No Really, Limitless Is A Bonkers Franchise
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Published 2020-12-31
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Oh boy, I sure do have a lot to say about the 2011 movie, Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper. In this video, at how Eddie Morra is a strangely timely figure and the hypocrisy of elite philanthropy.
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All Comments (21)
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Can't wait for "You know Limitless? Bonkers franchise?: The Reveangence".
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What's weird about the Limitless franchise is that 3/4 of the installments are just called Limitless.
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Eddie Morra being a villain just makes me want a Death Note-style story. He's still a brilliant power-hungry bastard with nebulous goals, but this time - have him go crazy with it
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I absolutely adored the tv show. I thought it was unique and took risk, had a cool visual style, I loved the universe, and the characters had chemistry. I even liked the underlying plot, and was super excited for season 2. Super disappointed other people didn’t see it this way. Loved this show.
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imagine writing a social commentary novel about capitalism only so that hollywood and big television studios can pick it up and make it about how good capitalism is and how much valor smart, rich individuals have
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I always had this idea that the movie, was kind of his retelling of events, so he acts like this Is all for the greater good. But that's just a lie he tells himself to justify his actions. Despite what he says, he never does anything unless it's for him
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Leaving Eddy's motivations undefined is lowkey genius, because it just makes him look exceptionally vain if you interpret it as he has none.
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Fun fact: "Morra", the movie character's last name, means "die" in portuguese, so when I saw that poster telling people to re-elect him it took me a few seconds before I got over the fact that a poster was telling me to drop dead.
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"Let's take this movie and turn it into a detective show" Well, it worked for Snowpiercer.
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“This is back in the early Two-Thousands when people thought you had to be smart to be the president” Too true bro
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I really enjoyed the Limitless TV show and it upset me that it didn't get a season 2. Brian Finch was a such a good protagonist
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In hindsight, I never really thought critically about the plot or motivations in the first film. It seemed kind of understandable in a creepy way. At the time it was pure power fantasy but now it just mirrors an ugly part of our culture.
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I remember really enjoying the Limitless tv series, but this is just such an interesting perspective I hadn't thought about
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How I get it: Book: Criticism on the vanity of Capitalism Movie: Neo-Liberal power fantasy
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This is in the early 2000's where everybody assumed you had to be smart to be president
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i really love the limitless series. brian is an infinitely more relatable character than eddie was, and the show was basically psych but more grounded.
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I never had the impression that his "Plan" was inherently altruistic. He just wanted a high profile big impact on the world. His vision was whatever would make him important and grand. Basically a narcissistic pursuit of power. In the show he gave me major Darth Plagueis vibes. I never saw him as a hero, more an anti-villain. A Thanos. A Griphith. A Sozin.
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I absolutely adore the show and have watched it several times and cried when it was cancelled. I wanted five more seasons of it, it was so creative and fun, I still adore it. It was great.
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I really liked the show, though most of that was the lead, and the rest was how weird it was willing to get. Glad to see someone talk about it.
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Shame the Limitless TV show only had one season.
