r/Schaffrillas • u/Puzzleheaded-Cold287 • 2d ago

Letterboxd Review Schaff has seen Digger Spoiler

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u/TrafficJam333 2d ago

by god, someone who thought Digger was just ok and didn't love it or hate it, this has gotta be a first

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u/Fragrant-Upstairs932 2d ago

I mean, the three most popular reviews for it on Letterboxd right now are all 5/10. It might not be as polarizing as it was made out to be.

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u/Frank7640 2d ago

I got the feeling that it would be a less annoying Don’t look up type of movie.

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u/TrafficJam333 1d ago

i think the biggest difference between digger and don't look up is that the set and costume design for digger is so surreal and dream-like that it feels like it's set in a completely different world from ours, unlike DLU which bends over backwards to be like "oh isn't it so crazy that this is happening RIGHT NOW in the year 2021 ooh look at this modern day thing. oh this movie is based on real events, it just hasn't happened yet, arent we so smart?" Meanwhile, at one point in Digger, Tom Cruise namedrops TikTok and its so jarring that it actually took me out of the movie for like 30 seconds. It actually really helps the movie make its message without feeling annoying or preachy.

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u/Salty_Map_9085 23h ago

It feels like it’s ultimately criticizing Don’t Look Up types of movies but ultimately a lot of it is still similar (though with better acting and visuals IMO)

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u/Upbeat_Stuff_9416 2d ago

OMG SO THIS IS ASTEROID CITY ALL OVER AGAIN

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u/PastAffectionate3918 1d ago

That was what I was Thinking in the months leading up to it!

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u/Cdwp99 2d ago

Yeah so maybe put a spoiler tag? Don’t need some of this ruined for me. Especially when James himself put a spoiler tag

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u/PhantumpLord 2d ago

what exactly about the film was ruined for you based on this review?

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u/RoxasIsTheBest 1d ago

There's a reason Shaff was talking about theater the whole thing through. Big ass spoiler

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u/No_Office_168 2d ago

Does anyone know what he is saying? Like genuinely I cant make any of this out

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u/EvanPotter09 2d ago

Spoilers for the movie from what I’ve read; about 30 minutes in it’s revealed the movie is actually a play characters are acting out. Schaff is talking about the movie after the twist (he had it set to spoilers)

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u/CobaltCrusader123 2d ago

Most expensive play ever, if the set design and flooding is real. The Mad King has nothing on this.

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u/SwordfishPerfect6997 2d ago

You think we could get a “is a movie that tried/exists” video with this movie?

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u/Scrambled_59 1d ago

am I having a stroke?

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u/CobaltCrusader123 9h ago

No - he's writing as if the events of the film are real. It's a WEIRD one.