Mega64 Movie Club: Sound of Metal
Added 2021-05-13 22:34:48 +0000 UTCA gripping look into a musician's struggle with sudden hearing loss, Sound of Metal is this week's movie- Rocco, Derrick and Shawn all had plenty to say about it!
Next week's movie is BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID.
Comments
I had the same ear tube thing when I was a kid too.
Alexis Muldoon
2021-07-31 04:53:15 +0000 UTCAs someone who also sometimes avoids good movies because they might be a series of bummer moments, I was surprised to see that Shawn liked this one. I'd appreciate a "Shawn's Not-So-Much-of-a-Bummer Seal of Approval" for such movies
James Morrone
2021-06-30 00:00:14 +0000 UTCI thought the conversation about accessibility implants was interesting, especially Shawn's misconception that accessibility devices completely address the disability. It's also something that occurs with physical disabilities too; people see bionic arms and think "oh well they look like human arms and can be controlled similar to one, so it must be just as good" when that's not always the case and for some people no device is actually better. A lot of the marketing and promotion of some accessibility devices cater to more abled audiences and serve as viral "feel-good" fluff when the reality is they can often just be bandaid solutions to problems that may require more in-depth ones. https://www.inputmag.com/culture/cyborg-chic-bionic-prosthetic-arm-sucks
slaughterneko
2021-06-01 15:41:56 +0000 UTCI want to thank you for doing this movie podcast. It has been a new found favorite thing of mine. I love watching movies and keep a list of all the movies i watch every year with the day i watched them and the rank i give them. I started this whole list thing in 2018 with the goal to watch as many new movies as possible. I also have been watching your podcasts every tuesday since about 2013 and this sounds cheesy as fuck but feel like im hanging out with friends whenever i do. My favorite segments are whenever you guys would review movies on the podcast, so i love this new dedicated show for it. I re subbed to the patreon just for this show. Love that its introducing me to some movies i wouldve possibly never seen. This movie fucking rocked and felt like a horror movie to me. Good vibes to ya and lets keep watchin movies!
poopobabyy
2021-05-16 16:01:28 +0000 UTCAlso I've seen Jucifer in person so it was wild to hear they were loosely based on them as that crossed my mind when I watched this a few months ago.
Max Feller
2021-05-15 04:28:35 +0000 UTCLove the format and this episode. My favorite one so far!
Max Feller
2021-05-15 04:27:27 +0000 UTCits good
Greg
2021-05-14 14:21:43 +0000 UTCYeah a documentary on this subject would be awesome, and much more in depth and personal. But I think a fictional movie is an easier way of spreading awareness. More people are likely to pay attention to this than a doc. Having both would be great as companion pieces to one another, though. Kind of like the Mr. Rogers documentary and the film with Tom Hanks.
Phil Abucay
2021-05-14 12:35:18 +0000 UTCLove the new format. I put a shitload of reverb on it so I could pretend I was in Hall H in 2010.
fluff_diva
2021-05-14 07:49:13 +0000 UTCLet us know if you guys like the new format of this episode... or if you like the old format better!
Mega64
2021-05-14 07:26:54 +0000 UTCI liked this movie. I thought it was done really well, but I'm not shaking my popcorn a lot at this film. Mainly because multiple times during the movie I thought to myself that I wished this was a documentary. I think it's an interesting subject, which was simply -- what is it like to be a musician who starts to go deaf, and I think there's enough people out there for a filmmaker to follow around real life people who go through this and I would rather watch that than have actors pretend to go through it. That being said all the acting was great.
SgtSaughter
2021-05-13 23:56:21 +0000 UTCAwesome set design—the RV, the deaf home, and Lou’s Dad’s house helped tell the story so well. I also loved seeing Ruben’s healthy routines in the beginning of the movie; it revealed a lot about where he was as a person.
David Luft
2021-05-13 23:22:26 +0000 UTCI'm not the one who made a table in Letterboxd, but I did create one in Google Sheets if anyone is interested: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ceu0Edn7_fG5mwofusVsxjt7LgjzjqQnrPAppn6kjcU/
Neil Steffens
2021-05-13 23:21:52 +0000 UTCPaul Raci did not win the Oscar. Daniel Kaluuya won for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah. He had one of the more memorable speeches of the night when he was grateful for his parents having sex. How could you forget, Rocco!
Neil Steffens
2021-05-13 23:00:28 +0000 UTCHell yes! I just watched Sound of Metal last night! Perfect timing <3
Tiana Salazar
2021-05-13 22:37:06 +0000 UTCWas thinking more about the movies y'all've covered so far. Roughly 10% of the movies you pick meaningfully pass the Bechdel Test, which is to say there have been almost no named female characters on screen having an exchange of dialogue with each other about something other than a man. About 3 out of 45 movies have had a female protagonist, though there have been maybe 4 ensembles with female characters who have some kind of influence over the plot. Further elaboration: Stranger Than Fiction (pass, movie produced by Lindsay Doran) Magic Mike (debatable, convo about a threesome with a man) Night of the Hunter (narrow, brief exchange about baskets) That Thing You Do (debatable, convo indirectly referencing a man) Twelve Monkeys (narrow, convo about dinner reservations) Public Enemy (narrow, convo about changing sheets) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (pass, Mrs. Marcus and Emeline have multiple exchanges) What We Do In The Shadows (debatable, brief one-sided phone conversation) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (pass, but it's mostly convos with real people, not written characters) Twins (narrow, brief convo about a horoscope) Death Race 2000 (narrow, convo about who will win race while they're nude and being massaged) Love Actually (extremely narrow, but fuck this movie) Jupiter Ascending (strong pass, Jupe talks to multiple women on multiple subjects) Babe: Pig in the City (pass) Rear Window (pass, Stella and Lisa talk about several things) Star Trek: Generations (pass, convo between two female villains) Snyder's Justice League (narrow pass) Women are people, their lives and thoughts are valuable too. Thanks for reading :^)
fluff_diva
2021-05-13 22:36:37 +0000 UTC
