I know a “cinephile” technically just means lover of movies but I think it requires one to be open about different genres or previously held biases. You need to want to get out of your comfort zone, watch a lot and it helps to be well read too because many films are intertextual
@ChristerEm@nickpc87@lemon_supreme The only pretentious rubbish around here is you, I’d presume. If you “know cinema” as you say, then you would know Scorsese’s impact and his status as a legendary filmmaker, and if you “know cinema” I don’t think you’d be able to deny that PTA is great, even solely for TWBB.
@ChristerEm@nickpc87@lemon_supreme I respect you for running this Orson Welles/Jean-Luc Godard Gimmick where you hate everyone and everything, but Magnolia is a great film, one of the most cathartic ever made, even despite its flaws, and Scorsese has made great films, his impact on cinema is immeasurable.
@m_mmm_382@SayedZeesh Goat means he’s the greatest though, which he never will be. He can be the most successful, sure, he’s a great commercial filmmaker and his ideas always click with the general public, but he’ll never be the goat, put simply, he lacks the skill.
@m_mmm_382@SayedZeesh To me, it truly does not matter what people think, Kubrick has tendencies as a filmmaker that are inconceivable to Nolan, he is mediocre in all aspects in comparison, he can please general audiences all he wants, most people with a functioning brain won’t prefer Nolan
@SayedZeesh Nolan is legitimately leagues below guys like Villeneuve and PTA, they don’t even operate in the same stratosphere. To put him in Kubrick convos is genuinely disrespectful. Can’t believe you’re a real human being. Also, resorting to an insult and gif without an argument, jfl
@damnthatsdope69@ASimplePlan Dr Strangelove, Barry Lyndon, Paths of Glory, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, hell even arguably The Killing, all better than any Nolan by a wide margin
@TokenFish3@johnrussianbot@bigcontentguy and yet Katie Holmes still undeniably looks better. Also, what’s with the obsession of wanting Tom Cruise to be gay? he looks a thousand times better than Maggie’s husband, lol.
@SpiderLynk@KillerKlungo@Durenbal@UncleDrewStan The Odyssey is a Christopher Nolan movie, the guy that is quite literally famous for catering towards general audiences in every decision he makes. He’s not the peak of art, it’s not elitist to call audiences out for being easy to please, the success of the MCU is proof enough.
@Cgd017@barca_supremacy Insane cope. Not even going to argue. If you still think Ronaldo is even in the fake media pushed “debate” in 2026 there’s simply a massive IQ gap between the likes of you and me. Messi scored more and won more trophies during the era they were both in La Liga.