It doesn't get much better then watching Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk and following it up with Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
This is what is wrong with movies today. Paul Blart is a formulaic, mostly humorless, slapstick, pile of shit. Milk is a smartly made, dramatic, humorous, subtle, and even headed look at gay rights and a key figure at the head of it, Harvey Milk.
There was more humor in on scene near the middle Milk then in all of Mall Cop. The scene involved Milk (played by Sean Penn) and fellow San Fransisco Board Supervisor Dan White (played by Josh Brolin). White approaches Milk after Harvey's 48 birthday party quite drunk and harassing him. Not only did the scene balance humor, tension, and the two parties different sides, it does so effortlessly and realistically. The whole movie felt like this to me and deserves every accolade it has received.
To get back to my original point Mall Cop made over 180 Million Dollars. Milk made 54 Million. Mindless fart jokes 1, smartly written , acted, and directed movie with a great civil rights message 0.
This is what is wrong with movies today. Paul Blart is a formulaic, mostly humorless, slapstick, pile of shit. Milk is a smartly made, dramatic, humorous, subtle, and even headed look at gay rights and a key figure at the head of it, Harvey Milk.
There was more humor in on scene near the middle Milk then in all of Mall Cop. The scene involved Milk (played by Sean Penn) and fellow San Fransisco Board Supervisor Dan White (played by Josh Brolin). White approaches Milk after Harvey's 48 birthday party quite drunk and harassing him. Not only did the scene balance humor, tension, and the two parties different sides, it does so effortlessly and realistically. The whole movie felt like this to me and deserves every accolade it has received.
To get back to my original point Mall Cop made over 180 Million Dollars. Milk made 54 Million. Mindless fart jokes 1, smartly written , acted, and directed movie with a great civil rights message 0.