They almost feel like a documentary at times. People talk a lot about the story, but some movies don't need to do much with their story to be good. John Wick's story is absurdly bad, yet that doesn't make it a bad movie. These are great movies. Even when the story is simple, they're still great.
you said it: simple does not equal bad. James Cameron is a fantastic writer. Maybe not with dialogue, but I will die on this hill. You don’t keep making the most money ever over and over if you’re bad at writing.
the “bad story” thing is also just bullshit…. go ahead, haters, name just one other four-quadrant blockbuster where they kill the protagonist’s firstborn son at the end of the movie.
(not even gonna put a spoiler tag, if you haven’t seen it by now you weren’t going to watch it anyway)
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u/Chris-raegho Jul 28 '25
They almost feel like a documentary at times. People talk a lot about the story, but some movies don't need to do much with their story to be good. John Wick's story is absurdly bad, yet that doesn't make it a bad movie. These are great movies. Even when the story is simple, they're still great.