It is not a movie that would provide any satisfaction if left unfinished...
I really enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed it.
I'm sure I would be satisfied at the end, but just because it was over. Much like how everyone felt about Secret Santa this past year.It is not a movie that would provide any satisfaction if left unfinished...
I really enjoyed it.
We are two weeks out from easter, it is truly time to stop jingling your bells.I'm sure I would be satisfied at the end, but just because it was over. Much like how everyone felt about Secret Santa this past year.
I thought it was what we were smoking?Ohhhhh, "Everything, everywhere, all at once" is the title of the movie. Hahaha. Now I get it.
funny how reviews with pipe tobaccos and movies are useful but you have to learn how to read them and the most useless part is the stars or numbers. For example I am curious about this movie and do want to watch it. I want to watch it because I know two things about it, not quite like other movies which for me is worth a shrugging give it a shot, but mainly because I know how teenie tiny the budget on it is. So even if it's not an enjoyable movie there is something to learn about film making. Also always think about the fact that critics are doing a job. A job that involves watching a ton of movies. They're going to be exicted about something that's not quite the same as every thing they've seen so far.I just don't understand the ultra-hype.
My wife was insistent that we watch it this weekend, and we found it on Prime. The general idea of multiverses is interesting for a sci-fi fan like myself, but everything comes at you so fast, and with nothing linking it together that it becomes a chore to watch.
I stopped it at this exact scene:
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turned to my wife and said, that's enough of this for tonight.
For a film so lauded by critics and the general public, I've never felt so much like an old codger.
Has anyone else seen this and 'gotten' it? Am i missing something here?
yeah funny how stories reflect the anxieties, wishes, and the issues people are dealing with in real life. Things feel up in the air for a lot of people of course they're going to want movies that aren't as clear cut. The happy ending of everything makes sense just doesn't track well for a lot of people. Which I find funny because that's just being realistic in my opinion.Bizarre, unsettling, or even upsetting fictional literature seems to be what is lauded by the critics of late so I’m not surprised to see that sentiment reflected in films as well. I recently picked up a collection of the 2022 O. Henry award winners (short stories exclusively). There were a few feel-good stories with tidy resolutions, but for the most part it was just story after story after story after story with the most morose themes you can imagine. That’s what the people want nowadays I guess. I haven’t watched what you’re referring to so I appoligize if my rant was irrelevant or out of context.
This is exactly what my friend was saying when I was telling him about my thoughts on these short stories. A few of the stories revolved around the you know what too which was interesting. If I looked back across the winners of the O. Henry award across the decades I bet you I’d find other times where the overriding sentiment was more positive, and others where the sentiment was just as negative. As you said it’s just a snapshot of that moment in time.yeah funny how stories reflect the anxieties, wishes, and the issues people are dealing with in real life.
You were not the only one lost....Ohhhhh, "Everything, everywhere, all at once" is the title of the movie. Hahaha. Now I get it.
It's funny too because it can also sometimes just go the other way. Things get grim and suddenly you get these stories say everything is o.k. and everything turns out perfect. Or in other words while the factor I mentioned is a constant influence it's not the only one. Lots of other things can effect what kind of stories people write and enjoy. I find personally sometimes it's funny to watch the things I used to love. Sometimes they're still great and I still love them, and sometimes I suddenly get sucked into a anti-nostalgia trip and think of course I liked that shit when I was younger and life was just as chaotic but I hadn't gotten my sea legs yet.This is exactly what my friend was saying when I was telling him about my thoughts on these short stories. Quite a few of the stories revolved around the you know what too which was interesting. If I looked back across the winners of the O. Henry award across the decades I bet you I’d find other times where the overriding sentiment was more positive, and others where the sentiment was just as negative. As you said it’s just a snapshot of that moment in time.
Very insightful stuff. “It’s harder to fool them but easier to dazzle them too.” I couldn’t agree more.It's funny too because it can also sometimes just go the other way. Things get grim and suddenly you get these stories say everything is o.k. and everything turns out perfect. Or in other words while the factor I mentioned is a constant influence it's not the only one. Lots of other things can effect what kind of stories people write and enjoy. I find personally sometimes it's funny to watch the things I used to love. Sometimes they're still great and I still love them, and sometimes I suddenly get sucked into a anti-nostalgia trip and think of course I liked that shit when I was younger and life was just as chaotic but I hadn't gotten my sea legs yet.
Another thing I've noticed a lot of people that are just consumers of entertainment are a lot more hip and informed about how it works. What the techniques are. In a way it's harder to fool them but easier to dazzle them too. Everyone is a critic. Hell pipe tobacco is like that. More pipe smokers know more then I like this blend or that blends too sweet or not sweet enough.
I usually say the best stuff when I hit an impasse. The ole I see it but don't know how to say it good. But I have had conversations with college kids (who love talking with the janitors) which remind me of talking to film students not law students. It also reminds me of how sometimes it's easier to convince a really smart educated person of something totally impossible and ridiculous then some brain addled troglodyte. They're more used to thinking about things in a certain way. That way involves making arguments of a certain type. You can weave them a more impressive tale.Very insightful stuff. “It’s harder to fool them but easier to dazzle them too.” I couldn’t agree more.