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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • we’re all bored with the same product over and over again.

    Obviously with the success of the franchise I am in the minority with this belief, but from a critical standpoint 80% of the MCU films are “okay” and just popcorn flicks. There’s nothing wrong with that, but now that has caught up with the viewers and Disney.

    Infinity War was special because the good guys actually lost and that alone shook things up for once. Endgame was special because it was the culmination of 10 years of filmmaking and a downright spectacle. Once you drill in beyond those, there are only a few standouts: Winter Soldier, Civil War, Iron Man 1 and Age of Ultron are all standouts in my opinion due to their themes: “what really defines the good guys?”

    There are a few others I enjoyed but they had problems: In Homecoming, Feige really screwed up a lot about what makes Peter Parker likeable. Ragnarok was fun but in retrospect it is dragged down in quality by the major screw ups of its successor and its refusal to take much seriously. The misfits of GotG were fun too but ultimately its success really messed up the tone of the entire franchise. None of those 3 really jump out as memorable long-term, either - just fun. The rest are forgettable and almost cookie cutter copies of each other.



  • but seriously, why?

    It’s a pretty cool and special release in my opinion, no need to be a hater. Literally all of the Beatles were included on the track as each of them touched it in some way over the last 30 years: John’s now isolated vocals from his demo tape was the starting point, George’s recorded guitar parts from before he died and obviously Ringo and Paul’s work too. Given Paul and Ringo’s ages it’s a beautiful send-off to some of the most famous and influential musicians to have ever lived.






  • Curious to see what the narrative of Perry will be over the next few weeks. Typically death causes everyone to forget your misdeeds and celebrate your good, but Perry has a history of a) being a character on Friends, many seasons of which he doesn’t remember filming b) being an arrogant prick - just recently in his new book wishing the beloved Keanu Reeves had died instead of a different actor. Most of Perry’s publicly known character seems insufferable.