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Dennis Hall41 said:If you think movies like "Arrested Suspect" or "How the War Started on My Island" are the absolute pinnacle of cinema, then honestly, Reygadas just isn't your guy.
ruggedmarlin15 said:Why would anyone even need to sit through an entire movie just to realize it's garbage?
I can't even begin to process this—just totally lost for words. says:
Why would anyone even need to sit through the whole damn movie to realize it's garbage? You talk about "basic respect with the best intentions"... but what about the director actually showing some basic respect to the audience? Are we just supposed to be some mindless plebs—you know, just groveling the second some self-proclaimed genius decides to toss us a tiny crumb of their infinite wisdom? Or yeah.
What am I even supposed to say to you—besides the fact that your post is total garbage?
Where did you get the idea that "The Usual Suspects" or "How the War Started on My Island" are the pinnacle of cinema? Seriously—you can't find a real argument, so you're just trying to force this narrative that I'm "clueless" about movies—or even worse—trying to claim your taste is better than mine?
Honestly—the takes from people who didn't vibe with the movie (or hated it so much they walked out halfway through)—are just as valid as yours. It’s all about taste. One person loves it, another thinks it sucks. No deep philosophy needed there.
Arthur Garcia59 said:"Suspect arrested" is basically peak cinema, and "How the War Started on My Island" is just as solid, given its context and everything.
Dennis Hall41 said:The first one is just a boring genre flick with a totally predictable twist (I mean, who else could be Keyser Söze besides Kevin Spacey?) and wooden dialogue. It's an absolute slog—repetitive and dull. You only watch it for Mr. Kevin.
The second one is overrated. It’s a decent enough movie for high schoolers, though; it fits their sense of humor perfectly. And it isn't even that subversive. It never was..
Dennis Hall41 said:@Arthur Garcia59...Contrary to what you think, I have never looked at art through some elitist lens. For instance, I think "Back to the Future" is a brilliant sci-fi comedy, "Dumb and Dumber" is the best comedy made in the last 50 years, Stephen King and B. E. Ellis are top-tier writers, and "Sith revenge" is the best sci-fi movie since "2001: A Space Odyssey" (if you can even categorize "2001: A Space Odyssey" at all). Those are just a handful of dozens, maybe hundreds, of times where my taste lines up perfectly with what the general public loves..
Arthur Garcia59 said:Regarding "suspect arrested"—figuring out who Keyser Söze actually is matters just as much as knowing who killed Janet Leigh in "Psycho." That's pretty much it.
Arthur Garcia59 said:I haven't heard of Ellis—never really came up for me—but as far as everything else goes, most critics pretty much agree with you... (well, except for that bit about the last 50 years)
And honestly, I don't see why it matters if the critics and the general public are actually on the same page.
Dennis Hall41 said:@ruggedmarlin15...I actually don't view art through an elitist lens at all, despite what you might think.
That said, I don't let myself pass judgment on works of art that haven't been seen, read, or heard yet—something a lot of people seem all too eager to do.
ruggedmarlin15 said:1.Nah. I don't want to end up looking like that's how I view art.
2.Honestly, I think the opinions of people who walk out after 15 or 20 minutes—just because the movie is clearly garbage—are just as valid as the people who loved it. But they actually have to back it up. In this case, the arguments are definitely on the side of the haters, since saying "it left a good impression" is kind of a weak take—you'd expect more juice after sitting through 140 minutes of film. The point of those who walked out can basically be summed up as "this left me with nothing." Those people won. They didn't waste two hours of their lives on nothing.😉
P.S. I wasn't even making a judgment on the movie itself. I just jumped in expecting some explanation regarding the scale of the film. Still waiting... 😉
Amanda Lopez50;15379827 Japan stays at no.1 😍[/QUOTE said:
Not you.
For me, it’s always going to be "battle in the sky."
He really hit that sweet spot there—perfectly balancing subtle vibes with being totally explicit.
Anonymous said:Actually, I’d love to check out some Japanese cinema dealing with similar themes—maybe then something will actually grab my attention. 🤷
Anonymous said:What truly soured my experience was the audience behavior—those comments flying around 😢 where on earth did all the class go? It doesn't even matter if someone liked the movie or not; taste is subjective. Maybe one person isn't in the right headspace and the film fails to land for them, but how can you define "the right way" to watch anything? Everyone has their own unique way of connecting with a director, an actor, or a story. But this time, certain people in the crowd were nothing short of disgusting, showing zero decorum or taste regarding anything at all... it's pathetic.
Emily Gonzalez51 said:😲 I honestly thought everyone else was being subtle and unique. Turns out, some people were just being eccentric rather than subtle.
