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If you liked the movie Tetris you might want to check out BlackBerry (leminal.space)
submitted 2 years ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film
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Both movies came out around the same time and I think they have a fair amount in common. Both movies have a fair amount of the "Can they do it?" tension and detail the events behind a major trend.

I think I preferred BlackBerry over Tetris. It seemed more grounded in a way where as I felt Tetris depicted Tetris, the game, as bigger than the second coming of Jesus and sliced bread combined. I felt like it made for a more enjoyable and relatable story.

For a Canadian film it has a surprising amount of big names such as Glenn Howerton (Dennis from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Jay Baruchel (from Tropic Thunder and Knocked Up). Here is a Wired review and here is the IMDb page if you are interested.

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[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Both were great. I saw Tetris in the theater and it was pretty awesome. From what I remember of both though, Tetris was purposefully stylized more to be an action film.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I did get that vibe. I feel like part of the reason I thought it viewed the game so absurdly high was to accommodate the visual effects like when the protagonist plays Tetris on the GameBoy for the first time

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I need to see it again for a rewatch. I just remember being blown away in the theater because I wasn’t quite expecting all the action and cool visuals.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 1 points 2 years ago

Maybe that was part of my issue. I did see some of trailers which over represented the action and overall intensity of the movie. That could be part of the reason behind my jaded opinion.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I’m just waiting for someone to come out with “Treo” because why not at this point

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or maybe “Palm Pre: The end that sounded like a beginning”

[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Movies about Palm and the Balmer Era at Microsoft would be good.

The YouTube channel Company Man is basically a fount of docu/mockumentary ideas.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This recommendation also works in reverse because I haven't seen Tetris but really enjoyed BlackBerry

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 2 years ago

I would agree with that. I feel like Tetris is a bit more of a wacky family movie than a documentary but still enjoyable

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 2 years ago

I really enjoyed BlackBerry. I'm old enough to remember their coming and going, and even had a Blackberry Storm for a while.

[–] TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Tetris was an awesome political thriller. Blackberry was an awesome dark comedy.

Both weren't what I was expecting them to be but I really enjoyed what they did.

The production value alone on Tetris was so unexpected, but you could tell they did things just to have the pixel transitions for example. If you like Glen on IASIP, you'll love him in Blackberry cuz he's basically Dennis as a CEO.

[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

For me, BlackBerry is closer to Air (also good) because it is a bitter recollection of the truth. And Tetris is closer to Weird (very good) because it is intentionally fictitious and over the top.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I have watched both, I liked both.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I already have to deal with QNX support on a regular basis, this won't help

[–] realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city 1 points 2 years ago

Interesting. Based on reviews I've read, I think I'd like BlackBerry but not Tetris. I'm sad I missed it in theaters tbh