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SignUp Now!I haven't seen all of his films but I don't think so. It's really like nothing I've ever seen before. Honestly, if they had marketed it properly, it wouldn't have left so many people confused about what they were seeing. There is one scene where it finally tied it together for me and I was finally like "ah, it's supposed to be ....". You'll talk about the film after you leave, which is maybe what he wants you to do. But it's not an enjoyable film.So it's like a David Lynch film?
I thought it was strange that it was getting such mainstream marketing to begin with. I mean, here in Chicago there are literally ads for it in every train station. That's usually reserved for accessible blockbusters. I know that Aronofsky is coming off Black Sawn, but it still seems misplaced to think it would find a mainstream audience.I haven't seen all of his films but I don't think so. It's really like nothing I've ever seen before. Honestly, if they had marketed it properly, it wouldn't have left so many people confused about what they were seeing. There is one scene where it finally tied it together for me and I was finally like "ah, it's supposed to be ....". You'll talk about the film after you leave, which is maybe what he wants you to do. But it's not an enjoyable film.So it's like a David Lynch film?
It's honestly the worst marketed movie I've ever seen. Had I known what I was getting into I may have appreciated it more but it was mind blowing how different it was. But honestly, I think it's one of the worst movies he's made.I thought it was strange that it was getting such mainstream marketing to begin with. I mean, here in Chicago there are literally ads for it in every train station. That's usually reserved for accessible blockbusters. I know that Aronofsky is coming off Black Sawn, but it still seems misplaced to think it would find a mainstream audience.I haven't seen all of his films but I don't think so. It's really like nothing I've ever seen before. Honestly, if they had marketed it properly, it wouldn't have left so many people confused about what they were seeing. There is one scene where it finally tied it together for me and I was finally like "ah, it's supposed to be ....". You'll talk about the film after you leave, which is maybe what he wants you to do. But it's not an enjoyable film.So it's like a David Lynch film?
I think his best movie is Requiem for a Dream, though I will probably never watch it again. Brilliant but so upsetting.I thought Black Swan was an ok film but I was still on the fence with Aranofsky as a director. Then Noah hit the theaters. Thank god I didn't spend $25 to see that piece of shit. Obviously I'll wait to see Mother when it hits Redbox.....maybe
Huh? I do like The Wire, I just don't think it's the GOAT. Mad Men I only watched a few episodes and gave up on it because I despised every character, not because it was a bad show. The Wire is top 10, likely top 5 for me. Just not #1.And CMon, you're the person who doesn't like either Mad Men or The Wire (probably the two greatest TV dramas ever made). So of course I'm going to take shots at your tastes.
I agree on Requiem. You can tell it's obviously a great movie but I never ever want to see it againI think his best movie is Requiem for a Dream, though I will probably never watch it again. Brilliant but so upsetting.I thought Black Swan was an ok film but I was still on the fence with Aranofsky as a director. Then Noah hit the theaters. Thank god I didn't spend $25 to see that piece of shit. Obviously I'll wait to see Mother when it hits Redbox.....maybe
@rome8180 I would like to defend "not liking" certain shows/movies despite their obvious merit as art.
Specifically regarding Mad Men, I quit watching it because sometimes watching a show like that stops being entertainment and starts being work-like. Sometimes, when you want to just chill on the couch, you don't want to be challenged by literary references nor do you want to "root" for characters who are so clearly flawed.
And sometimes, a show as great as Breaking Bad becomes unwatchable because the subject matter is something with which you are painfully familiar. Even with The Wire, which I really enjoyed, it's difficult to watch characters that you root for get capped. I understand that the fact that I rooted for these characters or felt shock or pain at their demise is part of the value of the show, but sometimes you just want to relax and watch Family Feud. I know @DukeNukem05 agrees with me on Feud.
@rome8180 I would like to defend "not liking" certain shows/movies despite their obvious merit as art.
Specifically regarding Mad Men, I quit watching it because sometimes watching a show like that stops being entertainment and starts being work-like. Sometimes, when you want to just chill on the couch, you don't want to be challenged by literary references nor do you want to "root" for characters who are so clearly flawed.
And sometimes, a show as great as Breaking Bad becomes unwatchable because the subject matter is something with which you are painfully familiar. Even with The Wire, which I really enjoyed, it's difficult to watch characters that you root for get capped. I understand that the fact that I rooted for these characters or felt shock or pain at their demise is part of the value of the show, but sometimes you just want to relax and watch Family Feud. I know @DukeNukem05 agrees with me on Feud.
I watch some things that are schlocky or stupid. And I'm not saying you should always be in the mood for something challenging. However, I find this quote to be appropriate here:
"In the end I am uplifted, profoundly so, by the bleakest, despairing work. It’s a great unburdening to read work of this sort. I do not want to be asked to pretend that everything is all right, that people are fundamentally happy, that life is perfectly fine, and that it is remotely ok that we are going to die, and soon, only to disappear into oblivion. I feel a kind of ridiculous joy when writing reveals the world, the way it feels to be in the world. That’s what hope is, a refusal to look away."—Ben Marcus
Even if you don't agree with that quote, I think you should be able to recognize the merit of something despite not liking it. People vomit their opinions as if they are important. It wasn't just that CMon said he didn't like The Wire -- regardless of what he claims now -- but that he kept asking when it "got good." I don't like Led Zeppelin, but I recognize the artistic brilliance of it. Also, my original point was that I don't hold much stock in the opinion of someone who doesn't like those shows -- not whether it was "right" or not to not like them.
@rome8180 I would like to defend "not liking" certain shows/movies despite their obvious merit as art.
Specifically regarding Mad Men, I quit watching it because sometimes watching a show like that stops being entertainment and starts being work-like. Sometimes, when you want to just chill on the couch, you don't want to be challenged by literary references nor do you want to "root" for characters who are so clearly flawed.
And sometimes, a show as great as Breaking Bad becomes unwatchable because the subject matter is something with which you are painfully familiar. Even with The Wire, which I really enjoyed, it's difficult to watch characters that you root for get capped. I understand that the fact that I rooted for these characters or felt shock or pain at their demise is part of the value of the show, but sometimes you just want to relax and watch Family Feud. I know @DukeNukem05 agrees with me on Feud.
I watch some things that are schlocky or stupid. And I'm not saying you should always be in the mood for something challenging. However, I find this quote to be appropriate here:
"In the end I am uplifted, profoundly so, by the bleakest, despairing work. It’s a great unburdening to read work of this sort. I do not want to be asked to pretend that everything is all right, that people are fundamentally happy, that life is perfectly fine, and that it is remotely ok that we are going to die, and soon, only to disappear into oblivion. I feel a kind of ridiculous joy when writing reveals the world, the way it feels to be in the world. That’s what hope is, a refusal to look away."—Ben Marcus
Even if you don't agree with that quote, I think you should be able to recognize the merit of something despite not liking it. People vomit their opinions as if they are important. It wasn't just that CMon said he didn't like The Wire -- regardless of what he claims now -- but that he kept asking when it "got good." I don't like Led Zeppelin, but I recognize the artistic brilliance of it. Also, my original point was that I don't hold much stock in the opinion of someone who doesn't like those shows -- not whether it was "right" or not to not like them.