Films where every single character is just a pleasure to watch and feels 'lived in' like they have an extensive life outside of their function/time in it, (though appropriately dialled up to be at least a little larger-than-life for drama/entertainment purposes).Prove me wrong. PROTIP: You can't, because there are no bad/shallow characters.Give other examples. Are you old enough to remember when movies and TV had actual characters in them?
>>220475767The Thing
>>220475767Patriot Games and other Tom Clancy kinos. The bad guys are usually a bit theatrical but the main character and his friends seem like real actual people
>>220475767deadwoodtarantino's filmoscream 1
>>220475767Point Break (1991)LA ConfidentialThe Usual Suspects
>>220475767I hope you're not serious with your picrel. Falling Down is so politically commentary heavy that the whole plot was sacrificed for it and feels wonky. What you described is in early Tarantino movies; Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown.
>>220476294Gigabased reply. 90s were the absolute peak of crime thrillers and thrillers in general.
>>220475767Falling Down works because every single character is a representation of someone dealing with stress.
I can't really think of any bad characters in Sharpe, even random one offs that are in for like 30 seconds are memorable
>>220475767When everyone is likable, no one is
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>>220475767The nazi character in this movie was a dumb stereotype.
>>220475845 Unironically this. The Thing is basically a masterclass in “guys who existed before the camera started rolling.” You can feel the off-screen grudges, the cabin fever, the blue-collar competence. Even the dude who mostly plays chess with a computer feels like he had a whole boring life before Antarctica.Carpenter just lets them *be*. They argue about coffee and leadership like real coworkers instead of quip dispensers. Compare that to capeshit where everyone talks like they’re auditioning for a Twitter clip.90s thrillers were the last gasp of this. Speed, L.A. Confidential, even dumb gym bro movies like Predator - just a bunch of distinct personalities bouncing off each other instead of Funko Pop archetypes. Modern scripts feel like they were run through HR first.
Apocalypse Now
>inb4 Snyder sux xD
>>220482252>run through HR firstthey kind of are. they're scripts written by committee that are approved by focus groups and corporate analytics
>>220482407He does
>>220482843They definitely are. In the worst possible way.
>>220478342>removes his hat to talk to a stolen picture of a woman he doesn't know>yes mother, I will rape them all
>>220485077top bloke
>>220475767Men in Blackno girl will ever look at you like this :(
>>220486640I'm literally Will Smith.
>>220486684wassup playa! if you weren't g--uh, married, would you have smashed Linda Fiorentino?
