I just finished watching this movie for the first time and I only have one question (well, several really, but just one
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jossseph — 10 years ago(April 29, 2015 05:02 AM)
It would be boring if every movie made would provide an explanation. Watch Mulholland Drive, Donnie Darko or even Triangle (2009). It's food for thought. Not everything must be spoon fed. Enjoy the mystery, engage in discussion about the films - you might learn and understand them better or come up with your own theory. That's why these movies are great. Think about it.
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Marjeez — 10 years ago(May 04, 2015 05:49 PM)
Some films don't spoonfeed you. If you like being spoonfed, make a thread on each film before you watch it. "Does this movie spoonfeed the audience?". If yes, watch it. If no, skip it. Problem solved, buddy.
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resmat-1 — 10 years ago(May 07, 2015 05:38 AM)
There was a TV series that ended last year called Breaking Bad. When you watch Breaking Bad from beginning to end, you know EVERYTHING. You are left with no questions at all. Every single thing you see on the screen has an explained, logical, easy-to-understand, believable reason, and if you do, by chance, have questions at the end, its because you missed something. All of the answers are in the show. I feel that all tv shows (and movies) should be written this way, because when everything is explained, it makes the story easier to follow, thus, you get more enjoyment out of it.
I hope you're just being hyperbolic because this idea of what is good seems far too limiting to me. Think of the countless classic films that you'd dismiss by adopting this mind-set. Things like ambiguity and impressionistic imagery are powerful elements of cinema. -
Tin_ear — 10 years ago(December 20, 2015 01:17 AM)
It's one of those movies that's worth watching if you don't think too much about it. Think of it as high-brow schlock. Those that don't care too much about plot probably love it and will try and defend it as really profound and poetic; I only came to appreciate it by not taking it seriously. I like the visuals, the Berlin setting, Isabelle Adjani's tits, the weird paranoid energy, the cinematography, the subway freak-out, and the beep crazy tentacle monster. It's a sputtering, pretentious mess, but the parts when isolated are at least amusing to gawk at.
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WilliePep — 9 years ago(September 29, 2016 01:12 PM)
Tin_ear speaks the truth.
I personally liked it (didn't love it, but liked it) - it was off the wall and really leaves you to draw your own conclusions. Is it about Communism, religion, aliens, the monster inside us all, schizophrenia, etc.? Who knows? You could pick any number of meanings to the film and not be incorrect, unless told directly what was canon by the director / writer. Don't let a self-proclaimed film genius tell you how to interpret a mostly subjective plot because it's not straightforward and as far as I know doesn't intend to be. At the end of the day, like Tin_ear wrote, the movie is best left to not be taken too seriously. Enjoy the cinematography and the sheer bizarreness of it. And Isabelle Adjani's tits. -
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Tarantinosmind — 9 years ago(October 06, 2016 03:36 PM)
You answered your own question (title) right in the second paragraph: "it makes no sense at all, as far as i can tell". If you didn't understand or didn't EVEN try, don't try to tell the world that you have a point.
Also, a movie's quality isn't only based on the plot, you have books for that.
Cheers.