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Eddington, with Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro and Emma Stone. Set during covid.

Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:41 pm
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73050 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:41 pm
Odd movie.
First it seems like a commentary on masks vs no masks. With Joaquin Phoenix deciding to run for mayor as the current sherrif of a small NM county.
Pedro pascal is more woke and very pro mask and the first few minutes of the movie has masker arguments that were a look back on the crazy covid response.
Then the BLM stuff starts off and the movie goes off the rails. Culminating in a fully automatic weapons shootout in the streets.

Idk. Its on HBO max and I was looking for a movie to watch. It wasn't a horrible movie but it wasn't a good one either.
But i hadnt seen it discussed.
Posted by athenslife101
Member since Feb 2013
20192 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:59 pm to
We’ve discussed it.
I think you’re reading a bit too much into it. The entire point is that people are shitty. And also… spoilers
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73050 posts
Posted on 11/16/25 at 8:19 pm to
Found your thread from july.
Didn't see it when i first searched.

. LINK
Posted by abellsujr
Member since Apr 2014
37381 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 12:05 am to
It felt like a Coen Bros movie. I liked it. Kind of pokes fun at both sides. Then goes to the extreme with it. It’s funny.
Posted by cfish140
BR
Member since Aug 2007
8635 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:58 am to
I thought it started off good but gets to be way to “on the nose”. And it felt like it dragged forever. Didn’t care for it
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73050 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:16 am to
Yes the middle part dragged way too long. Should have been at least a half hour shorter.
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
82646 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:49 am to
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Pedro pascal is more woke


Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
36758 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 9:53 am to
I got like 30 minutes in and the absurdity of the covid stuff that we all lived through looked even more idiotic on the big screen and I gave up on it
Posted by bluestem75
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2007
4881 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:11 am to
Upvote this comment if you want to watch a movie set during Covid.

That should explain everything about the popularity of this film.
Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
8983 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:58 am to
Spoliers....

One thing I was unclear on....was the elite antifa unit (or whatever it was supposed to be at the end ) sent in by the data company?

Basically no matter who backed them left or right...they were going to win by any means necessary.....I guess was sort of the message.
This post was edited on 11/17/25 at 10:59 am
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
73050 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 1:24 pm to
I'm pretty sure that was backed by the tech company. He was well funded.
Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
5395 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:57 pm to
Made it through 5 minutes of the movie before turning it off. Seemed pretty stupid to me,
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
41612 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:04 pm to
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But i hadnt seen it discussed.



Probably because we all lived through it and still remember Hollywood's mindset on telling the country what they all thought about that time period and those who didn't agree.

Posted by Jay Are
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2014
5824 posts
Posted on 11/17/25 at 10:10 pm to
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I'm pretty sure that was backed by the tech company


They were



That was the actual point of the movie. Who benefits when we are convinced to be at each other's throats over stupid shite.
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