Just someone explain to me what was so great about this movie.
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tigerfish50 — 9 years ago(January 14, 2017 09:23 AM)
And in such a feminine way.
It's always good to keep in touch with one's feminine side - that way you can understand Susan's POV.
You want to know what
weak
really means? It means poor old Edward couldn't cut it in the sack, sweetie. Very sad case - ED Eddy, as he was known at college, and premature also on the rare occasions he could get a
weak
woody.
Of course, Susan had confided in Mommy dearest, who sensibly tried to talk her out of marriage. Couple of years pass - and she realizes Mommy knew best all along. Now you know the real story, you can't really blame her for jumping onto Hutton's tent-pole, can you?
As for the restaurant no-show - Susan always felt sorry for Soft Eddy and wanted to show support, but unfortunately he couldn't face her - he's playing for the other team now. Susan felt a bit sad about it, but what can you do?
So there you are - all NA's loose ends neatly tied up. It's amazing what a little feminine intuition will do for you. -
Dreamcatcher9000 — 9 years ago(January 14, 2017 09:24 AM)
I wanted to ask you if you liked "Under The Skin", because it's one of those rare exceptions of "weird" films that I did like, and I see that you have rated it with 9. At least we found a small bridge between us
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Farshnoshket — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 07:43 AM)
When most people go see a film they expect that what's presented will be done in a way that is straight forward enough to understand, however there are films that are made that ask the audience for a little more. A foreign film has subtitles. If you don't read the subtitles you'll probably miss a lot. That's an easy example. Under the Skin is a tougher one and films like Under the Skin. The ask the audience to think about what they've seen and process it. If you went into Under the Skin completely in the dark I'm not sure if anyone would realize they were watching a film about aliens or some type of other being until close to the end of the film. With that in mind the process of figuring out what you just watched probably does not occur until the film ends. Then you take what you learned and process that over the entire film. Now that you know she was an alien things make a lot more sense. If one does not process the film properly they'll wind up with a mess and usually walk away saying wtf? Some people simply prefer not to think so much, or at least that's what they admit.
Have you seen Holy Motors?
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Dreamcatcher9000 — 9 years ago(January 19, 2017 12:10 AM)
No, I have not seen "Holy Motors", and I don't think I'll like it. I have seen only one film of Carax ("The Lovers on the Bridge"), and it's not my thing. I'm not saying he makes bad movies, it's just notmy thing, it's not the style that I enjoy to watch. But I'll watch it because I'm curious about Kylie Minogue's performance. I like to see pop-stars, and generally "celebrities" play in weird films. Like Madonna in "Dangerous Game", or like Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin".
Before you watch "Enemy", I suggest you do some googling on the symbolism of spiders, otherwise you're lost
"Spiders symbolize the feminine energy, ability to be receptive to new environments, creativity, patience and dark life aspects. The spider is a unique symbol because it has dark and light aspects to it, meaning that it connects with many areas of life."
"The Spider is an ancient symbol of mystery, power and growth. We take our first lesson from the ancient symbol of the Spider by contemplating its web. Just as the Spider weaves a web, so too must we weave our own lives. The Spider symbol meaning here serves as a reminder that our choices construct our lives."
http://www.shamanicjourney.com/spider-power-animal-symbol-of-creation-weaving-our-realities-infinity-balance-past-present-and-future -
tigerfish50 — 9 years ago(January 11, 2017 08:02 AM)
But the revenge movie just spoiled the whole thing.
There are a lot of posters with a teenage mentality on this board who think Edward wanted revenge, and ultimately succeeds in 'crushing' Susan with his dinner no-show - but perhaps they're not very bright, and it's not a revenge story at all. Perhaps there's another narrative lurking under this simplistic infantile interpretation. -
Farshnoshket — 9 years ago(January 11, 2017 08:13 AM)
Or perhaps you're just some twerp that has little understanding of anything, much less film and likes to jump on threads adding nothing but nonsense.
Oh I know! The painting was a "red herring"! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
bensfiction — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 05:42 AM)
Dude stop pretending like this movie was some sort of objective masterpiece. The New York Times wasn't very fond of it and they get paid to critique films. You're just some pretend to know it all douche on IMDb. You gave Allied an 8 for crying out loud. You are NO "student of film."
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Farshnoshket — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 10:24 AM)
The New York Times wasn't very fond of it and they get paid to critique films.
I don't review films based on what others do, whether they get paid or not. I'm pretty sure the people that pay them for their opinion know little about film themselves. I won't bother mentioning all the awards the film has won and nominations it received because, again I don't base my opinion on others.
You're just some pretend to know it all douche on IMDb.
I never claimed to be anything.
You gave Allied an 8 for crying out loud.
More like a 7.5, but I round up. The film's average is 7.2, so sue me. Plus the fact you don't rate any films probably because you are scared how others will receive them.
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bensfiction — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 08:50 PM)
No, I just know that I actually studied film, and your borderline obsession with this ok film and your ridiculous confirmation bias shows that you think movies are better than they actually are in a lot of instances. If you actually studied film and looked beyond your own self delusional deconstruction of every breath in this film, you'd probably discover that it's really well shot, but lacking a lot of substance.
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tigerfish50 — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 10:44 AM)
You're just some pretend to know it all douche on IMDb.
How could you say such cruel, unfair things about FartyKat? He's the (self-)recognized galactic expert on Nocturnal Animals, and certainly knows more about the film than Tom Ford himself. -
jimmer69 — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 08:32 AM)
Yeah it is sad. Just depends on if you consider this movie as one that falls into that description.
There was a movie critic who compared this to classic Hitchcock movies. Not sure I think of it that way, but that's obviously high praise from the critic.
This movie was interesting. Not overly difficult to understand as some try and make it out to be, but there are some good performances (like from Taylor -Johnson) and the movie sticks with you. Won't be forgetting it any time soon. Which, you know, is a plus.
Overall, I didn't recommend it to anyone. I wouldn't bother with it again, myself, but it was worth seeing once. -
Farshnoshket — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 09:55 AM)
My friend's wife had said she wanted to see it during the Golden Globes. She stated so on Facebook when I made a comment about Johnson winning his globe. I told her I didn't think it should be on her menu, knowing her taste in film. I don't believe she'd be able to get through the first 90 seconds. lol
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Dreamcatcher9000 — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 09:43 PM)
jimmer69
There was a movie critic who compared this to classic Hitchcock movies.
Yes, the beginning of the film did remind me kind of a modern Hitchcock film. Susan could be a Hitchcock character. It's a pity that this chance was lost.
Not overly difficult to understand as some try and make it out to be.
The only difficult part to understand is why it got so much praise.
