watched Behind the Curve a movie about flat-Earthers.  You're not suppose to make fun of them, but damn are they stupid.

Why the prohibition on making fun of them?

That's what the scientists in the film said.

Did they say why?

[Razgovory]

I watched Behind the Curve a movie about flat-Earthers.  You're not suppose to make fun of them, but damn are they stupid.

Why the prohibition on making fun of them?

That's what the scientists in the film said.

Did they say why?

Alienates them, lacks empathy.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I watched Behind the Curve a movie about flat-Earthers.  You're not suppose to make fun of them, but damn are they stupid.

Stupid? No, they aren't sheep who close their eyes to the truth like the rest of us. 

[Josephus]

Private School was a good teen comedy too. And a nice shower scene as well.

[crazy canuck]

I watched Behind the Curve a movie about flat-Earthers.  You're not suppose to make fun of them, but damn are they stupid.

Why the prohibition on making fun of them?

That's what the scientists in the film said.

Did they say why?

Alienates them, lacks empathy.

Why be concerned about alienating or lacking empathy for someone who is literally a flat earther?  Shouldn't scientists be ridiculing that sort of nonsense?

[Tamas]

Indeed ridicule and exclusion has been too underused in containing the spread of all this various drivel.

[garbon]

It is the stance of the director
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Curve

When director Clark was asked in an interview about lessons from the film he said, "My dream would be that when people watch it, they take flat Eartherism as an analogy to something they believe in, because it's so easy to demonize another group or another person for something they think but you're kind of just as guilty if you do that."

Odd but it is what it is.

[Valmy]

I mean I can see the damn curvature of the earth. And more than that, things like time zones exist.

It is hard not to have contempt and suspicion for a group that demands you reject what is obvious right there in front of you.

Do I maybe believe weird shit? Maybe. I don't think I do but maybe I do. Maybe there are things I can see with my own eyes but I don't believe are real for some reason. But I am not out there making propaganda videos and books and trying to brainwash people to believe my dumb shit either. That is why I hate flat earthers so much. Can they believe stupid garbage? Sure. But once you become evangelical about something, you lose the right to do so without resistance.