Movies you don't get

Originally Posted by Breal76

...There Will Be Blood

How can anyone not see the point of this movie? It's about GREED! It's so blatant! It's one of the most poetic movies I have ever seen and Daniel Day Lewis is nothing short of AMAZING! The character build up in that movie left me speechless at the end because his greed left him a rotton lonely rich old man.

Oh yes...I got that movie. I have it on DVD.

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Okay, I got the point of the movie, but.....I wish the director had taken less time to show it. Don't get me started.....two and a half hours of me going, "All right....I get the point....stop with the long, lingering shots." But I'm not a big fan of this director's work.

On the other hand....

Originally Posted by Breal76

No Country For Old Men
I can agree with this. I HATED THIS MOVIE! I will not only get my two hours back but I used free movie tickets to see it. What a waste. I can't believe this got best picture. For what?

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I absolutely loved this movie! I usually love the Cohen Brothers work, and, for me, they didn't disappoint.

Ah, well.....everyone has their own opinion, right?

Is Duel that old movie where Dennis Weaver is being stalked by the truck driver?

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Now, Duel is one of my favorite movies. It still scares the crap out of me. One of Steven Spielberg's earliest works. I saw it on it's original airing on TV (it was a made-for-TV movie) and fell in love with Steven Spielberg and his directing style.

Okay so I've noticed a lot of people commenting that they didn't get my two favorite movies of last year. Let me see if I can be of assistance.

No Country for Old Men-
This movie is about evil, and how it's impossible to stop it. Anton Chigurh (played by Javier Bardem) is the embodiment of this concept. He has no humor, no love, and no emotion beyond a simmering rage. Everyone in this film commits some sort of sin, and are punished for it. However, the punishment doesn't always fit the crime, much like in real life. As for the ending, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell is talking about his father being a fire carrier. In McCarthy's novels a man who carries fire is a savior for many. Tom Bell wants to be a fire carrier, but realizes that he may not be able to save everyone he touches. This film is difficult to understand, and also somewhat requires that you understand some of the systems of symbolism in McCarthy's novels. Read some of his books, and then go back to the film. You'll find it easier to understand and very beautiful. In fact, I really can't find a flaw in it.

There Will Be Blood-
This is another film about the personification of evil behavior among men. We find ourselves looking at a man who is an Anti-Christ like figure. Not a devil, but take all the good that Christ does in the Bible and flip it over, you'll find Daniel Plainview. In fact, the character's name is even ironic. There is nothing plain about the man. He uses greed and lust for power to play men against one another. As for the sweeping shots and the length of time where the film is silent that's Paul Thomas Anderson having a ball of a time with his Director of Photography. Check out his films before this and you'll find the foundation of There Will Be Blood.

Both films are difficult because our evil characters don't meet satisfactory ends. We, as an audience, want our evil characters to meet some sort of grisly death, or find some sort of punishment. That doesn't always happen in life.

Originally Posted by lookingglass

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Both films are difficult because our evil characters don't meet satisfactory ends. We, as an audience, want our evil characters to meet some sort of grisly death, or find some sort of punishment. That doesn't always happen in life.

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And this could also be said about Cormac McCarthy's writing. There's hardly ever a resolution. He's got a hard view of life, and it's never really softened by easy, expected "wrap-ups". (Except for his new one, "The Road".) The movie followed this philosophy to a T. To my mind, it fit the Coen's style perfectly. For me, it's a stunning film.

And I've never been a fan of Paul Thomas Anderson's films. I thought Boogie Nights was interesting, but I get impatient watching his films....that's just me.

Originally Posted by mbrcpr

Another one that really got me was K Pax. I can't think of the name of the actor, but he said he was an alien or something, and then they thought he was a person who's family had died, but then he disappeared from his jail cell? That one totally lost me.

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K Pax was Kevin Spacey... I personally like that movie, but I do see how it can be confusing (again, saw that one the first time while I was dating the filmy - so that might have helped lol)... I haven't seen it in some years now, but if memory serves correctly, he randomly shows up on earth and claims he is an alien but the people on earth just think he's some crazy who had like "wandered" away from his family or had no family but the disappearing kinda confirms that he is an alien and returned home at that point... I'm sure IMDB has a better summary of the movie hahaha

There's only 3 movies that I've ever seen that I didn't get right away: Naked Lunch, Lost Highway, and Begotten. Lost Highway is a film by David Lynch, who some of you might remember as the director of The Elephant Man and Blue Velvet (among others). Naked Lunch is a film by David Cronenberg who can come up with some really abstract concepts for movies. Begotten is quite possibly the weirdest movie ever made in the history of film making. Begotten is explained at the end (in the credits) but without that, I don't know how anyone could possibly understand that movie. All 3 of these movies are good in their own way but still very confusing.

P.S. Begotten has a few gruesome parts so if you are going to watch it, be prepared.

Originally Posted by KatKisses

LOL, yeah the Matrix, I watched 5 mins (then turned the channel), and already didn't understand, don't think I made it through the opening credits...

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Hey now, don't be dissing the Matrix!!! I am a HUGE fan of the movie trilogy. Giving a movie 5 min is not really a chance to figure much out!
Though, the second one in the trilogy did leave me scatching my head going "Huh?" Its one thing to attempt a deep meaning to a plot and another to bury it in long winded dialog and meaningless sub plots (the weird twins, for those who are fans) that leaves the audience confused.

Originally Posted by Lore

The Fountain

SERIOUSLY... I want that 90 mins of my life back and I want to apologize to those braincells that I tried to wrap around that movie that makes absolutely no sence and has gives you no sence of going ANYWHERE

... really if you have not seen it... Dont.

Go watch Cookies Bake in the Oven... It would be more rewarding.

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I whole heartedly agree with that!

One I just watched the other day Sick Nurses. Its a Thai movie. I understand the premise of the movie but actually sitting down and watching it made no sense to me or my husband.

luckily most of these movies I haven't seen - good thing I haven't wasted my time on them!

Okay, let's see here. I rarely DON'T understand a movie. Maybe in that light, I would be good as a film major. I am incredibly open-minded, perhaps too much so sometimes, and I read into everything and try to see all sides.

Now, sometimes I don't understand why the heck someone found the inspiration to even put a movie out. Like, let's say, the Strangers. Seriously? No plot WHATSOEVER. I just hated it.


I don't think the Happening was BAD. I wouldn't pay to see it in theaters. It takes a different level of thought to appreciate the movie, and I just kind of felt amused at the end. This is a spoiler, but it's about global warming... they never come out and say it, but it's obvious Shyamalan was trying to make a statement about the way we as a world neglect the planet's needs.

I've seen so many movies... it's hard to remember what I was a little confused about or just plain didn't like.


Ah! A Cinderella Story? Ha! Come on, now. All these high school type movies had a surge of power, but it was just too much. Same message over and over, and most of the later ones to come held no new concepts or anything.


I don't get angry when people don't understand, though. A lot of directors have taken the route where they stand for their beliefs in a weird way through a complicated story. Like, Land of the Living Dead, where the director was trying to make a statement of the homeless situation in our nation.

The only time I ever got angry was when my friends said Pirates 3 was stupid. A movie isn't stupid if you don't understand it - it's just not on your level, you know? Doesn't mean it's stupid. Pirates 3 was my favorite, I thought the new concepts and deeper plot was pretty amazing, but a little too much for some.


Then again, I think we all need to remember, some movies were made just for pure entertainment. Those can be enjoyable, too, if presented properly.

Originally Posted by EmeraldSongbird

I don't think the Happening was BAD. I wouldn't pay to see it in theaters. It takes a different level of thought to appreciate the movie, and I just kind of felt amused at the end. This is a spoiler, but it's about global warming... they never come out and say it, but it's obvious Shyamalan was trying to make a statement about the way we as a world neglect the planet's needs.

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Ok I don't know if this will be a spoiler or not. I did not get that as the take away message per se. I took away that plants are tired of being mucked with. Actually I think M. Knight must be a King of the Hill fan because by the end of the movie I remembered this quote from Dale Gribble and it fits this movie:

"...which is why so many people are allergic to peanuts. The peanuts are emitting toxins as an evolutionary defense mechanism. They're tired of being eaten and now they're fightin' back!"

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I saw some movie the other night called 'Superbad'....which it pretty much was. I thought it would be a raunchy teen comedy, instead it was more of a gay love story.

I love 12 Monkeys, Donnie Darko and Trainspotting.

One movie I didn't get was The Village. I do understand why they did what they did, but it was just too bizarre.

i have loads of movies i didn't 'like'

I can tell you though MOULIN ROUGE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM - IT"S THE BEST!

I don't suppose anyone is a Takashi Miike fan? If you want movies that don't quite make sense, while often being very disturbing (such as Visitor Q), his fit the bill. He also has a very odd sense of humor.

Originally Posted by SportBikeMike

I saw some movie the other night called 'Superbad'....which it pretty much was. I thought it would be a raunchy teen comedy, instead it was more of a gay love story.

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I love that movie.

Originally Posted by EmeraldSongbird

Okay, let's see here. I rarely DON'T understand a movie. Maybe in that light, I would be good as a film major. I am incredibly open-minded, perhaps too much so sometimes, and I read into everything and try to see all sides.

Now, sometimes I don't understand why the heck someone found the inspiration to even put a movie out. Like, let's say, the Strangers. Seriously? No plot WHATSOEVER. I just hated it.


I don't think the Happening was BAD. I wouldn't pay to see it in theaters. It takes a different level of thought to appreciate the movie, and I just kind of felt amused at the end. This is a spoiler, but it's about global warming... they never come out and say it, but it's obvious Shyamalan was trying to make a statement about the way we as a world neglect the planet's needs.

I've seen so many movies... it's hard to remember what I was a little confused about or just plain didn't like.


Ah! A Cinderella Story? Ha! Come on, now. All these high school type movies had a surge of power, but it was just too much. Same message over and over, and most of the later ones to come held no new concepts or anything.


I don't get angry when people don't understand, though. A lot of directors have taken the route where they stand for their beliefs in a weird way through a complicated story. Like, Land of the Living Dead, where the director was trying to make a statement of the homeless situation in our nation.

The only time I ever got angry was when my friends said Pirates 3 was stupid. A movie isn't stupid if you don't understand it - it's just not on your level, you know? Doesn't mean it's stupid. Pirates 3 was my favorite, I thought the new concepts and deeper plot was pretty amazing, but a little too much for some.


Then again, I think we all need to remember, some movies were made just for pure entertainment. Those can be enjoyable, too, if presented properly.

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Speaking of the Pirates movies, I loved all of them. Although while watching part three I was somewhat confused because the movie always seemed to have several things going on at once and everbody was trying to con everyone else. It was kind of hard to keep the good guys and bad guys straight.

I'm one of the eleven people on the planet who get "Ishtar" (satire) and "Joe vs. the Volcano" (farcical allegory).

And I also get "Beyond The Sea," Kevin Spacey's bizarre, brilliant biography of Bobby Darin, which I just showed to my mom... and she loved it too!

So that makes... oh, probably five or six of us...

Originally Posted by SportBikeMike

I saw some movie the other night called 'Superbad'....which it pretty much was. I thought it would be a raunchy teen comedy, instead it was more of a gay love story.

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Ok it was definitely geared toward a certain audience haha basically it's a "college kids sit around drinking (and possibly enjoying other things haha) and just laughing at stupid things" movie... which fit in perfectly with my friends and I when it came out and I do own it and do realize that it's "dumb" (for lack of a better term) but I still laugh hysterically... kinda like how Napoleon Dynamite works... I wouldn't ever say it's my favorite movie but I do enjoy it... sometimes it's good to not really have to think about a movie and just laugh at it IMO

Just thought of another one- "The Wedding Crashers" - i seriously don't get what people think is so funny about that one. DH and i both have tried to watch it 2 different times but can never get past the first 15 minutes or so- it's just aweful! I can never get into it!