Yeah, fair enough, but I feel like there’s more to it. It’s just weird to pixelate anything, surely that impedes the suspension of disbelief? Also, to me
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a dildo is not the same as genitals
a dildo is not the same as genitals
, it’s not something in itself inherently R-rated/to be censored… to me, anyway.
I think in the greater context of this very specific movie, so much was twisted on itself that, at a point, anything and everything was probably on the table. The dialogue drifted, constantly, from english to mandarin (OMG I almost typed mandalorian) mid-sentence, realities were changing by beat often enough;
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one of which everyone had hotdogs as fingers. The concept of how the Alpha-verse could universe jump only after a series of incredibly random events
one of which everyone had hotdogs as fingers. The concept of how the Alpha-verse could universe jump only after a series of incredibly random events
in and of itself is ...silly.
What I don’t understand is more the stylistic approach, as in, if the film is an immersive experience and we’re supposedly “living in the moment/getting inside of it”/whatever term one might like to use, how do you justify putting blinds on the viewer for this one specific thing? Doesn’t it completely throw you out of the thing (sure did for me!)?
Personally, I thought the pixelation was a stylistic choice for a more ridiculous juxtaposition of our viewing reality and expectations on what was already a very silly (in a great way) movie experience. That you're asking this very real question makes the joke (assuming it was intentional) all that more amusing, to me at least, because you're questioning the reality of a movie that in its own movie universe exists literally in every possible universe at once. So why
not? I mean, pixelating out a man's genitalia
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while at the same time making us very aware the same man has shoved a plug up his bum JUST to be able to universe jump into a version of himself that knows martial arts
while at the same time making us very aware the same man has shoved a plug up his bum JUST to be able to universe jump into a version of himself that knows martial arts
is so absurd! Why else blur out such a thing in this context other than to push the silliness of it all. It made total sense to me, on a random, comedic level.
Still, the user above has a point. There are standards in play here for cinematic ratings. If the guy was actually flopping around, full frontal, while doing spinning back-hook kicks, then that could become quite overwhelming and risk the comedic value if it alienates the viewer. Plus the whole
is this still R or NC-17 at that floppy point was probably a weirder line to cross, I would imagine.
I prefer to think that it was intentional for the bit, while compromising for the rating's sake.
In the trailer I was thinking it might have something to do with kids potentially seeing it etc., but also I’m pretty sure it’s still pixelated in the film itself, which, yes, we know Marvel is all sexless, but to me it’s just insane?
Unfortunately, I can't speak to the Marvel part as I either don't remember the scene or haven't yet seen it.
All of this is just my take, of course. The scene IMMEDIATELY made me laugh out loud once I realized just wtf was about to happen, and was possibly once of the funniest scenes in the movie for me.