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this movie doesn't make any sence.

posted 9 years ago by foxiie-117
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This movie is by far way to confusing. In the cinema, there were children from 5 yrs and under crying, while leaving with their parents. While others over 5 were completely puzzled. There is absolutely no proper plot to this movie and the whole time its the grotty man trying to cage all the good characters, to get a white hat and to eat cheese... even though he couldn't eat it in the first place. Almost a teen I would like to say that this movie is much to out there and the other movies like Coralline were much better then this wanna-be children's film.

[–] johnpaul-5 9 years ago

I think you watched a different movie than I did. I concede it was a little confusing for our kids for the first half. The seven year old "got it" toward the end, though. The 4 year old just liked the trolls and bugs.

[–] icechalkhands 9 years ago

No he/she saw the same movie. It looks like all of these movies get at least one Oscar nomination just for existing.

[–] Grimm-Grimm 9 years ago

I think their are some kids making posts about this movie confused by it because they don't know of the aristocracy and the culture during those times. People wanted to get into those priliged clubs where people sat around wearing their title like a hat. Read up on your history. Try th victori era. You can also watch the shows, and mrs. Sulfridge and Downton Abbey

[–] pinkarray 9 years ago

Some older people can be undereducated. This post wasn't talking about aristocracy or history, it's talking about that it don't understand how Snatcher wants to get a white hat but is allergic to cheese and that there is a mess in plots.

[–] teamseth96 9 years ago

I thinks the whole white hat thing was Snatcher wanting power and him wanting to eat cheese even though he's allergic has to do with his underlying feelings about fitting in, which he was denied by Lord Portly-Rind. (I mean, the man lived in a town that celebrated cheese and he couldn't have any)

So basically Snatcher's whole motivation behind...everything was both his desire for power as well as the desire to fit in.

At least...that's what I got from the movie...

[–] [email protected] 8 years ago

Love that you feel the need to
explain The Boxtrolls plot by comparing it to Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge!!

You are aware that Boxtrolls isn't 'historically accurate'..aren't you?

[–] DougDumbrille 8 years ago

I think their are some kids making posts about this movie confused by it because they don't know of the aristocracy and the culture during those times. People wanted to get into those priliged clubs where people sat around wearing their title like a hat. Read up on your history. Try th victori era. You can also watch the shows, and mrs. Sulfridge and Downton Abbey

No matter what the movie is about, the audience shouldn't have to do their own research in order to understand the backstory or history involved. It could easily have been explained, just as it has been done in any recent animated film set in another time period, like most fairy tales.

Face the fact, the writing sucked.

Try th victori era.

Try learning how to spell better than a 5th grader.

[–] jeffeastwood2000-628-193804 9 years ago

It's "sense," not "sence."

[–] jeffeastwood2000-628-193804 9 years ago

It's "sense," not "sence."

[–] theCurlyone 9 years ago

It's "doesn't", not "don't"

"somebody used to live here"

[–] Kent_Kainer 8 years ago

There's an obvious plot. It's even a standard one. Generic. Cliche.
Although I've no clue how young children see this movie.

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Lincoln Lee: I lost a partner.
Peter Bishop: I lost a universe!

[–] dogsoldier_spoon-1 8 years ago

Aren't the Laika movies not kinda scary for 5 year olds anyway? Coraline would've freaked me out as a young kid for sure.

Just because it's animated doesn't always mean it's a kiddie film (as in geared to every kid of all ages, using bright colors and slapstick jokes).

[–] AndyKing1967 (33737) 4 years ago

My 6 year old daughter got it, so um....so there.