I liked it, but didn't love.(Did love TG, though) Adaptation? One of my favorite recent films.
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erikaj - Mar 18, 2005 11:19:45 am PST #335 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Sean K - Mar 18, 2005 11:20:35 am PST #336 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I guess I need twists to be clever to appreciate the movie, but not necessarily the explanations.
Lately I've begun to feel that the twists in most movies are too clever, and become uterly implausible. In fact, I think Hollywood has become over reliant on twists and reversals. I don't think it's absolutely necessary for a movie to show me things I've never ever seen before in any other movie. Sometimes it's okay to show me things I've seen before in a different way, or done better than they were before.
Most movie with "twists" these days just feel like they're trying too hard, and bug me with their excessive cleverness.
erikaj - Mar 18, 2005 11:21:44 am PST #337 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.
erikaj - Mar 18, 2005 11:22:19 am PST #338 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 18, 2005 11:23:28 am PST #339 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't know that I'd accuse Signs of excessive cleverness (where were the smart aliens to corrall the invading ones back to the short mothership?), but I too am a bit weary of the Ta Da! school of filmmaking.
erikaj - Mar 18, 2005 11:26:21 am PST #340 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I would love to see that catch on. "Actually, it's one of the few high points in the Ta Da! trend of the early years of the century."
Jessica - Mar 18, 2005 11:33:01 am PST #341 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I too am a bit weary of the Ta Da! school of filmmaking.
Yes, this. Revealing something in the last ten minutes of the film that causes the audience to re-evaluate what they've seen in interesting ways that hold up on rewatch is good. (Fight Club, The Usual Suspects.)
Revealing something in the last ten minutes because you want the audience to go "OMGWTF!?!?!!!" while easier, is getting almost as old and tired as ironic self-awareness.
Sean K - Mar 18, 2005 11:43:03 am PST #342 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Revealing something in the last ten minutes because you want the audience to go "OMGWTF!?!?!!!" while easier, is getting almost as old and tired as ironic self-awareness.
"New things make people feel scared. And smart things make people feel stupid."
t /Fry
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 18, 2005 11:51:17 am PST #343 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The Sixth Sense's twist held up for me because you could go back and watch knowing the twist and the movie was still interesting.
Sean K - Mar 18, 2005 11:52:47 am PST #344 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'd totally guessed the twist to Sixth Sense from the previews, and knew I was right when Bruce Willis got shot ten minutes in. I still enjoyed the movie.