#kneecap movie

[heyyjudetheobscure]

okay but the THING about the Kneecap movie is that these guys are not originally actors, they love to talk about the months of acting classes they took to get ready for the movie in interviews, they're always so happy to shout out their acting coach by name (iirc it's Kieran Laggen? unclear on spelling tho).

but the translation scene at the police station is a fucking masterclass in performing different levels of communication, with three entirely different conversations happening at the same time, one in English, one in Irish, and one entirely non-verbally, this deep emotional exchange happening just with their faces -- man, that is what i call ACTING. there's the English conversation that's trying to keep the cop busy, trying to diffuse the tension just long enough to keep the plate spinning on the other conversations, and then under it, in Irish, there's this fairly intense and politically sophisticated back and forth about effective tactics and working inside vs. outside the system, collaboration vs. pragmatism.

and then under all THAT, on the nonverbal level, on the one side you see JJ falling in emotional, political LOVE, being inspired instead of feeling defeated about this thing that he cares about maybe for the first time in years, and feeling at the same time both protective of the person who's inspiring that feeling and slightly hostile about it because doesn't this guy know that caring like that, in this defiant, uncompromising way, isn't going to WORK, because if it worked maybe JJ would still be doing it, maybe he wouldn't feel this old and jaded in his fucking thirties already. and then on Mo Chara's side you see what starts out as this, not directionless because the direction is very clear, but this non-goal-oriented stubbornness in channeling his anger and frustration, this feeling of "i may be fucked but i don't have to make it easy for them" -- you see that feeling notice the crack in JJ and just kind of joyfully pry it open, because there's still POSSIBILITY here, he may not have the power in this situation but that doesn't mean he's powerLESS, and the sense that there's something here, in the energy between him and JJ that he can work with is this bright shard of SOMETHING, the hopeful energy they've both been missing before they start to spark off of each other.

all of which is to say that this movie is, uh. really good.

[rickchung]

Kneecap (dir. Rich Peppiatt).

[The] controversial West Belfast hip-hop trio, [...] known for rapping republican lyrics in their native Irish language, star in their own titular biographical film about their rise to fame and infamy. Set in 2019, [...] Peppiatt directs the plainly titled Kneecap with an energetic, riotous verve to its provocative, explicitly anti-UK material of rebellion.

[crescentcampbell]

I'm just gonna leave this here.

[trendfilmsetter]

First film poster for Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP

Releasing in theaters August 2nd

[ohihopeicanchangethislater]

The new movie Skincare was great to go in blind, it's more than just a Hollywood drama. Also Kneecap is so much better than a typical music biopic.

Other theaters may have similar things, but my local AMC has what they call "Screen Unseen" every couple weeks where they screen a new movie a few weeks before it's release. All they tell you before is the rating and whether it's a horror movie or not, so that's as far as your expectations can go.

okay fun silly question because these are my favorite types of stories but what are your guys' favorite pieces of media that require the audience to go in blind? usually the synopsis is a diversion of some sort or there's just some killer plot twist that changes things (like the genre) significantly.

[culturefran]

"Kneecap" review: astounding Irish biopic bursts with rebellious energy

If you think you couldn’t possibly contain the raw explosive power of dynamite within a brisk 1hr45min movie, then Kneecap will without a doubt prove you wrong. The chaotic music biopic has just recently made its UK release after making waves at film festivals and across Ireland. Vivid words of admiration adorn the unusual warped cinema poster that almost captures the spirit of the film itself –…

[make-friends-with-the-rats]

bring him inside, David

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[lostinmac]

Kneecap (2024)

Dir. Rich Peppiatt

[aeolianblues]

I fucking love that Kneecap got picked up by Sony for this film, it’s the fucking funniest thing ever. Because Kneecap are just uncompromising, they’ll do exactly what they’ve always done, that’s what the film does too, and now Sony Classic Pictures is having to go along with putting out little promo clips of the Kneecap lads talking straight to the audience encouraging and explaining the Irish word for cocaine with tips on how to safely do it. And what can Sony say? Anything not touching on it cuts out like 60% of the film

[pianokantzart]

[heyyjudetheobscure]

The thing about this is that they've said it, or something like it, several times, and they still keep getting interview questions that are like, so what was it like to remove the stage persona and be your REAL SELF on-screen?? And there's something so simultaneously endearing and scary about that, the way we're sort of conditioned to see photos and videos as "true" even as, like with this movie, there are so many visual and verbal cues in the text telling us: this is a myth, this isn't emotionally untrue but it's not FACTUAL, it's more than real, it's a story.

This is also such a cool and, I think, ballsy move to make at what's hopefully just the beginning of a career, because I don't think we really know almost anything more in terms of facts or identifying info about these guys than we did before the movie, but we have a really clear emotional thesis statement about their goals and their, as much as they don't seem to like this word getting associated with their work, politics. And right now, in the crumbling-Roman-empire era of twitter, hopefully moving into the backswing reaction against the expectation of all access at all times to the personal lives of any vaguely-public figure, this great big gift of a movie which, in a sense, does absolutely nothing to feed that prurient, parasocial hunger, it feels like what I want for a direction in terms of the relationship between audience and artists.

also, it's fun as shit.

(i keep trying to link the article and my clipboard is just fucked right now, but it's the LA Times article by Mark Olsen on Aug. 1)

alt text:

[“These characters represent where we come from and the people we grew up with,” explains Móglaí Bap. “So it’s not only our story, but it’s everybody’s stories. Like, half of my class, their parents would’ve been ex-IRA members. So it’s not necessarily always our personal story, but it is the collective story of Belfast.”

The group did not set out to become lightning rods of a movement to revive the use of the Irish language, which their headline-grabbing antics and instinctive flair have inadvertently turned them into. At first the band simply wanted to talk in the way they spoke to one another, among friends.]

[luigikittykat]

The Aftermath

This takes place sometime after the fight in Brooklyn, but before the Bros. move to the Mushroom Kingdom.

How I feel about uploading this comic after many delays of progress due to ADHD, my job, and a scare involving my old laptop deciding to stop working:

[anarchic-miscellany]

Review to follow, but: Rather than giving money to Hollywood, give your money to "Kneecap": the anarchic, debauched, drug fuelled punk ode to rebellion, independence, anti-authoritarianism, pushing back against gate keepers of culture, and fucking mayhem. All told through Irish hip hop. I'm a proud patriotic Irishman now. I have never been to Ireland.

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

How would the Barbies feel about Transgender Barbie and a Transgender Ken? Both of them were made to represent to Transgender community (I legit came up with this idea as I was doing school work lol)

- Kneecaps anon

I'll just split this into a Barbie!Reader and Ken!Reader if that's cool-

........

Trans!Barbie!Reader

Having a Transgender Barbie in Mattel's toyline was a huge milestone!

You were made to represent the trans community (specifically MtF individuals) and teach the importance of trans rights, pride, and acceptance.

Fortunately in Barbieland, all three of those things were present.

Your dreamhouse even had some transgender flag color accents, too!

The Barbies were immediately welcoming after learning you're the newest doll to show up, curious as to what you do for fun and letting you hang out with them during girls' night.

With those you're closest friends with (like Doctor Barbie who gives you checkups and helps you overcome any dysphoria, or Stereotypical Barbie who always invites you on shopping trips for dresses), you share your story about your transition, feeling proud of yourself and your journey.

All of the Barbies are confident you've inspired transwomen everywhere to unapologetically be their truest selves.

Trans!Ken!Reader

Likewise, introducing the first Transgender Ken doll was also a big milestone for Mattel--even though Kens in general aren't the company's primary focus.

Still, you wouldn't wanna be anybody else.

If you're ever topless or wear open shirts, you have visible top surgery scars (or a binder) that a few Barbies have asked you about.

They're all genuinely curious and are supportive when you explain that those features are part of your transition.

However, when you first visited Malibu Beach, you initially worried about not being perceived as "manly" enough by the other Kens and kept your chest hidden.

Unlike the Barbies who never got insecure unless they "malfunctioned", Kens usually did since they're inherently competitive with each other.

But when you met Simu!Ken and Ryan!Ken (by interrupting another attempted "beach-off" between them), they realized you were the doll everyone's been talking about.

You showed them your surgery scars/binder and they instantly thought you were cool.

Your kenergy™ was indeed off the charts.

[moviemosaics]

Kneecap

directed by Rich Peppiatt, 2024

[leahcee]

movie theater had a “unseen movie” date thing going on so I went with my family and the movie was Kneecap… absolutely stellar. Had no idea what it was about and didn’t hear about it at all before going in and was properly surprised by how great it was