My Favorite Underrated Films (Part Three)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006):

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The eccentric, quirky Hoover family travels from New Mexico to California in their rusty VW bus in order for their daughter to compete in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. There’s many bumps along the road for over achieving dad Richard, honest mom Sheryl, foul mouthed Grandpa Hoover, sulking son Dwayne, heartbroken Uncle Frank, and optimistic daughter Olive, but no matter what happens, their family’s always there for each other. An absolutely hilarious movie, and winner of two Academy Awards. (Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.)

The Imitation Game (2014):

Directed by Morten Tyldum. A film about Alan Turing, the pioneer of modern day computing and the one that helped crack the unbreakable codes of Germany’s Enigma machine with the help of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers during World War 2. The film switches between the 1940s and 1950s, showing Turing during the war and after the war, when a report of a break in leads to him being convicted for the criminal offense of homosexuality. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, this incredible film shows us the two sides of Alan Turing, the complicated genius working around the clock who helped shorten the war and saved millions of lives, and the lonely misunderstood man tortured and experimented on for who he was.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017):

Directed by Martin McDonagh. A tough-as-nails, no nonsense mother takes on the small town of Ebbing, Missouri after the savage rape and murder of her daughter goes unsolved. Setting up three billboards outside Ebbing that challenges the chief of police in charge of the case, she stands alone as corrupt cops, ex-husbands, and angry townsfolk try taking her and her billboards down, but she always comes back swinging. It’s a rare dark comedy, and a winner of two Academy Awards. (Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.)

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piroledepiculiro

1 year ago

I have literally no idea how to articulate this, but. Sam Rockwell doesn't have slut energy. His characters, though? Definitely. Justin Hammer? Bratty slut. Jason Dixon? Probably in denial. Zaphod Beeblebrox? Canon. Captain K? BITCH, THE 1920S WERE WILD.

I. I mean respectfully, though-

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piroledepiculiro

1 year ago

"I forgive you."

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piroledepiculiro

3 months ago

so i might've rewatched inside job

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piroledepiculiro

1 year ago

Which one isn't racist, its a Tarantino Movie guys.

This shit occured to me in a dream

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piroledepiculiro

1 year ago

i may not show it much but i love them dearly

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piroledepiculiro

1 year ago

I connected the dots

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piroledepiculiro

11 months ago

Am I the only one who thinks that the main issue with Dixon was not about race, but homophobia/repressed sexual identity? Am I crazy to think that he takes out on Red specifically because he likes the guy but in denial? Or maybe just acting like a homophobic bully because he's confused and directs his angers toward the one gay guy he knows? It seems super personal how he keeps going back to Red to showcase his darkest, most violent act when the guy literally did nothing to him and is totally harmless?

Totally jamming to ABBA , the famous bar scene with comments about Cuba killing gays (getting soooooo close in Reds personal space to provoke him), what the chief says in his letter (to deal stuff with love, "if anyone thinks you're gay, arrest them for homophobia"), taking out on Red all his rage while not going after Mildred or anyone else for that matter, apologising to him in tears at the hospital in total regret and emotional breakdown...

Not to mention his general concentrated effort in being/looking like a "tough guy", trying so hard to be respected as an alpha male when he is nothing but... afraid to show love or any vulnerability, most likely closeted and suffering on his own within his fragile sensibility, craving for kindness and love he never received in his life other than from the Chief... shouldn't all this reach one conclusion?

Man I fucking love this character so much, could think about it all day

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piroledepiculiro

1 year ago