yeah, art is subjective. but not to the point where someone can completely misinterpret a piece of art and judge it based on their misinterpretation. people watched this saying it "had no story" and that it was "unrealistic" because of the ambulance flipping. i'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they're misinterpreting the intentions of the film and the actions within, and so their opinion is NOT valid. you can't NOT understand a piece of art and expect to be viewed as a credible judge.
when people say picasso or pollack couldn't paint, or their paintings suck because they aren't perfect pieces of Realism, those people's opinions are not valid because their own thoughts are ruining the experience for them. the exact same thing can be said for this film (and quite a lot, i've noticed on imdb).
That's the problem with over half the people on this board. every movie board i've gone to has had at least one "worst...movie...ever" or "how does anyone like this movie?" thread, and it alternately makes me laugh and retch. not only do people not REALIZE that they are WRONG in their interpretations, but they assume that they are so right in their interpretations as to be in a position to dogmatically state the quality of a movie. it's f'ing ridiculous. when i watch a movie and dislike, my immediate reaction isn't to start insulting it (hell, that's not even my 6th or 12th or 13th reaction). i immediately evaluate what i didn't like, how that affected the experience and potential reasons why the filmmakers would have chosen to do that. evaluating a movie is an experience. i LOVED bringing out the dead, but assuming i didn't, assuming i hated it initially, would i think that the movie NOT having a fast-paced storyline with a neat gift-wrapped ending, and marquee displayed messages and themes was a problem of the filmmakers? No, because problems like that with a movie are almost always going to be the viewers. anytime anyone says "the movie was wayyyy too slow" or "the movie had NOOO plot" i'm immediately suspicious of the viewer, because gaddamn! is all you want Gone in 60 seconds? Impatient, shallow, surface viewers like the ones posting here are the very REASON a lot of studios insist that every X amount of minutes has to have a certain story arc, or a love scene, or a tit shot, etc. If people were willing to appreciate more than just the literal action in a film, if people watched films for the cinematography, or the use of themes, or underlying story arcs, than there'd still be a lot better studio funded movies. it's ridiculous.
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Marked_man
17 years ago
This usually isnt my type of movie but it really caught me up. The photograph and cinematography were just brilliant and i actually found the movie very fast paced. And im surprised that people can say there's no story when the movie shows hundreds of them. Each person is portraited with extreme realism unlike most of the cliche characters we see in most mainstream tapes. I'm most certain that the majority of the haters didnt happen to bother to see the whole movie. Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion but maybe you could just give it a chance. Or just wine and bitch away, who cares anyway? :>
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johnsonto
17 years ago
gtfo. This movie I saw along time ago on cable and couldn't remember what it was called, just remember cage was in it, and that I really liked how it depicted the drug use and effects on the characters of the story.. you call it boring, I call it brave. When I found out Scorcese directed it, it 'sealed the deal' for me. I suggest you wait until your a bit older and can fully understand the mindframe of an adult whose seen it all, especially before watching movies like this.. I mean there is SOME use for rating systems.. its to keep people like you whom with age and knowledge would enjoy a film like this, but do to inexperience you instead completely pass up and degrade a gem like this. This goes to show that you can never really judge a book by it's cover.. go watch Harry Potter instead.. it will be alot easier for people like you to follow. (Oh and someone should ban the chic above me... go to myspace with that sh!t..)
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