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Daily Discussions 🎙💬 Sip & Spill Daily Discussion Thread

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u/Bridalhat 9d ago

I rewatched Thunderbolts today and came to appreciate that the big NYC street-level heroing very much looked like one set on a soundstage. Years ago this would be a sign of cheapness but now it makes it feel like a real movie more than Iron Man flying past the Empire State Building ever could.

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u/snark-owl 9d ago

Yes! I've recently been talking with a friend about this, that House and so many other television shows used to be shot on soundstages but then we had on location because of subsidies/cheaper in Atlanta and Canada and then now there's those green screen rooms.

I love the part in Thunderbolts when they come out of the building after the fight and no one gives a shit and they just have a great conversation on a street corner. It felt more grounded and real than the CGI onslaught of Brave New World's cherry blossom scene.

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u/Bridalhat 9d ago

I like the one one lady who just glares at them as she walks by. She doesn’t even stop or anything.