Knives Out movies are basically a gay southern man helping women/of color get independence and/or revenge from rich people that mistreat them or their family. And I think that is perfect.
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helen brand smashing things and setting them on fire with justified rage is definitely one of the most gratifying moments i've seen on screen this year. nothing brings me more joy than seeing women absolutely fuck shit up. helen blowing up the house? yeah the destruction was so beautiful i could cry thank you janelle monáe thank you rian johnson for giving me this
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Gah I love how Benoit Blanc just. Elevates and empowers disenfranchised and/or wronged women. They are making it a theme! This is his character! I want to see more empowered women who fuck shit up thanks to FINALLY getting just the right support. More!
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Benoit Blanc is such an AWESOME character. Empathic, check. Paternalistic, check. Calls rich people out on their bullshit, check. Doesn't think the world revolves around him just because he is the detective, check.
It is hard not to love him.
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I haven’t gotten over the fact that Janelle Monae essentially played THREE roles in Glass Onion. Yeah, spoilers, but she played Helen, Andi, and Helen-as-Andi (and DRUNK Helen-as-Andi, who behaves more like real Andi but we didn’t KNOW THAT AT THE TIME so she was putting in the WORK)
And she deserves some damn recognition for that; like yes Daniel Craig and Edward Norton were good, we know that, so let’s maybe talk instead about the protagonist???
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10 FILMS FOR AUTUMN 🎃🍂
Coraline (2009), dir. Henry Selick
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), dir. Chris Columbus
Julie & Julia (2009), dir. Nora Ephron
Corpse Bride (2005), dir. Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Little Women (2019), dir. Greta Gerwig
Ghostbusters (1984), dir. Ivan Reitman
El Laberinto Del Fauno (2006), dir. Guillermo Del Toro
You've Got Mail (1998), dir. Nora Ephron
Knives Out (2019), dir. Rian Johnson
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001), dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Benoit Blanc's similarities to other fictional detectives
Specifically Holmes, Poirot and Columbo because I'm most familiar with them and saw many of their characteristics in Blanc.
Impeccable clothes - Poirot
Cigar - Columbo
Post-case slump - Holmes
Eccentric - Holmes, Poirot, Columbo
Detection as a means of helping people, not just for the sake of solving crimes - Holmes (and Poirot and Columbo to a slightly lesser extent)
Fun name – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Referred to by surname (almost) all of the time, even by close friends/partners – Columbo, Holmes, Poirot
Kindness to and deep respect for vulnerable women – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Said to be the best detective in the world – Holmes, Poirot
Fun American accent – Columbo
Hates rich people who abuse their financial influence – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Polite – Columbo (of course Holmes and Poirot can also be very polite but I don't feel like it's a defining characteristic for them the way it is for Columbo)
Rude to mean rich people in a way that is so polite the horrible rich people don’t realise they’re being made fun of/talked to rudely – Holmes, Poirot
Politeness and diplomacy that is often pushed too far and they explode into explicit anger – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Drama in resolution – all three to varying degrees, but especially Poirot
Understated and affable – Columbo
Involved in self-contained stories – Columbo, Poirot, Holmes (though a couple of Holmes stories do link closely to previous stories)
Uses the word 'afoot' – Holmes
Gay – Holmes, Poirot (I'll let you decide if this applies to Columbo)
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