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I hate it... and I've tried twice to like it now.

posted 7 years ago by fjdiv
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Fairly new to posting here, but I have question about this movie in particular. I really hated this movie, and I know, as person who is trying to watch every one of the AFI Top 100 films, and a person reads about movies all the time, I know I am supposed to like this movie. I even get the acting is good, although I'm not buying Gene Hackman's character much at all. I get that is among the first movies of its type to glamorize violence in this way, and Faye Dunaway just forces you to pay attention.

But I find the characters so totally detestable, that I found my favorite part of the film is the fact that I know Bonnie and Clyde are going to get their punishment in the end. So, is there something wrong with me? I'll give the movie the proper credit for being one of the greats for many reason, can I still hate it? Can you convince me that I've missed something basic about it?

[–] marvelass 7 years ago

I'm not buying Gene Hackman's character much at all.

How come?

But I find the characters so totally detestable

How so?

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[–] Washingtonnative (2613) 7 years ago

It doesn't matter. Either you love it or you hate it. It depends on you're taste in movies.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

It's okay to hate this film. Like In Cold Blood, this was the first in a row of films trying to make cool anti-heroes out of sociopaths.

[–] liscarkat (16530) 4 years ago

I liked it when it was released, but I know a lot more now than I did when I was a teenager. These people terrorized innocent people while stealing other people's money, and killed anybody who got in their way. They were despicable psychopaths who deserved the end they got. It's a well-made movie that achieves what it sets out to do--which is to romanticize lowlife criminals. It's okay not to like it.

As for Gene Hackman's performance, I'm a huge Hackman fan but it's the only one in his lengthy resume that I don't care for. He's just way, way over the top, like a comedian on "Hee-Haw" doing a burlesque version of a hillbilly.