#49: Which movie most positively defied your low/no expectations and why?
We had to do the math last week on which movie franchises had more good than bad films. Most of you agreed with David McDaniel that the MCU has a winning record. It was David’s first win, and so this week he gets to ask:
Which movie most positively defied your low/no expectations and why?
The Rules:
Post your answer as a comment. Make it clear that this is your official answer, one per member.
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Defend your answer in the comments and fight it out against other MFC members’ answers for the rest of the week.
Whoever gets the most likes on their official answer comment (and only that comment) by Friday night wins the fight. You may like (heart, whatever) as many answers as you want.
The winner gets the honor of posting the next question the following Saturday.
In the case of a tie, the member who posted the question will decide the winner.
Notes:
Only movies will qualify (no TV shows, or documentaries); however, films that air on television or streaming (BBC films, a stand-alone mini-series) will qualify.
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Going Star Wars on this one. After the disappointment of the prequels we thought Star Wars was dead and I for one did not mourn. So when news came out about a sequel trilogy I was guarded. The Force Awakens was passable enough that I was willing to give this new Disney Star Wars a chance, but prior to it coming out, everything about Rogue One looked forced and silly.
Then we saw it, my oldest son and I.
Wow, Rogue One blew my mind and I recall telling him on the way home it was probably the second best SW movie after Empire. They had the guts to make a war movie, with all of the stakes and sacrifice that goes along with it. The action was first-rate, it had great characters, and was a stand alone story that made me appreciate episode IV all the more. Far from detracting from the OT (as the sequel trilogy would eventually do), it enhanced it.
Rogue One is a masterpiece. Every SW entry since is junk.
[Note about the post image]
With these fights I always try to pick an image from a movie that works for the question, but probably won't be a winning answer. The image for this fight is from a beautiful little movie called The Map of Tiny Perfect Things. Ordinarily I don't recommend anything by Amazon, but back when I had a Prime account I saw this one come across my suggested list and gave it a try. I started watching it by myself while up late one night. After thirty minutes I paused it and realized that Shannon would probably enjoy it as well. It's the story of two teenagers each caught in a Groundhog Day style time-loop thinking they are each in it alone, until they meet up.
It's sweet, funny, original (despite the premise), has good writing, good performances, and takes you on an emotional journey you didn't realize you were on. I would have chosen it for this question's answer but I figured it probably wasn't well-known. That should change. I recommend it, and I hate recommending anything Amazon.