Which version is better?
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TaRaNRoD — 5 years ago(September 15, 2020 11:19 PM)
If you buy the extended cut, you have the theatrical version as well. I have it. It's worth it. Each story is an individual short movie, with added scenes.
"You're a disease, and I'm the cure!" - Marion "Cobra" Cobretti -
preachcaleb — 4 years ago(June 01, 2021 07:08 PM)
The theatrical version is better if you want to watch it all in one sitting. The pacing's a little better.
The extended cut is good if you want to watch some of the stories individually.
So many stories, so little time. -
TheAdlerian — 4 years ago(June 01, 2021 07:21 PM)
The word "pretentious" isn't used properly here and means nothing.
It literally means to "pretend" at something you aren't.
So, an uneducated guy using "big words" that he really doesn't understand and it's clear that he doesn't indicates he's pretentious. He's pretending to be educated.
I don't believe the filmmakers are pretending to do anything with this film. -
TheAdlerian — 4 years ago(June 02, 2021 02:27 AM)
See, it's one of my favorite books, lol.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/pretentious
The root word is Pretend.
So, what do you think the filmmakers were pretending to be? -
Chronic_Johnson — 4 years ago(June 02, 2021 02:33 AM)
You're paying too much attention to the root word and not enough to the actual definition on the same page you linked. This is why you're an idiot.
pretentious (adj.)
"characterized by or full of claims to greater excellence or importance than the truth merits"
A piece of art that claims to be more important than it actually is would be pretentious. I haven't seen Sin City yet, but my assumption is that it's just a regular comic book movie with a unique visual style to make it seem more interesting or important than it actually is. Hence pretentious. I could be wrong about the movie itself being pretentious, it could be a really good film. But I'm not wrong about the definition of pretentious. -
TheAdlerian — 4 years ago(June 02, 2021 02:42 AM)
I am not an idiot since the root is "pretend" and the definition is about PRETENDING, so I win this round, lol.
Meanwhile, you can't seem to define what the filmmakers actually ARE vs what they are PRETENDING to be, so why not go ahead and tell me.
They made a movie that's a reproduction of a comic book, so who ARE the filmmakers really?
Fun Fact: Frank Miller wrote the comic and directed the movie.
He's SHADY!