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lupismaris · 1 year

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Okay ultimate opinion on Cowboys & Aliens - better than i remember it being Favreau gave us a great time with a fun ensemble Daniel plays a great queer gunslingers feral little meow meow haunted by his past, there is a lot of potential SO MUCH POTENTIAL but like so many films in 2011 it's absolutely not smart enough to say what it wants to so I'm gonna sit here with my secret better version that isn't just Daniel Craig being incredibly attractive and exasperated for 2 hours in leather while putting up with Harrison Ford.

#it had so many great potential commentary moments on what happens when the colonizers get colonized but obvs #its a cheesy sci-fi film so #but!! the use of practical and digitial effects was great the uncanny valley aspects were chefs kiss the touch of horror elements #and the hauntology of it that being a western naturally adds was fantastic the ideas of aliens giving rise to a whole mythos #and the whole archetype of the gunslinger/cowboy was honored very well by Daniel's character and most of them tbh #but Daniel's especially he was the perfect balance of tough masculine we exterior but compassionate and trusted by the weak #also very queer textual which i loved #and it didn't become a steampunk movie either it stayed very truly a western with aliens which i loved #and when favreau promises aliens he means ALIENS thrown at you like a pie to the face its so much fun

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