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Nic Cage's new movie "The Surfer" successfully confronts toxic masculinity
Posted on 4/30/25 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 4/30/25 at 7:59 pm
According to reviews. Currently at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes with the summary:
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Some of the reviews:
If you can't get enough of movies with The Message® then head to the theater this weekend for this one.
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Nicolas Cage expertly rides the waves of toxic masculinity in this sand filled arena of torment.
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Some of the reviews:
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Characters blur together in a waking nightmare fueled by tribalism and toxic masculinity.
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Cage gives another memorably unhinged performance in this surreal tale about a crisis of masculinity.
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The Surfer may not be the most coherent critique of our unfortunate current social conditions, but it’s a primal scream which feels apt for the moment.
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The Surfer is a strange, salty brew with exploitation vibes aimed at bullheaded toxic masculinity.
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Everything about The Surfer's one-line pitch sounds ridiculous, but the film itself is a haunting set piece about localism, repressed memory, and toxic masculinity.
If you can't get enough of movies with The Message® then head to the theater this weekend for this one.
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Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:42 pm to Kinderman
You dont find it odd that every single critic strolled out of the movie and typed the exact words "Toxic Masculinity"....
hmmmmmmm
im actually starting to think maybe 50% of movie critics online are just bots.
hmmmmmmm
im actually starting to think maybe 50% of movie critics online are just bots.
This post was edited on 4/30/25 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 4/30/25 at 8:58 pm to Kinderman
Seems identical to every other surfer dude movie ev…
What The. Hell?
And why’s everyone Australian?
Strange.
What The. Hell?
And why’s everyone Australian?
Strange.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 9:18 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Seems identical to every other surfer dude movie ev…
Exactly.
Posted on 4/30/25 at 9:35 pm to Kinderman
Another flop
Posted on 4/30/25 at 9:49 pm to chinese58
1991.
Before there was even a thing called toxic masculinity.
Before there was even a thing called toxic masculinity.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 5:57 am to Kinderman
I predict this movie will be as successful at stamping out toxic masculinity as Leaving Las Vegas was at ending alcoholism.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 6:04 am to Kinderman
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toxic masculinity
Is there such a thing as toxic femininity?
Posted on 5/1/25 at 6:17 am to Kinderman
Hollywood has gained an obsession of slurping puddles off of the ground.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 7:09 am to Kinderman
We are huge Nic Cage fans. We have tickets for Saturday night.
I'll report back with my findings. I'm also a huge fan of reality and hate woke bs, so I won't let my Fandom get in the way of reporting the truth.
I'll report back with my findings. I'm also a huge fan of reality and hate woke bs, so I won't let my Fandom get in the way of reporting the truth.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 7:21 am to Kinderman
Without all the "toxic masculinity" nonsense, this movie actually looks somewhat entertaining.
I'd certainly give it a go if it comes out on a streaming service I subscribe to.
I'd certainly give it a go if it comes out on a streaming service I subscribe to.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:43 am to Kinderman
Toxic masculinity you say? shite sign me up!
Posted on 5/1/25 at 10:32 am to Hester Carries
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im actually starting to think maybe 50% of movie critics online are just bots.
They are in one way or another.
Looks like a decent enough movie, surf territory conflict gone wild gone insane, but why describe it in terms of “toxic masculinity”? That could be any movie involving fighting or even just conflict.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:05 am to Havoc
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They are in one way or another.
Looks like a decent enough movie, surf territory conflict gone wild gone insane, but why describe it in terms of “toxic masculinity”? That could be any movie involving fighting or even just conflict.
The funnier thing is that you know this movie makes way more sense in Hawaii with their whole "kill howlie" culture but they would never highlight that.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:06 am to Havoc
I’m a going to like this movie because of the supposed “toxic masculinity” or hate it because it preaches to me about how bad masculinity is?
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:09 am to Hester Carries
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im actually starting to think maybe 50% of movie critics online are just bots.
No, they are just NPCs instead.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:10 am to Hester Carries
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The funnier thing is that you know this movie makes way more sense in Hawaii with their whole "kill howlie" culture but they would never highlight that.
Haole shite…
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:14 am to Seldom Seen
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Toxic masculinity you say? shite sign me up!
Except the RT score is from the critics, who only like masculinity if it's being shite on.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:19 am to Kinderman
quote:
According to reviews. Currently at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes with the summary:
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Nicolas Cage expertly rides the waves of toxic masculinity in this sand filled arena of torment.
That is not the movie summary, that is the critic consensus
THIS is the movie summary
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In the psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, a man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves is thwarted by a group of locals whose mantra is "don't live here, don't surf here." Humiliated and angry, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising in concert with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him to his breaking point.
Its time we stop blaming the movie for what dumbass liberal critics say about it.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:21 am to Havoc
quote:Yeah, it's like they want people not to go see it. When has advertising some woke angle for a movie ever led to increased ticket sales?
but why describe it in terms of “toxic masculinity”?
Because the propaganda is more important. If you just went and saw the movie, you might like some of the parts they're telling you are bad, so they have to tell you what to think before you even see it.
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