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What big tropes are found in the movies of some cultures but pretty much absent in others? (leminal.space)

submitted 1 day ago by big_fat_fluffy@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example : Megadeaths happen with nary an eye batted in Japanese movies, but you rarely see that kind of thing in the American. And the total dominance of the aristocracy over the underclasses is as assumed and invisible as gravity in French movies, but it seems to be taboo elsewhere.

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[–] big_fat_fluffy@leminal.space 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Immortal 2004. (A very kickass movie if you haven't) (French). Horus (The egyptian god) has this relationship with Nickopol (badass poet/politician). It's hilarious. Horus sees humans as at best children or pets or disposable tools. There's no aside or smirk or "yeah but..". No, they just go with it 100%. 100%! That's something you don't see too often.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Everything about that movie is a fever dream.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

That sounds awesome