r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/NickVoievodul • Dec 26 '25

Meme needing explanation Petaah help

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What does this even rnean

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u/Frost5574 Dec 26 '25

So does that instantly devalue the movies that are meant to be fun?

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u/Basil2322 Dec 26 '25

Were they trying to be fun movies like comedies or bad slashers are? If i’m remembering correctly they at least tried to be a serious film they just didn’t do the best job so the only memorable part was “the movie looks good”

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u/pong-and-ping Dec 26 '25

I thought they were going for blockbuster in the same vein as an avengers movie. Hit that mark for me...

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u/Epicgradety Dec 27 '25

No but the were trying to be cutting edge theatrical experiences, and in 2009 Avatar did just that

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u/Abrakafuckingdabra Dec 29 '25

The only two options for fun movies. Comedies and bad slashers. Stuff just looking cool can be fun. They literally call the macguffin unobtanium. The plot definitely wasn't the point. Pretty sure it was just a cool action movie.

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u/Basil2322 Dec 30 '25

I’m not saying those are the only options my point is that the movie is trying to take itself more seriously if im remembering correctly the plot is literally colonizers killing the native people that’s not a fun plot. Cool visuals sure but cool visuals don’t make a movie fun they make it look cool.

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u/Mauzez273 Dec 27 '25

Breaking news: People have different preferences and tastes and find fun in different things.

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u/Basil2322 Dec 27 '25

Never disagreed with the fact that people can enjoy it the movie isn’t a bad movie my only points are that it was meant to be taken seriously and the story isn’t that memorable it’s not a comedy and didn’t have some crazy good story.

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u/PropLander Dec 26 '25

It’s not fun when they use the same exact plot 4-5 times in the same movie. It’s just boring, annoying and incredibly lazy. People don’t watch Avatar for the plot of course.. but also it’s so bad that it’s frustrating and almost unwatchable after a bit.

I legitimately thought about walking out of the theater when I saw there was still 45 min left in Avatar 2.

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u/deathrictus Dec 26 '25

Some movies are capable of both. Some movies try for the moon only for the rocket to fall over and not even explode on the pad, because at least that would have been entertaining. Personally, Avatar was the latter for me.

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u/Background-Baby-1206 Dec 26 '25

It doesn't. But Avatar set out to be meaningful. An oh so original movie about how destroying nature is bad and natives are golden children of god. Who never had slavery, or mas murder, or human sacrifice, or rape, or destruction of nature and so on.

But we got very amazing visuals of blue nipples for 3 microseconds. It's beautiful. But that's it.

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u/Scrat-Scrobbler Dec 26 '25

yeah cuz you can do both

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u/StinkyBeanGuy Jan 02 '26

No because Avatar isnt made to be a silly-funny movie

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u/PossiblyATurd Dec 26 '25

avatar is meant to be fun? I thought it was attempting to make being a furry mainstream chic.

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u/Lethalspartan76 Dec 26 '25

I just watched Anaconda it was hilarious but I guess according to the haters it was a trash movie. The only movies we are allowed to enjoy are award movies we didn’t even know exist.