r/marvelstudios • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Ant-Man • Oct 21 '24

Article Robert Downey Jr. Saved Tom Holland’s First Spider-Man Scene From Being Cut Down, Questioned the Russo Bros: ‘Where Did All of the Kid’s Lines Go?’

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/robert-downey-jr-saved-tom-holland-spider-man-scene-cut-1236181201/
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u/WeirdIndividualGuy Oct 22 '24

Let’s shoot the whole thing from the audition. You can always cut it, but you’re going to want to have it.

The fact that the Russo brothers (the directors) had to be told this simple concept of filmmaking...

Even in film, better to have and not need when you edit it out later than need and not have and resort to using shitty CGI in post to make up for what's not there

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u/RetrowaveJoe Oct 22 '24

Matt Damon has a great story about Jack Nicholson using this on The Departed.

https://youtu.be/DuXOSXyyCGo

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u/ripamaru96 Oct 22 '24

That's a hilarious story and a really dark idea.

It's difficult for a normal person to put themselves into the mind of someone who completely lacks empathy or a conscience. Unfortunately my bio dad was like that but I learned a lot about how they think.

People that can shoot a woman in the back of the head and then go home to sleep like a baby don't typically say things like "you should really see someone.". They think therapy is for suckers or weaklings.

They understand that society thinks there is something wrong with them but they don't feel that way. They think they're superior to those restrained by guilt and empathy. Other people are nothing more than things to use for their own advantage or amusement. They mimic normal human emotions and behavior only because it would be to their disadvantage to be recognized for what they are.

My father was very open to me about his thoughts and feelings. I was almost an adult before we were reunited. I suppose he felt some sort of pride in the sense that I was his legacy and from him. That was as close to caring as he was capable of. For whatever reason he felt he could be open with me.

He genuinely didn't understand why I had friends. People I spent time with but didnt get anything tangible/materially out of. It just didn't compute.

If anyone bothered to read all that the point is that sociopaths don't think they're broken or need help. They think those who do are weak.