Movies to Avoid Completely
Editor: Anita Newkirk Hackney
Movies are a good escape from these troubled times as Covid-19 cases continue to rise and the increased level of chaos following the events on January 6 of this year. So, why not rekindle the bond with movies like Deadpool and other timeless classics instead of watching drab movies that will either confound or disappoint the viewers?
According to Bob Larkin from Best Life:
“Movie critics can make or break a new release a potential success. And while picking the duds is easy, what requires more skill is identifying when you’re watching what will eventually become a classic. In fact, even the most famous film critics can have a hard time recognizing greatness.”
Here are some movies to avoid watching during this social distancing era.
Black Swan
Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological horror starring Natalie Portman as Nina, a committed ballerina who is interested in becoming the White Swan in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Nina becomes overwhelmed by pressure when she’s competing for the role as the White Swan, which causes her to lose grip on reality and slowly descend into madness.
According to Kenneth Turan, a film critic from the Los Angeles Times:
“Not just any kind of trash, it’s high-art trash, a kind of ‘When Tutu Goes Psycho’ that so prizes hysteria over sanity that it’s worth your life to tell when its characters are hallucinating and when they’re not.”
Inception
Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious minds of his targets. DiCaprio’s character is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for implanting another person’s idea into the victim’s subconscious mind.
According to Kelly Vance from East Bay Express:
“One way to salvage some fun with this blunderbuss would be to fall asleep while watching and dream up a better movie yourself. Try it. You’ll avoid a headache.”
Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody is a 2009 science fiction drama starring Jared Leto as Nemo Nobody. He recants his life story as the last mortal on earth after the human race has achieved immortality. With his memory fading, Nemo Nobody refers to three critical moments in his life: his three main loves, his parents’ divorce and the subsequent hardships he endured after this life-altering situation. There are also alternative paths that branch out from each of those situations, which are examined by Nobody and the audience.
This film is one that will leave the audience wondering why they thought this movie seemed like a good movie to watch. Mr. Nobody is a movie with beautiful details but has a dysfunctional storyline. After his parents’ divorce, Mr. Nobody shows the audience three women he could have married and the multiple roads he could have taken. At the end of the film, he tells the audience who he married and then dies.
Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator: Dark Fate is one of a plethora of Terminator movies. In Mexico City, a new and modified Terminator arrives from the future to kill a young factory worker, Dani Ramos. A human cyborg, also from the future, is sent to protect Ramos from the robotic assassin on her tail. The two women soon find help from two unexpected allies: seasoned warrior Sarah Connor and the T-800 Terminator.
With a long line of films dedicated to the Terminator franchise, the movies were bound to lose their intrigue with the audience after some time. Although the film’s action and graphics attracted hard-core fans, it does not build on the situational irony it is known for.
Due to the reality of increasing Covid cases and the second impeachment of the president, movies are becoming more of an escape; but movies like Inception or Mr. Nobody make it hard to escape our present situations. These movies are poorly made and can be confusing or may not appeal to the audience as well as other films in the entertainment world.
