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A new cult classic?

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    beersandshots — 9 years ago(April 28, 2016 11:31 AM)

    Then I shall weep for humanity.
    "In a time of universal deceit,
    telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
    George Orwell

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      FordLuver — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 05:33 AM)

      I wanted to like this movie but I didn't get it and I watched it twice!
      What made
      the residents implode? Was it because of competition over who had the better party?
      Or because of the utilities being disconnected? (I missed how that took place)
      Can someone share their understanding of the movie for my questions please + thank you?!

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        alarson772 — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 11:36 AM)

        It was much more clear in the book. The breakdown went along class lines, pitting the residents on the lower floors against the ones on the upper ones.

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          TINAisKIKI — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 01:28 PM)

          Yep. The rigid British class system caved in on itself and everyone was reduced to animals. No one won, and Ballard never made a point to show which viewpoint in his narrative was correct- he just
          observed
          them as Laing does in the film by the end. Like an impartial case study on humanity.

          "This is my party. My guests. I should decide if someone gets lobotomized"
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            GreenTintedSpecs — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 03:34 PM)

            ive never known a tower block hold middle class people upstairs and lower class downstairs, that's just ridiculous. The film however was.. dull

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              mikesh — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 03:03 PM)

              Most of the typical movies considered cult classics tend to go down easy on repeated viewings. This is a bit tedious to get through one viewing.

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                PaulsLaugh — 9 years ago(September 04, 2016 10:03 PM)

                For me, the story gets boring after first hour. It could become a cult film, but it's a bit one-dimensional, so a minor one if so.

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                  Insomniatic102 — 9 years ago(September 07, 2016 06:35 PM)

                  Agreed. It hits you over the head too much with it's point without having any sort of engaging narrative to it after the beginning. It felt like the second half was just a series of montages about things falling apart.

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                    thebigmouth — 9 years ago(September 10, 2016 09:02 AM)

                    Possbly, but I suspect it will always be overshadowed by Snowpiercer.
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                      utexashorns — 9 years ago(September 28, 2016 11:28 PM)

                      I totally agree with you!

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                        popularru — 9 years ago(October 14, 2016 09:36 AM)

                        new cult classic
                        That is true. I loved the movie, and watched more 2 times. It is really funny and stylish. I think that people who are 13-15 yo didn't love it, and they just wanted to see Tom Hiddleston, they didn't want to receive work of all other people who made this movie.

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                          qute-cutie — 9 years ago(November 08, 2016 04:53 AM)

                          It's definitely a cult classic. From an Art perspective, it's well colored. But the script lacks credibility and substance. Mrs. Jump should've given more respect to the book when writing the screenplay.
                          It's not a movie for everyone and should've been shown in selected cinemas or only at independent film festivals.
                          It's disturbingly empty development in the scenes and cutouts, besides the well done acting from the characters.
                          I would love to see a remake of this.
                          And animals "were" hurt during filming 😉

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                            GreenTintedSpecs — 9 years ago(December 16, 2016 07:03 PM)

                            I think some people just like to be different and sometimes that means they jump on films that are badly criticised, some sort of non conformity perhaps. However the films that get trashed usually are pretty trash over all, there is notjing deserving of classic whatsoever about this film, nothing new, groundbreaking, thought provoking, no new film tech. Therefore a cult movie (of these types of people) but classic suggests no grasp of what actually makes a classic

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