"Leave the World Behind" film

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Anonymous wrote:Needed a happy ending.

Not every movie gets a happy ending, sweetie. What did you think? The internet would be restored magically, Rose could watch the last episode of Friends somewhere other than a bunker? The deer and flamingoes would become friends and live peacefully together ever after?

I am shocked by the negative reviews but as another PP said, this isn't a very "deep" group. In fact it's a rather dim group.

I think it would have been better if the boy got better from the medicine and the families were reunited. They could have all been in the bunker and bonded and then come out afterwards.

DP. Use your imagination! Rose hears Amanda calling for her, so obviously we know Amanda is close by and she was heading towards the house anyway. Clay and George were heading back at the same time. Of course they’re all going to meet up there and ride out the war. Maybe they’ll survive, maybe not. But we know they’ll be safe for a good long while. Not everything has to be spelled out.

And that’s the nature of war. Uncertainty, fear, indiscriminate killing, hunger, disease. People wishing the boy would “get better” are being unrealistic. We don’t even know what he has exactly.

Exactly. That kid is not "getting better."

Nah. The kid got some medicine - he is going to be ok.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the book wasn’t that great either.

+1 I DNF and don’t have plans to watch the movie.

I thought it was realistic that a young person of color might have more distrust of white people (in 2023) than their parents. I liked that the movie addressed that.

I thought she was incredibly rude, obnoxious, and full of herself. Of course the Julia Roberts character was leery about letting two complete strangers in the house, much less letting them spend the night - her husband should have been just as concerned. Their race had nothing to do with that. I wouldn't have let two strangers in, regardless of what they looked like. And then the daughter tells her father that Clay wants to have sex with her. As if.

Indeed, her not wanting to let them in was racist. Didn't believe "they" could own a house like that when Julia and family were just renting it for the weekend. YOU sound like you have some issues of your own, especially your "as if" comment. PP , you sound simply dreadful.

I was somewhat in agreement with the pp until the "as-if" comment. Clay wanted to have sex with her. How did you miss the energy during the vaping scene? Clay's son wanted too as well; did you also miss that? She's cute-- men want to have sex with good looking women. Would love to hear you explain your way out of the comment, lol.

I'm the "as if" poster. Yes, the son wanted to have sex with her. The dad (Clay)? Nope. They were vaping together - how does that make him interested in her sexually? SHE asked HIM if he had ever had sex with a student. SHE was clearly coming on to him. He was just hanging out. In what world do you think he was interested in her?

I'm the "didn't you see the energy" poster. You clearly don't pick up on nuance and cues beyond the surface. I guess you also thought the scene with Marshala and Julia dancing was just them "kidding" around, right lol? Both scenes are examples of what leads to two people ending up in bed together. Serious question--Are you new to Earth?

Amanda and George dancing, flirting, and wanting to sleep together? Sure. Clay and Ruth chatting while vaping? She certainly seemed interested in him - he seemed oblivious to her in that way. It seems YOU clearly don't pick up on nuance, see two people together, and immediately assume they're both interested in one another. Ruth was definitely coming on to Clay. He may have thought she was attractive, but he wasn't in any way acting interested in her. You seem very simple.

Sigh-- men are simple, predictable creatures.

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For anyone who understands avionics, please explain why the planes were just dropping out of the sky. Even if the electronics were knocked out, could not an experienced pilot manually control the plane and land it? It looked like the planes were nose-diving.

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Just finished. So so so bad!

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the book wasn’t that great either.

+1 I DNF and don’t have plans to watch the movie.

I thought it was realistic that a young person of color might have more distrust of white people (in 2023) than their parents. I liked that the movie addressed that.

I thought she was incredibly rude, obnoxious, and full of herself. Of course the Julia Roberts character was leery about letting two complete strangers in the house, much less letting them spend the night - her husband should have been just as concerned. Their race had nothing to do with that. I wouldn't have let two strangers in, regardless of what they looked like. And then the daughter tells her father that Clay wants to have sex with her. As if.

Indeed, her not wanting to let them in was racist. Didn't believe "they" could own a house like that when Julia and family were just renting it for the weekend. YOU sound like you have some issues of your own, especially your "as if" comment. PP , you sound simply dreadful.

I was somewhat in agreement with the pp until the "as-if" comment. Clay wanted to have sex with her. How did you miss the energy during the vaping scene? Clay's son wanted too as well; did you also miss that? She's cute-- men want to have sex with good looking women. Would love to hear you explain your way out of the comment, lol.

I'm the "as if" poster. Yes, the son wanted to have sex with her. The dad (Clay)? Nope. They were vaping together - how does that make him interested in her sexually? SHE asked HIM if he had ever had sex with a student. SHE was clearly coming on to him. He was just hanging out. In what world do you think he was interested in her?

I'm the "didn't you see the energy" poster. You clearly don't pick up on nuance and cues beyond the surface. I guess you also thought the scene with Marshala and Julia dancing was just them "kidding" around, right lol? Both scenes are examples of what leads to two people ending up in bed together. Serious question--Are you new to Earth?

Amanda and George dancing, flirting, and wanting to sleep together? Sure. Clay and Ruth chatting while vaping? She certainly seemed interested in him - he seemed oblivious to her in that way. It seems YOU clearly don't pick up on nuance, see two people together, and immediately assume they're both interested in one another. Ruth was definitely coming on to Clay. He may have thought she was attractive, but he wasn't in any way acting interested in her. You seem very simple.

Sigh-- men are simple, predictable creatures.

This reminds me of a friend's husband making crude remarks about another woman hitting on him but everyone present did not see it the same way which started to leave me in doubt about all the times he said someone was flirting with him. On the flip side another friend was being heavily hit on and when we pointed it out they vehemently denied it and was sure the other person was just being nice.

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Anonymous wrote:How is this movie THIS bad? (Leave the World Behind). I just about gave up in the opening scene when Julia Roberts is standing by a window, the camera zooms in on her aggressively to the point where you can see the pores on her nose, and she's like, "I hate this world" and I'm like WTF who made this s**t.

Which is too bad because apocalypse films are my favorite, because I do in fact hate everything about late stage capitalism.

Can someone watch the rest of this dumb movie and tell me if it's worth the rest of my Friday night.

I'm not understanding the negative reviews here. We watched it this week and liked it. Def an atypical dystopian angle. It was a little slow and too "artsy" at points. But we liked the plot and the acting. I actually loathe Julia Roberts and never understood her appeal much so she was perfect in the bit---y mom role. The other actors were fantastic, I thought. And the ending was abrupt but appropriate. The girl got what she wanted before the world "ended", so to speak. Hinting that what was coming was really, really bad and it was the kid's last happiness before that.

That's not how I interpreted that scene at all. Yes, she got closure with the last episode she had been obsessing about. But we know everyone will be fine - at least for a long while - when they all get to the bunker to ride things out.

DURING A CIVIL WAR.

I don’t think the son will be fine at all. He’s already lost most of his teeth.

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I spent much of this movie thinking it was a parody.

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Anonymous wrote:For anyone who understands avionics, please explain why the planes were just dropping out of the sky. Even if the electronics were knocked out, could not an experienced pilot manually control the plane and land it? It looked like the planes were nose-diving.

This was another thing that was note entirely clear - maybe intentionally so. Technically, a pilot could fly without GPS, so it seems like it was intentional to crash them at/around that spot. Remember the Boeings that crashed when a safety measure engaged and the pilots couldn't override it?

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Anonymous wrote:Needed a happy ending.

Not every movie gets a happy ending, sweetie. What did you think? The internet would be restored magically, Rose could watch the last episode of Friends somewhere other than a bunker? The deer and flamingoes would become friends and live peacefully together ever after?

I am shocked by the negative reviews but as another PP said, this isn't a very "deep" group. In fact it's a rather dim group.

I think it would have been better if the boy got better from the medicine and the families were reunited. They could have all been in the bunker and bonded and then come out afterwards.

DP. Use your imagination! Rose hears Amanda calling for her, so obviously we know Amanda is close by and she was heading towards the house anyway. Clay and George were heading back at the same time. Of course they’re all going to meet up there and ride out the war. Maybe they’ll survive, maybe not. But we know they’ll be safe for a good long while. Not everything has to be spelled out.

And that’s the nature of war. Uncertainty, fear, indiscriminate killing, hunger, disease. People wishing the boy would “get better” are being unrealistic. We don’t even know what he has exactly.

Exactly. That kid is not "getting better."

Nah. The kid got some medicine - he is going to be ok.

Um, his teeth fell out. He will not be "ok."

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So what was the noise that had them all covering their ears?

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This movie was a yawn. And kind of irresponsible of the Obamas. Among other things, we do not need to feed the Havana Syndrome nonsense.

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Anonymous wrote:So what was the noise that had them all covering their ears?

A reference to the Havana syndrome. Google it.

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Anonymous wrote:Dcum has explained a lot. But I shouldn’t have to come to dcum for answers.
It should be explained during the movie. There were too many vague unknowns with this one. I sat through it but wasn’t impressed.

I don't want to be mean, but lots of people figured these things out. Movies don't always spoonfeed everything to you.

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Anonymous wrote:For anyone who understands avionics, please explain why the planes were just dropping out of the sky. Even if the electronics were knocked out, could not an experienced pilot manually control the plane and land it? It looked like the planes were nose-diving.

This was another thing that was note entirely clear - maybe intentionally so. Technically, a pilot could fly without GPS, so it seems like it was intentional to crash them at/around that spot. Remember the Boeings that crashed when a safety measure engaged and the pilots couldn't override it?

I had assumed, like the Teslas, autopilot was engaged and forcing the planes to crash

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Anonymous wrote:Dcum has explained a lot. But I shouldn’t have to come to dcum for answers.
It should be explained during the movie. There were too many vague unknowns with this one. I sat through it but wasn’t impressed.

I don't want to be mean, but lots of people figured these things out. Movies don't always spoonfeed everything to you.

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