This review may contain spoilers.
I added a disclaimer about spoilers which is important in reviews that may give away aspects of the film.
13 Matching Annotations
- Feb 2021
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letterboxd.com letterboxd.com
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i didn’t know i needed an andy samberg-cristin milioti time loop romcom with a splash of unhinged jk simmons until i had it??? but i’m so glad it exists. honestly, if i had to be stuck in a time loop with anyone, i would not mind if it were these three, but thank god i can instead just enjoy a delightful (but non-eternal) taste of what that might be like with max barbakow’s directorial debut, palm springs (2020).
I tried to inject a fair amount of humour and strong writing voice into my work, as this is common in other Letterboxd reviews. Here are some examples:
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Grammatically, I made the choice to use lower cases letters throughout my post, as this matches the aesthetic choice that many other reviewers make. Here are some examples:
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"i know that it’s crazy odds that the person i like the most in my entire life would be someone i met while i was stuck in a time loop. but you know what else has crazy odds? getting stuck in a time loop!"
What I found upon reading other long-form reviews on this site was that many users like to begin their review with a meaningful quote from the film. Here are some examples:
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Palm Springs 2020
To begin my rationale, I'd like to point out a few of my observations about the culture and "rules" of Letterboxd. I decided to pick this digital culture because it is one of my favourite digital platforms. As a film studies major, I love that it gives the opportunity to engage with other people who love film as much as I do, and to often do so in a silly, light-hearted kind of way.
I went with a review of Palm Springs (2020) because it was a movie I hadn't seen prior to this assignment, and it is fairly new, so I didn't know much about it or have too many expectations going in. I will now highlight for you some sections of this review, in order to explain the way in which it connects to the culture of Letterboxd.
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My one eyed angel
Ultimately, I think the most convincing arguments were from those who included photos of their cats. This pathetic appeal allows readers the opportunity to empathize with cat owner's loves for their precious pets. This type of argument reinforces one of the cultural "rules" of this platform, which lies in the importance of visual elements such as photos or videos when adding to a twitter reply thread.
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I've had close to 20 cats in my lifetime. I can confirm they are in fact "heartless" They hunt down mice and birds and kill them. "For Fun" then bring you the carcass. My cats have attacked me on numerous occasions out of the blue for nothing. Not "Crazy" You can't be serious.
(Please ignore this user's crude icon haha).
Here, @ToddKeener67 uses an ethical appeal to argue against the original tweet, and specifically the tweet above it, which claim that there is no good reason to hate cats. The user reveals his credentials on the topic which are that they have owned close to 20 cats in their lifetime, making them well-versed on the topic of cats. I think that this weakens the user's argument because instead of placing him in a position of being an authority on the topic of cats, it is met with conflicting experiences of other cat owners because, ultimately, all cats are different. One user even goes as far as to say that @ToddKeener67 may not have been a good cat owner, which is what could have resulted in his rambunctious cats.
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yes, they’re little angels! here’s mine
Here, @milanmumm uses a pathetic appeal to contribute to the argument that it is unacceptable to hate cats. This user includes both an emoji and a cute photo of a cat to evoke emotion in the reader. I think this is a very effective method of persuasion in general as it is hard for a reader to deny the objectivity of how cute a cat photo is. However, it's difficult to see if this appeal was effective in the context of this specific tweet, as most of the replies are just other cat owners sharing photos of their own cats, and we already know that they do not hate cats.
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And their purr is designed not only to show how *they* feel, but to provide comfort to others. They sit and purr next to a sick cat (or other animal, like a human) to make them feel better. They have empathy built into their anatomy.
Here, @JanathanTheBlue is using a logical appeal in the argument of whether or not it is acceptable to hate cats. He uses facts about cats to emphasize his point, such as that they sit and pur next to sick cats in humans to make them feel better - aka they are anatomically empathetic. I think that this is effective because it is followed by other users confirming their experience with this particular fact, proving it to be true. However, I think it could have been more effective if the user had implemented a source or two to prove this fact.
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- Jan 2021
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www.huffingtonpost.ca www.huffingtonpost.ca
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“To everyone who is nervous: Wall Street is worried. Some of these people are losing A LOT of money because of us. These are people that never cared for those of us struggling. These are people that have 4 homes valued in the millions of dollars. They drive Lambos,” user tsnuamighost wrote Thursday morning.
I love this quote, and it illustrates the way that this whole situation has highlighted the deep flaws in the stock market system, and the way it shows us who really benefits from it.
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“memey”
I can't believe I'm seeing the word "memey" being used in a Huffington Post article about the stock market. 2021 is a fever dream.
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According to his spokespeople, even U.S. President Joe Biden is monitoring the “GameStop situation” — a funny phrase for the U.S. president to say — closely.
I think it says a lot about the complete absurdity of the time we are living in that one of Joe Biden's first tasks as president was to monitor this "GameStop situation." Social media really holds so much power, especially in a global pandemic where a majority of our interactions with each other take place online.
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an online community of individual investors who frequent Reddit and TikTok looking to stick it to the man.
This is truly an example of the power of digital cultures, and the way that Generation Z has used these cultures that they are a part of to cultivate societal change. This is a more light-hearted approach, but in 2020, we also saw Gen Z using social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram to promote and support the Black Lives Matter movement, among other social justice agendas.
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