I was loving it and then it ended and the end was kind of, I don't know. Disappointing, except I wasn't exactly expecting anything of the ending. It was just not the ending that the rest of the movie had prepared me for, somehow. And I don't know how.
Hmm. When I first saw it, I had no idea how it could end, and I was preparing myself to be disappointed by the ending. And then, it was so simple and beautiful and sad and hopeful; I thought it was perfect, and all the more so for being unexpected.
I had a funny line about Memento, but I forgot it.
I mean, they're stupid and petty and mean to each other, and they'll probably fight and break up all over again, but, y'know, they love each other, too, and that little possibility of redemption is really enough reason to go through it all. Man. That's more romantic than anything with Meg Ryan would ever dare.
Oh yes. And I liked that they were left with a blank slate *and* open eyes to start over with. I'll have to watch again, see if I feel the same way.
Amnesia Fiction added to Wish List. Excellent.
I guess the memory erasing in Men in Black is pretty benign.
When I first saw it, I had no idea how it could end, and I was preparing myself to be disappointed by the ending. And then, it was so simple and beautiful and sad and hopeful; I thought it was perfect, and all the more so for being unexpected.
I also had no idea how it could end, but after having no idea how the middle would go and having that blow me away as being absolutely perfect, the ending...wasn't.
I had a funny line about Memento, but I forgot it.
Heh. I love
Memento
bunches. One of my favorites.
When I first saw it, I had no idea how it could end, and I was preparing myself to be disappointed by the ending. And then, it was so simple and beautiful and sad and hopeful; I thought it was perfect, and all the more so for being unexpected.
I think I'm with Kate here. It was just so...right.
Jim Carrey was very un-Jim-Carrey like throughout the vast, vast majority of Eternal Sunshine. There were a couple of scenes where he became wacky, but they were perfect for those moments. Hard to explain without being spoilery, though.
I agree 100% that he was very un-Jim-Carrey-like in Eternal Sunshine, but it *still* distracted me, because then all I could think was "Look! He's NOT being Jim Carrey! Look how he's Acting!"
I think I'm just predisposed to dislike him, no matter what. Which is unfair, and I recognize that, but he's my movie kryptonite.
Heh. Lethem's Bramble...will have to share with my friend, Lethem pimp and Buffy fan.
I love him for "Fortress of Solitude" most especially cause he created a funk band named the "Subtle Distinctions".
LiT is a movie that hit me so hard I can hardly bear to hear people say anything bad about it.
Jess and Sean and Tep and JohnSweden are all me. Whodathunk?
Though ita's reaction to LiT was almost my exact reaction to ESotSM.
I can't think of any movie I've grown into, but I can think of a lot I think I've grown away from. (Maybe grown out of, who knows.) Like, I fear, everything Hal Hartley ever made. I went through a major, major Hartley period. I don't know why the love is now gone. Oh, and Sirens wasn't as nifty last time, despite the continued delight that is Naked Portia De Rossi.
Though ita's reaction to LiT was almost my exact reaction to ESotSM.
Ah, me too. With a healthy dose of "Look! Jim Carrey is Acting! Watch how he Acts for us all! Act, Jim, Act!"
With a healthy dose of "Look! Jim Carrey is Acting! Watch how he Acts for us all! Act, Jim, Act!"
Snerf. That, too.
There was also a side of, "Damn, Kate. You look like Jessica!" which distracted me.
