West Anthony asked about Sing Street, “Where do they get money to record demos, and where do they record them?” Which is a weird thing to ask. I’m not sure what made him think these kids are making professional demos…If by “demos” he means the tapes that Cosmo gives to Raphina, I assumed they were just recorded through a boombox or something in the one kid’s living room, where they rehearse. In fact I’m pretty sure one of the scenes (the Hall/Oates sounding song) shows them doing exactly that.
One notable thing about Lincoln is its possible relationship to Williams’ score for JFK. Both prominently feature a solo trumpet accompanied by strings and percussion. In JFK, the solo trumpet is noble, militaristic, but also kind of paranoid as if smelling something rotten in the American dream. I wouldn’t be surprised if Williams wrote the Lincoln score as a direct prequel to the JFK score, in a sense, because it has a similar vibe in a lot of ways but is ultimately a little more hopeful and positive-seeming. Just think there’s a lot to consider about how those two scores relate, in a historical and thematic sense.
Also, just wanted to offer a counterpoint to David’s perception that for many people, Rogue One is taking some of the shine off TFA. For what it’s worth my experience is the opposite, most people I know share my opinion which is, I certainly liked Rogue One, but I LOVED TFA, so Rogue One feels slightly disappointing. (If I had to choose one reason, Daisy Ridley was so good and I was so invested in Rey, but I didn’t feel nearly as strong about anything in Rogue One) And among critics you guys seem on the extreme, when I think of my other favorite movie podcasts, all 8 of those people had reactions that ranged from medium positive to mildly disappointed. Not trying to argue, just thought David’s perception was interesting when my own feels quite different.
Have to agree here. Rogue One was enjoyable but I have watched The Force Awakens a whole bunch of times this past year and have no desire to watch Rogue One again anytime soon. I get how people could like Rogue One more, but I get the feeling the reaction to the movie has been a little more mixed than TFA was.
I do think David/Tyler’s reactions are just likely to be different from people who have more of a love of Star Wars stuff.
Glad to hear some love from West for The Terminal. Always thought it was minor Spielberg but I really enjoy it as a Capra-esque romantic comedy. Big movie stars, great music, funny in a way the whole family can appreciate. I just always thought it was a solid movie that regular people overlook and movie people seem to downright hate.
West Anthony asked about Sing Street, “Where do they get money to record demos, and where do they record them?” Which is a weird thing to ask. I’m not sure what made him think these kids are making professional demos…If by “demos” he means the tapes that Cosmo gives to Raphina, I assumed they were just recorded through a boombox or something in the one kid’s living room, where they rehearse. In fact I’m pretty sure one of the scenes (the Hall/Oates sounding song) shows them doing exactly that.
One notable thing about Lincoln is its possible relationship to Williams’ score for JFK. Both prominently feature a solo trumpet accompanied by strings and percussion. In JFK, the solo trumpet is noble, militaristic, but also kind of paranoid as if smelling something rotten in the American dream. I wouldn’t be surprised if Williams wrote the Lincoln score as a direct prequel to the JFK score, in a sense, because it has a similar vibe in a lot of ways but is ultimately a little more hopeful and positive-seeming. Just think there’s a lot to consider about how those two scores relate, in a historical and thematic sense.
Also, just wanted to offer a counterpoint to David’s perception that for many people, Rogue One is taking some of the shine off TFA. For what it’s worth my experience is the opposite, most people I know share my opinion which is, I certainly liked Rogue One, but I LOVED TFA, so Rogue One feels slightly disappointing. (If I had to choose one reason, Daisy Ridley was so good and I was so invested in Rey, but I didn’t feel nearly as strong about anything in Rogue One) And among critics you guys seem on the extreme, when I think of my other favorite movie podcasts, all 8 of those people had reactions that ranged from medium positive to mildly disappointed. Not trying to argue, just thought David’s perception was interesting when my own feels quite different.
Have to agree here. Rogue One was enjoyable but I have watched The Force Awakens a whole bunch of times this past year and have no desire to watch Rogue One again anytime soon. I get how people could like Rogue One more, but I get the feeling the reaction to the movie has been a little more mixed than TFA was.
I do think David/Tyler’s reactions are just likely to be different from people who have more of a love of Star Wars stuff.
Glad to hear some love from West for The Terminal. Always thought it was minor Spielberg but I really enjoy it as a Capra-esque romantic comedy. Big movie stars, great music, funny in a way the whole family can appreciate. I just always thought it was a solid movie that regular people overlook and movie people seem to downright hate.