Most of the ticket sales would have probably come from Asia. They love blockbuster movies that let them just turn their minds off and enjoy the spectacles to make them forget the tough and hectic everyday life. Despite the rising income of Asians (which is why Hollywood patronise Asian audiences because the latter is a huge customer base), they are overworked and both the standard and cost of living is still bad. We don't really realise how good we have it in the West with better social and labour protections and we are not socially expected to work extra time. My Indian colleagues said they don't celebrate Fridays the way we do, because many of them are expected to work on the weekend unpaid.
Someone in Asia is probably typing a similar comment about how westerners only like mindless kung fu movies.
I think the reason why people like the more "mindless" movies that have more action and little talking has more to do with the language barrier. If it's dubbed, it seems silly. If it's subtitled it means missing some part of the performance because you're constantly alternating between looking at faces and looking at text. Cool action scenes are cool action scenes no matter the culture and language.
You may be shocked to learn the Mr. Bean is a very popular comedy in a lot of Asia. Do you think that it's only Mr. Bean that can make them forget the tough and hectic everyday life? Or maybe it's just because Mr. Bean doesn't have a lot of dialog?
I am already aware that Mr Bean is popular across different cultures, so what you said about the popularity of Hollywood action in Asia is a good point.
Do you think that it's only Mr. Bean that can make them forget the tough and hectic everyday life? Or maybe it's just because Mr. Bean doesn't have a lot of dialog?
It's both in my opinion. I'm originally from South East Asia and I don't know much about my neighbours, but people in home country love repetitive love stories, slap stick comedies and shallow jokes, although I heard few similar complaints from other South East Asians. But in any case, these kind of media is popular in the region. It occurred to me that with how difficult life is for many people in South East Asia, they don't want to be reminded more how tough it is by watching thought-provoking existential dramas, which Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong media have generated and is famous for. The East Asians are richer, more educated and have more material security so they have more time to think.
Also how is this movie doing so well? I feel like it's only popular because it has Nolan's name on it and stars a bunch of A-list celebrities. But the film itself was mid as fuck. I fell asleep in the theater two hours into it.
Was it even close to the books? IDK never read them. (Also, that poor giant cyclops didn't deserve to lose his eye. They could have just snuck away while it slept.)
I haven't seen the movie yet but the cyclops losing its eye was definitely in the poem and kinda important to the plot.
If you actually want to read it at some point, try Emily Wilson's translation, it's said to be one of, if not the most readable version because it doesn't force fake olden English on you and uses a rhythm scheme that reads better in the English language. And she's now translated Iliad too.
I liked it. I had never considered the perspective of the Trojan Horse being a fundamental betrayal of theoxeny. Every other interpretation I'd seen/read seemed to focus more on the games being played between the Gods. The story makes more sense now.
Was this interpretation a fresh invention by Nolan and team? It's certainly a very neat way of tieing everything together when you got a running time to worry about.
I think the focus was fresh. In retrospect, it's an obvious interpretation given cultural context. Just never seen it presented that way. Also given cultural context, probably.
What makes it annoying for me is how searchable all these kinds of rankings and articles are, so you have to search for when this was published. But I guess 'up until september 2026' gives the impression that it has already been beat, and also isn't really as catchy.
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reddig33@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1d
And when it comes tax time, the studio will claim they lost money on it.
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 20 pts · 1d
Jurassic World was the highest grossing movie of all time?? WTF
Rawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 34 pts · 1d
Universal Picture's highest grossing movie.
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1d
Most of the ticket sales would have probably come from Asia. They love blockbuster movies that let them just turn their minds off and enjoy the spectacles to make them forget the tough and hectic everyday life. Despite the rising income of Asians (which is why Hollywood patronise Asian audiences because the latter is a huge customer base), they are overworked and both the standard and cost of living is still bad. We don't really realise how good we have it in the West with better social and labour protections and we are not socially expected to work extra time. My Indian colleagues said they don't celebrate Fridays the way we do, because many of them are expected to work on the weekend unpaid.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 19h
Someone in Asia is probably typing a similar comment about how westerners only like mindless kung fu movies.
I think the reason why people like the more "mindless" movies that have more action and little talking has more to do with the language barrier. If it's dubbed, it seems silly. If it's subtitled it means missing some part of the performance because you're constantly alternating between looking at faces and looking at text. Cool action scenes are cool action scenes no matter the culture and language.
You may be shocked to learn the Mr. Bean is a very popular comedy in a lot of Asia. Do you think that it's only Mr. Bean that can make them forget the tough and hectic everyday life? Or maybe it's just because Mr. Bean doesn't have a lot of dialog?
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 14h
I am already aware that Mr Bean is popular across different cultures, so what you said about the popularity of Hollywood action in Asia is a good point.
It's both in my opinion. I'm originally from South East Asia and I don't know much about my neighbours, but people in home country love repetitive love stories, slap stick comedies and shallow jokes, although I heard few similar complaints from other South East Asians. But in any case, these kind of media is popular in the region. It occurred to me that with how difficult life is for many people in South East Asia, they don't want to be reminded more how tough it is by watching thought-provoking existential dramas, which Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong media have generated and is famous for. The East Asians are richer, more educated and have more material security so they have more time to think.
Psythik@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1d
Also how is this movie doing so well? I feel like it's only popular because it has Nolan's name on it and stars a bunch of A-list celebrities. But the film itself was mid as fuck. I fell asleep in the theater two hours into it.
Was it even close to the books? IDK never read them. (Also, that poor giant cyclops didn't deserve to lose his eye. They could have just snuck away while it slept.)
boonhet@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 18h
I haven't seen the movie yet but the cyclops losing its eye was definitely in the poem and kinda important to the plot.
If you actually want to read it at some point, try Emily Wilson's translation, it's said to be one of, if not the most readable version because it doesn't force fake olden English on you and uses a rhythm scheme that reads better in the English language. And she's now translated Iliad too.
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 23h
Jurassic World was hot garbage
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · -10 pts · 21h
So was The Odyssey.
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 21h
I didn’t think it was bad. It wasn’t epic but it wasn’t bad
IanTwenty@piefed.social · 1 pts · 18h
Haha
impairedimperator@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 1d
I liked it. I had never considered the perspective of the Trojan Horse being a fundamental betrayal of theoxeny. Every other interpretation I'd seen/read seemed to focus more on the games being played between the Gods. The story makes more sense now.
IanTwenty@piefed.social · 3 pts · 18h
Was this interpretation a fresh invention by Nolan and team? It's certainly a very neat way of tieing everything together when you got a running time to worry about.
Madagaskar_sky@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 15h
No, Nolan adapted it from a book.
impairedimperator@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2h
I think the focus was fresh. In retrospect, it's an obvious interpretation given cultural context. Just never seen it presented that way. Also given cultural context, probably.
BlackPenguins@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 14h
But...but... It's so WOKE. How is this possible?!
peetabix@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 21h
I really hate the use of 'of all time'. Time isnt finished yet.
CheetahHybrid@pawb.social · 4 pts · 14h
Well the future doesn't exist yet so saying "of all time" is a set of time that has existed. I understand the argument but disagree with the symantics
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 19h
It will be finished. When you WAKE UP.
spacegoat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 15h
10 more minutes
huppakee@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 12h
What makes it annoying for me is how searchable all these kinds of rankings and articles are, so you have to search for when this was published. But I guess 'up until september 2026' gives the impression that it has already been beat, and also isn't really as catchy.
Arda@piefed.social · 1 pts · 18h
Great movie
Onyxonblack@piefed.social · -6 pts · 1d
Stupid consumerist bullshit. Mass-market appeal capitalism. Bread & circus ad nauseum
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 7 pts · 22h
"Everything popular I don't like". Very hipster take.