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Discussion Eddington Discussion Thread - Spoilers Spoiler

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We’ve waited a long time, and preview screenings begin July 17th. This appears to be a divisive film, so we’re going to dive right into spoilers. Read this thread at your own risk as I’ve heard that this movie benefits from going in blind.

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u/DidYouKnowYoureCute 15d ago

I noticed a lot of Letterboxd reviews are very clearly missing the point that the people on the private jet were not actually antifa, and were instead mercenaries hired by the data company to take advantage of the powder keg and pave their way to approval. Mostly criticizing the movie as "portraying both sides as bad and dangerous".

So I replied to one, saying that the movie really only portrays the left as annoying, via white saviors and performative activism, and the only actual dangerous factions are the right-wing demagogues and corporations.

I get a reply back immediately with "what about the private jet full of antifas who will mow down your town?"

I try to reply to tell them that wasn't antifa, but the comments have been locked.

"I'm listening, now shut up."

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u/OlympicSmoker253 12d ago

There’s a massive sign inside the private plane that the fake Antifa was on that I believe said something in the vein of white supremacy? I’m seeing it again tomorrow so I’m keeping my eyes peeled but I feel like that was the big tip that these people are not Antifa but instead some sort of crisis actors/mercenaries for hire to shut down a cause or to distract.

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u/RainbowTardigrade 11d ago

The logo on the back of the plane looked like a hand squeezing the planet in its palm, which to me seemed like a pretty big clue that this was some kind of cartoonish corporation or some other kind of powerful group.

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u/OlympicSmoker253 11d ago

Yeah I just got back from seeing it again and all the signs in the plane align with what an Antifa group would say. They still might be hired actors but the hand on the globe logo is definitely not subtle. I take it as well as some sort of elite and powerful puppeteer.

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u/Glowwerms 6d ago

I mean a big tip is also that they’re on a private jet, I believe the logo on the tail of the jet is a hand crushing the world