Airman87
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If you only loosely followed the headlines of the Titan submersible disaster, you'll probably find some interesting discussions about the delamination and negligence on previous dives leading up to the fatal implosion. If you actively followed and read as much as you could, this documentary offers little new information. One thing that feels left out entirely is technical details about the hull's construction and design. There are videos of the actual Titan hull being wound in carbon, with discussions from the designers who assisted in production of the hull with Stockton - yet that is completely absent from this documentary. Where are those people today and why were they never interviewed by the USCG?
The bulk of this documentary focuses on portraying Stockton as a narcissist who ignores all warnings and safety, to parallel the USCG's investigation that inevitably will draw the same conclusion. The interviews don't seem like they're acknowledging the whole truth, or are leaving out certain details. There seems more to the story that we are not being told. Ultimately Stockton may be responsible, but one man was not able to design, build, and operate a submersible sub without the assistance of at least a hundred other people over the last decade. The documentary also leaves out that OceanGate operated other submersibles.
This documentary is 90 minutes of "Stockton bad", instead of 90 minutes of telling the story beyond Stockton, which is what a lot of people wanted.
The bulk of this documentary focuses on portraying Stockton as a narcissist who ignores all warnings and safety, to parallel the USCG's investigation that inevitably will draw the same conclusion. The interviews don't seem like they're acknowledging the whole truth, or are leaving out certain details. There seems more to the story that we are not being told. Ultimately Stockton may be responsible, but one man was not able to design, build, and operate a submersible sub without the assistance of at least a hundred other people over the last decade. The documentary also leaves out that OceanGate operated other submersibles.
This documentary is 90 minutes of "Stockton bad", instead of 90 minutes of telling the story beyond Stockton, which is what a lot of people wanted.
After placing his stand-up career on cruise control the past several years with benign jokes of his children, Tom Segura brings us his best intrusive thoughts and dark humor in an assortment of sketch specials. Bad Thoughts is rated V, for Vulgar...or at least it should be. While not every skit sticks the punchline or delivers laugh out loud moments, it is an easy viewing with some quite entertaining stories. Seeing more mainstream/high-profile comics do sketch material is something that has been missing in modern comedy, and Tom seems unbothered with lots of self-deprecation. Having been critical of his modern stand-up specials, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed Bad Thoughts.
Blue Is the Warmest Color it is not. For as much hubris as the filmmakers/producers made about this potentially being NC-17, it sure fell flat on delivering any erotic scenes (even for an R movie)...I honestly thought I was watching a censored version for the Asian market.
My biggest issue with this undramatic and tame movie is the unrealistic ending that only exists in female fantasy. It is a dead giveaway of the writer/director's gender and perception of the world. Everything ends in a very satiable way to our protagonist: a husband and family retained, a 'problem' disappeared, the other adulterer in turmoil, a high-profile career kept, and magic orgasms from the unpleasurable.
My biggest issue with this undramatic and tame movie is the unrealistic ending that only exists in female fantasy. It is a dead giveaway of the writer/director's gender and perception of the world. Everything ends in a very satiable way to our protagonist: a husband and family retained, a 'problem' disappeared, the other adulterer in turmoil, a high-profile career kept, and magic orgasms from the unpleasurable.
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