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for me, the heart of monkey man was its immense love for india, and the confidence of articulating that love through representation and criticism—the things that make india beautiful are not the colorist, hindu-nationalist propoganda stories of bollywood but largeness of the diaspora: indians who trans, who are muslim, who have been oppressed by their government, who are unacknowledged by society, etc—and prevail despite the odds stacked against them. they are encouraged to be themselves and fight against these occupational forces.

major props to dev patel for showing that hey, you actually can make a movie about indians in a way that perfectly encapsulates the various cultures, mythologies, AND egregious political climate, while also highlighting indian people and giving them the recognition and respect they often don't recieve in western—OR bollywood—canon. now that we know it's possible (it always was) i want more! thanks!

(also it helped that he was either in a suit, shirtless, or covered in blood [sometimes two at a time] for most of this movie. dev patel, i literally only need one chance...)

what a lovely canvas

[ID: Jon and Martin are standing in the scottish safe house together, with Jon painting various flowers on Martin’s arms and torso. There are four candles in the foreground, and a couple drawers in the background. Martin is a fat white man with vitiligo patterns, as well as paintings of flowers drawn over him. He has short, curly brown hair with streaks of white, and square glasses. He’s shirtless and wearing trans tape and green sweatpants, holding a paintbrush in his left hand and a painting pallet in his right. Jon is a thin Indian person with shoulder-length curly dark-brown and grey hair that forms into a couple ringlets. She’s wearing an oversized pink sweater and black shorts, holding a paintbrush in each hand and painting with her right hand. He has some paint on his hands. The lighting is warm. End ID]

I think it's time to gush about Monkey Man.

From a practical standpoint, you can't not talk about this movie without mentioning John Wick. Monkey Man itself understands this, going so far as to itself namedrop the Wick films in the beginning of the movie. Yet the movies are very different.

John Wick is in essence a modern neo noir, minimalist in everything but number of sequels it greenlights. It's slick, well executed, and responsible for resurrecting a genre that previously belonged to Vin Diesel's lower quality projects. It fully deserves its flowers, but ten years on it's time to raise our standards for a good action film. By all metrics, Monkey Man should be that movie.

Monkey Man is Joh Wick but grittier. It's action elevated. It's downright gorgeous. It's Dev Patel's directorial debut. It's a social commentary on inequality and fascism. It's Dev Parel Shirtless because he knows exactly what we want. It's the best release of the year as of the time of this writing. It's a movie you should go see.

Monkey man is a movie that asks "what if modern action movies had pathos?" It's gritty, the tale of a kid fighting his way up from the gutter to the penthouse (literally) in his quest for revenge against Hindu Fascist leadership. And it rips. Not since Mandy have I seen a revenge film so beautifully and profoundly depict violence. This is an altogether beautiful film and it never misses a chance to try and make things as beautiful as Mr. Patel himself.

An important note is that the film focuses heavily on Hindu Fascism, and was almost denied release on account of this. As of the writing of this filmpost it still has not been approved for release in India by the state censors, and that with significant edits already having been made to the movie for its general release. Even yet, it's a poignant sociopolitical critique of the Indian government and the intersection between religion and government oppression. Also Dev Patel bites a guys nose off.

Amazing film. Must see. Highly suggest seeing it as soon as possible. Do it for Dev.

[ID: a greyscale drawing of Jon Sims hugging Martin Blackwood from behind while Martin brushes his teeth. Both men are sleepy and disheveled. Jon is a thin, hairy, tall Indian man with scruffy facial hair, and dark, greying hair pulled back in a half bun. He has clusters of small round scars across his face and body. A burn scar stretches across the palm of his right hand. He has another burn scar that spans the left side of his head near his temple to the top of his ear. Martin is a fat, hairy, freckled white man with stubble and short messy hair. He is shirtless and wears boxer briefs and his glasses are perched on top of his head. End ID]

Sleepy Jon being a hindrance for @three-magpies-in-a-trenchcoat !!