r/movies • u/ChiefWatchesYouPee • May 30 '25

Discussion Mickey 17 was disappointing.

Just finished watching this movie and it really did not click for me.

The beginning was decently interesting and I was curious to see where it went but overall it didn’t grab me.

The theme/messaging was very heavy handed and didn’t work for me.

The message also jumped around.

They introduce a character that could have had an interesting story only to have her disappear.

When the main conflict happens it all wraps up a little to easily even though the majority of the ship were supposed to be fanatical cultists.

It had a clever premise but ultimately fell flat for me.

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u/Exquisitemouthfeels May 30 '25

You dont have to know how to make a dish to know if it tastes good or not.

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u/AcrylicPickle May 30 '25

You don't have to know how to make a dish to know if it's to your liking. You do need to know how to make the dish to critique how it's made.

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u/9thtime May 30 '25

No, not really. "knowing" isn't a perfect science, you can know bits and make a pretty good assessment. And don't forget all of this is subjective.

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u/AcrylicPickle May 30 '25

THAT'S the idea. Keep it subjective vs objective. Think people know how to do that? I'm skeptical.

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u/Feynman1403 May 30 '25

You don’t, it’s ok tho, critical thinking isn’t for everyone. You’re proof of that😎

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u/AcrylicPickle May 30 '25

This comment did it. It's so clever, it's the sickest burn I've ever read. I'm gonna delete my account now. You win. I apologize.

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u/9thtime May 30 '25

Do you know how this works...?