Amelie
in Movies ·
Look, if you define movies by how much they cater to the masses, then the whole concept of an indie film just dies right there.
It’s the same deal with music. If the main goal is just making a buck—basically making sure a huge crowd likes it—then 95% of the time you end up with something bland, cliché, and choked by every single textbook rule the Hollywood studio system forces on them. There’s zero connection between chasing profit and treating film as actual art, which is what it should be.
I wasn't a fan of Amelia specifically because I couldn't shake that massive Hollywood vibe. Plus, having sexual violence shoved in my face combined with this forced, quirky "European eccentricity" in every scene was just bad. Every character feels like they're trying way too hard to act out some unique, niche persona. If you don't buy into the director's specific vision, it ends up feeling like it was filmed in some weird, lost little village instead of a major American city.
The whole thing is pretentious. It’s like it’s desperately trying to prove that Hollywood-style storytelling can work in Europe too. After struggling through "The Revenant" (or whatever the local title was) in theaters, and having zero interest in watching Vidocq, I seriously started questioning where American cinema is even headed. On the bright side, The Pianist kind of fixes the overall impression of the last few years...
It’s the same deal with music. If the main goal is just making a buck—basically making sure a huge crowd likes it—then 95% of the time you end up with something bland, cliché, and choked by every single textbook rule the Hollywood studio system forces on them. There’s zero connection between chasing profit and treating film as actual art, which is what it should be.
I wasn't a fan of Amelia specifically because I couldn't shake that massive Hollywood vibe. Plus, having sexual violence shoved in my face combined with this forced, quirky "European eccentricity" in every scene was just bad. Every character feels like they're trying way too hard to act out some unique, niche persona. If you don't buy into the director's specific vision, it ends up feeling like it was filmed in some weird, lost little village instead of a major American city.
The whole thing is pretentious. It’s like it’s desperately trying to prove that Hollywood-style storytelling can work in Europe too. After struggling through "The Revenant" (or whatever the local title was) in theaters, and having zero interest in watching Vidocq, I seriously started questioning where American cinema is even headed. On the bright side, The Pianist kind of fixes the overall impression of the last few years...