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user
Have you seen anything good lately? I’m looking for good movie recommendations.
good
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assistant
I’ve seen a few recently. What kind of films were you looking for?
user
Something to engage me and that I’ll find stimulating or thoughtful.
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Something to engage me and that I’ll find stimulating or thoughtful
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“Ad Astra”
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“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
Something to engage me and that I’ll find stimulating or thoughtful
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assistant
You looking to be entertained or would you mind a bit of thinking during the movie? Because “Ad Astra” is pretty cerebral while “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” is immersive but very entertaining.
“Ad Astra”
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“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
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immersive but very entertaining
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pretty cerebral
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You looking to be entertained or would you mind a bit of thinking during the movie
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user
I don’t mind being challenged but I like seeing something in the characters that relates deeply felt emotions. I like seeing what a movie has to communicate to the audience watching it. “Judy” I thought said several things about human fragility.
I don’t mind being challenged but I like seeing something in the characters that relates deeply felt emotions. I like seeing what a movie has to communicate to the audience watching it
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“Judy”
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I thought said several things about human fragility
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assistant
So you enjoy being emotionally involved? Because “Judy” was very intimate.
“Judy”
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very intimate
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being emotionally involved
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user
Totally. I don’t mind switching my brain off and being entertained, as long as the film has honest intentions about keeping me engaged. I loved “Endgame” but “Crazy Rich Asians” was completely hollow to me.
“Endgame”
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“Crazy Rich Asians”
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completely hollow to me
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I don’t mind switching my brain off and being entertained, as long as the film has honest intentions about keeping me engaged
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assistant
And you don’t want to feel empty when you’re walking out of the theater I assume?
don’t want to feel empty when you’re walking out of the theater
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user
Exactly. I want to feel as though I’ve engaged in learning something profound about the human condition. I don’t like nihilistic movies that say nothing, like “Hobbs and Shaw.”
“Hobbs and Shaw.”
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. I want to feel as though I’ve engaged in learning something profound about the human condition
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I don’t like nihilistic movies that say nothing
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assistant
I see. When you’re with friends, what do you like to watch when it’s a shared experience?
user
A long as we’re all engaged that’s the main thing. “It: Chapter II” was scary, but felt overwhelming, like too much was going on. “Midsommar”, however, was genuinely disturbing, and we felt like we couldn’t get it out of our heads, which generated a lot of discussion.
“It: Chapter II”
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“Midsommar”
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was scary, but felt overwhelming, like too much was going on
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was genuinely disturbing, and we felt like we couldn’t get it out of our heads, which generated a lot of discussion
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assistant
I felt the same way about both. I like a movie that lingers on the mind after you’ve seen it.
I like a movie that lingers on the mind after you’ve seen it
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user
Absolutely, that’s what I’m looking for: something that will leave an impression after the work itself is over. Have you heard of anything that the critics have enjoyed?
something that will leave an impression after the work itself is over
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assistant
Well, “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” has generated a lot of enthusiasm, and so has “Hustlers”, which surprised me considering the subject matter. But both have been widely praised for being canny pieces of filmmaking with something to say.
“Once Upon A Time in Hollywood”
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“Hustlers”
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has generated a lot of enthusiasm
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which surprised me considering the subject matter
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But both have been widely praised for being canny pieces of filmmaking with something to say
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user
“Hustlers” actually did seem interesting, I might give that a look. Also, “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” intrigues me. I’m very much into that period of America, particularly the cultural setting.
“Hustlers”
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intrigues me
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“Once Upon A Time in Hollywood”
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I’m very much into that period of America, particularly the cultural setting
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interesting
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assistant
I’d say both of those will engage you and keep you talking about them. They’re both very interesting and with a moral viewpoint about where the country is heading and where it’s come from.
I’d say both of those will engage you and keep you talking about them. They’re both very interesting and with a moral viewpoint about where the country is heading and where it’s come from
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user
I think I’ll go with “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.” It just seems more interesting to me right now.
“Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.”
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seems more interesting to me
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assistant
Well I certainly hope you enjoy it.
user
I’m sure I will. Thank you for talking with me about movies.
assistant
Any time.