I go back and forth on my opinion of movies so much until I learn what the director wanted from it. Even then I may not like it but I feel much more secure in my opinion of how they communicated their message and how I deciphered it.
When it comes to Self Reliance, I think there's more there but it still left me with that initial meh feeling.
This morning though I realized that it might be a meta narrative on our viewing of it. Spoilers below:
When the ninja production assistant tells him he has to leave and that he can't just stay under the bridge to win, it could be seen as the storyteller's understanding of the audiences need for a finale rather than the loophole Tommy wants.
And then, throughout the film there are fish eye lens shots and I didn't realize that those might be the view from the mini cameras so there are elements that I didn't initially pick up on.
I don't know though, I guess I just have to keep watching movies with my beautiful, intelligent, and creative wife to learn more about them
We should watch some interviews with Jake Johnson to see what he was trying to get at! And I might not be steeped enough in the world of reality TV game shows to truly appreciate this one 😂 I think you’re right though -- META!
Glad to see more body types in Mean Girls! But yeah those actresses are stunning—we have a longer way to go to see more average-looking people (especially women) onscreen, haha. With exceptions, actors are expected to be good-looking; the reason I’ve heard is that audiences prefer watching beautiful faces, at least in leading roles, but I don’t know how much that assumption has been tested.
I definitely need to see Past Lives! I just watched Sometimes I Think About Dying at the Angelika. It was a 9:20 showing on opening night, and there were only three other people in the theater, also by themselves. I think at least two of them were reviewing it, haha. Daisy Ridley gave a fantastic, subtle, internal performance. It’s not perfect but it really makes you think about how hard human connection can be.
Oh goodness yes! I think it’s more common in television than film to have average-looking people. The Office and Broad City come to mind. I also appreciated that in The Bear, the actors weren’t overly made-up. I could see blemishes on Claire’s face; she’s beautiful in her realness.
And that is SO FUN! Gosh I miss seeing limited release films at small cinemas in New York. Next time I visit, let’s go to a movie! I’d really like to see that one, so I’ll keep an eye out on the platforms.
I go back and forth on my opinion of movies so much until I learn what the director wanted from it. Even then I may not like it but I feel much more secure in my opinion of how they communicated their message and how I deciphered it.
When it comes to Self Reliance, I think there's more there but it still left me with that initial meh feeling.
This morning though I realized that it might be a meta narrative on our viewing of it. Spoilers below:
When the ninja production assistant tells him he has to leave and that he can't just stay under the bridge to win, it could be seen as the storyteller's understanding of the audiences need for a finale rather than the loophole Tommy wants.
And then, throughout the film there are fish eye lens shots and I didn't realize that those might be the view from the mini cameras so there are elements that I didn't initially pick up on.
I don't know though, I guess I just have to keep watching movies with my beautiful, intelligent, and creative wife to learn more about them
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We should watch some interviews with Jake Johnson to see what he was trying to get at! And I might not be steeped enough in the world of reality TV game shows to truly appreciate this one 😂 I think you’re right though -- META!
Glad to see more body types in Mean Girls! But yeah those actresses are stunning—we have a longer way to go to see more average-looking people (especially women) onscreen, haha. With exceptions, actors are expected to be good-looking; the reason I’ve heard is that audiences prefer watching beautiful faces, at least in leading roles, but I don’t know how much that assumption has been tested.
I definitely need to see Past Lives! I just watched Sometimes I Think About Dying at the Angelika. It was a 9:20 showing on opening night, and there were only three other people in the theater, also by themselves. I think at least two of them were reviewing it, haha. Daisy Ridley gave a fantastic, subtle, internal performance. It’s not perfect but it really makes you think about how hard human connection can be.
Oh goodness yes! I think it’s more common in television than film to have average-looking people. The Office and Broad City come to mind. I also appreciated that in The Bear, the actors weren’t overly made-up. I could see blemishes on Claire’s face; she’s beautiful in her realness.
And that is SO FUN! Gosh I miss seeing limited release films at small cinemas in New York. Next time I visit, let’s go to a movie! I’d really like to see that one, so I’ll keep an eye out on the platforms.