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Pals! We are watching salt burn today, this very spicy, spicy, spicy, spicy film.
Very excited to watch this spicy film. I am ready. I have cleansed my palate. We are good to go.
Well, damn. That was not the movie that I was expecting. I mean, I feel like this film,
especially that bathtub scene, was just so overhyped and I'd heard people talking about it and like, oh, it's
so debauched it's so crazy we got over this it's the idea it's the idea like the idea
like the idea is enough i think it was just so overhyped in my mind that when i watched it
i was like oh okay i guess that's fine everything when you know how the magic works it's not
the same it's like the idea is everything and it's like they sold me on the idea i know how the
strings are pulled and i was still groated out okay oh just okay so we're just talking about
that bathtub scene right like i don't know i just feel like it was such a cool scene
because it showed just the level of crazy this guy is
and like the level of deep obsession.
Depravity.
Yeah, that he would want, he, like, wanted him so badly
or wanted his life and his essence so badly
that he would like suck up the juice from the bottom of a bathtub.
I just thought that that was such an interesting way
to portray that character and that desire, you know.
Yeah, it's gross.
It's a grody.
Like, why would you do that?
But it's like, yeah, he's basically sucking up the dregs, the scum, just to be close.
I feel like that is, that is his personality.
That's who he is.
You know what this reminds me of?
What is the Indian film on Netflix, White Tiger?
Yeah.
It just feels somewhat similar to that.
Like, just the vibe of, like, this person who's, like, seemingly just innocent, not inocuous.
Yeah.
Just like, oh, he's just the help kind of.
Oh, we just took him in, like, this little charity case.
So you're so sorry for him.
Poor boy, poor boy.
And turns out he's been manipulating them all along because he read them like a book.
I love it.
Yeah.
I don't know what the takeaway is supposed to be at the end of it.
Is it supposed to feel cathartic because we all feel like we wish we could do something like that to the wealthy and take them out and take what they have?
Is that the idea?
Like, I don't know what my takeaway is supposed to be.
It was an interesting story and an interesting tale.
And it definitely captivated me.
I love the way it was shot.
Yeah.
And what's his name?
Barney?
Barry?
Barry?
The dude is a powerhouse.
He's amazing.
Like, I've watched him over the years, and I've always thought he was just kind of a weird
fella, and like, this was suited perfectly for him, because between his height and his look
and the way he's able to have that kind of hung dog expression.
Yeah.
And just like, you wouldn't think he's capable of such things.
And as the story unfolds and you see what he's done, and you have that M. Night Shyamalan
reveal towards the end of the story.
It's like, oh, my goodness.
He is so scary.
Yeah.
But I think that they did a excellent job in terms of the filmmaking, the storytelling, the writing, the acting across the board.
Fantastic.
So good.
I mean, I love that.
It kept us on the edge of our seats the entire time.
The way they cut it, like the editing where it would just go from one scene and then like hard cut to this other moment.
They really trimmed the fat.
But then, you know, it kept us guessing because we're like, wait, what happened?
Like a whole bunch of stuff got cut out and you're kind of filling in the blanks until right at the very end, the reveal happens.
It's like, oh shit, this has been going on since the very first meeting, you know?
That didn't even cross my mind because initially I was just like, oh, he just played the cards that
he was dealt really, really well.
But then it turns out, nope.
So his goal the whole time was to just take what they have.
That was his goal.
I mean, maybe his goal shifted.
Maybe in, but no, but the thing is he wanted, he wanted, he, I think he wanted to be there
by himself with Felix, but that was never going to happen.
Maybe.
But I think initially, in my mind, this is my theory, is just initially he just wanted to be friends.
He wanted to be in the group, right?
So he needed to figure out a way to get in.
And Felix was the way because Felix is a nice guy.
And then so he fabricated all of like, well, he punctured his bike tire.
He fabricated the story about his family to make it seem like, oh, he's a charity case.
I should feel sorry for him, blah, blah, blah.
And then eventually as he got to Salt Burn, then it turned into, now I want, I want this.
Okay.
This looks good.
That's what I think.
I was a little surprised
nothing ever came back around
with the Bill Gates character
that just dropped off the film.
Oh, like that completely just fell away.
But, you know, it was interesting
how they foreshadowed
with the stone throwing
in a seemingly sweet scene.
Yeah.
It was foreshadowing something much darker later on.
That's interesting.
The movie really got me
because I went from, well,
I think the very first time I saw Barry
Ki Ki-Kiu-Kheon.
I tried.
Okay, anyway, Barry.
Very Kihei Kian.
Anyway, the first time I saw him, I was like, this guy just looks creepy.
And that's also because...
You saw him write him as an actor in general or in the movie?
Both.
Okay.
His look lends really well to those type of creepy characters.
Like when we saw him in the Green Knight, he kind of has that similar vibe, right?
Like, he played the Joker in that cut scene, like that end credit scene in the Batman, right?
He just kind of has a quality that lends itself really well to...
like the eerie and the creepy.
And then after that, I was like, oh, no, but he's so sweet.
He's just trying to be friends.
Like, he's just this big nerd.
I could relate to him.
And then eventually it was like, oh, no, this guy is a sociopath and no one recognizes it.
It's like he said, you know, they don't see it because they're not looking out for it.
I'm genuinely surprised that Saltburn did not get any Oscar nominations whatsoever.
And I'm wondering why.
And maybe it has something to do with the fact that it didn't, it's not.
not inclusive enough or something, because I know that that's a factor nowadays with
Oscar nominations, is you have to have a certain amount of inclusiveness in order to get
selected, which confuses me because of the one best picture and best director, which is
Oppenheimer.
Don't try and make it make sense.
It doesn't.
But, like, I think that this deserve Oscar nominations at the very least, because the
level of, I don't know, it's just...
The artistry.
that went into it, I feel.
I'm just thinking about the main actor.
And yes, the film itself
at least deserved an Oscar nomination.
Because the thing is, you know,
Oppenheimer was a good movie.
Yeah.
But I feel like it's one of those things like,
you know, Christopher Nolan has impacted
and saved the industry, you know,
alongside Barbie and all that.
But it's like, it feels like, thank you.
It's a thank you Oscar.
You know what I mean?
Kind of, yeah.
Yeah.
Even though he, you know,
he hasn't been in the industry
as long as Scorset.
but even Scorsese's Oscar felt like a thank you Oscar.
You know what I mean?
And so I don't know that this would have ever won,
but at least a nomination should have felt like it was deserved here.
Yeah, I thought it was just a stunning movie.
I've watched both movies now.
Kaley Murphy did a really, really good job.
I think I would have handed it to him.
Really?
Yeah, because it's just like the, I don't know.
He was so compelling as a performance
and the places he had to, he had to literally make himself naked.
Yeah.
Like, in all the ways possible.
Yeah.
And what he did to me, like, it really messed with my.
my head. I don't know. I thought that was such a powerful performance. It was an amazing performance.
Like, he did such a wonderful job. And I mean, you know, he's a young actor and hopefully he has a long
and illustrious career in front of him. I thought he did such a great job. I mean, all around
the acting was really great. Like, I really felt like I was in this world of like the upper
across the top echelon of English society, you know, like practically royalty.
And I just loved the way that they were able to convey that with the dialogue,
with the acting, the things that were said, and more importantly, the things that were
unsaid.
Like, it was just so uncomfortable.
I just think it's such a brave performance to do.
It's like, you read that and you read what you have to do, and it's like, okay, I guess.
I'm dancing around naked
for the final shot of the film
I feel like he definitely worked out
because you know
he definitely worked really hard
on his physique
because looking at his body
I was like
I feel like maybe this character
wouldn't be as cut
or as built
as he was in the movie
but knowing full well
that he would have to go
completely naked
I was like good on you
you look good
to be fair though to Killian Murphy
I think Killian Murphy's performance
is excellent
and I get why he won
you know it's just like
to not even get a nomination
is crazy to me. I know. He should have at least
got a nomination. But like
the all around like it was
the thing is the film is
unforgettable. I feel like it's one of those experiences
like you watch it you're going to remember
this. Forever. Yeah, for
years to come you're going to remember it. It's
going to leave if it's like
who are you if it doesn't leave some kind of
impression on you? It's like such a weird
experience. Like I really
really like this movie. I think
like on all accounts
that acting, the directing, the
set design, the costumes, the storytelling was spectacular and it took me on a journey.
Like, I felt uncomfortable.
I felt like weirdly like, oh, this is kind of erotic and like, like, slightly, you know,
hot under the collar and all of that.
But.
See, that's where you and I are agree to disagree.
I don't like this movie.
You don't?
No.
I appreciate it.
I appreciate it on all levels.
I think it's such fantastic filmmaking.
I can't commit to the phrase.
I like this movie.
I like it.
Because I wouldn't ever want to see it again.
It's like, you know what I mean?
That's where we agree because I was thinking as we were watching this, I was like,
I think this movie is great.
I would recommend people to watch it, like definitely watch it once.
Would I watch this again?
I don't think this has rewatch factor for me, but I loved it.
It's like, recommend for a dream, for instance, right?
I really, really appreciate that film and Aronovsky's work in general.
Yeah.
I hate that movie because I hate that movie.
because I hate what it did to me.
But, like, that's the mark of good filmmaking sometimes, though.
Yeah, that did it affect you?
Yeah, it doesn't have to be a film you like.
But, you know, I wasn't Aronovsky who said it?
It's like, the worst thing that can happen is that you walk out of the film and forget it.
I think he's the one who said it.
It's like, I agree with it.
He's one of my favorite directors of all time.
And so when I say that I hate record for a dream, I don't mean the sense of, you know, Madam Web or something.
You know what I mean?
It's like, it's not a bad movie by any stretch.
I just didn't like the feelings that I had.
It's like, I don't want to relive that.
Right, yeah.
I don't want to relive this experience.
No, exactly.
You know?
I wouldn't want to relive this experience, but I really like this movie.
I really liked what it did.
Acting, writing, music.
Amazing.
Yeah, like.
Stunning.
Yeah.
So good.
It was powerful.
So anyways, you guys, thanks so much for hanging.
I'm Jabby Kaua.
This is.
Achara.
Peace out.