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RATE IT D - FOR DISJOINTED!!!!

posted 17 years ago by kenburke0627
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Wild Tigers I Have Known is a classic case of a movie trying to get a point across, but never doing so.

The movie is noticeably disjointed, some scenes give the phrase confusing new meaning. In one instance, the boy is calling another boy he is in love with over the phone, and the audience hears what sounds like a woman talking. The question is, is this the boy talking, another person talking, the boy thinking he sounds like a woman?

If the producer wanted to make a movie about the trials and tribulations of a young teenager being gay, he should orient the movie around said theme, not add in things like mountain lions and teachers doing crazy skits.

[–] Offspringofdali 17 years ago

I do agree with what you said; the movie did have some unexplained scenes, and I noticed that I got very confused during some of it. Despite that, I still found the film very enjoyable and well done.It gave a unique feel to it while I was watching it. The most confusing scene for me was the scenes with the phone calls. I couldn't understand how that boy was sounding like that, and I got very confused as to who was really talking. Can anyone explain?

[–] ekeby 17 years ago

I agree about it being disjointed. I watched the trailer, and the voiceover describes the film as surreal. That explains the phone call/voice thing, I guess. To my mind, it wasn't surreal enough, just confusing.

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[–] ekeby 17 years ago

but most of the time Logan's mouth isn't moving when "Leah" talks . . . And the voice is clearly not Logan's at a higher pitch (which I think it should have been). I guess "Leah" is the way Logan heard himself. And I disagree about Rodeo. I think the only way Logan had the nerve to initiate the relationship was by pretending to be a girl. I think the ending implies that Rodeo *beep* Logan . . . . Logan is running away, and from a distance, he turns around and waves happily. He's waving to Rodeo, right? It's a happy ending! Or is that just wishful thinking . . . ?

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[–] evil_buddha 16 years ago

it's ventriliquism......thats why they show some seens where his lip is quivering but not acutally moving and the reciver is closer to his throat.

[–] Whatsifsowhatsit 16 years ago

I'm not so sure... I think he's actually imagining being Leah and sounding different. I don't think he actually sounds the way we hear him, in similar ways to how we are shown his interpretation/imagination in other ways in other parts of the film. I think the way he doesn't seem to be talking is also a part of that. Maybe he's trying to make his voice sound a bit more feminine and different from his own, because obviously he would need to, to not make Rodeo know who he is, but I still don't think it's the same voice we as viewers hear.

Also explains the comment in the cave, "You really didn't know?" a little better, though arguably that could've been for other reasons as well.

[–] jinqui242 17 years ago

I thought the normal scenes were poignant and perceptive, but the fantasy sequences lost their welcome after the first half hour. I was touched by a scene (say with the excellent Kim Dickens) and then suddenly broke out of it with yet another scene of the boy standing around blinking light bulbs. Still enjoyed the film. The ending was a little too vague. It wasn't even ambiguous, it just kind of ended!

The film was great for showing exactly how it feels to be alone in junior high and all the weird fantastical thoughts that happen with too much time on your hands. I wanted more reality though!

[–] bringonthelucie 16 years ago

I have to agree, I think the fantasy sequences just got too much in the way of the narrative. They grew tiring after a while, despite how visually beautiful and haunting they were.

As for Logan's voice changing, the interpretation I got was that Logan was so desperate about getting a new identity that his mind and body made him change the way he spoke.

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