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I think I can speak for many when I say..

posted 16 years ago by volcmr34
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daft Punk is one of my favorite bands of all time. I love the mood, texture, feel and dance-ability of their music. I love their costumes, live shows, and their (robotic lack of?) personality.

But I did not like this movie.

I appreciate all sorts of film; from summer block busters to artsy fartsy ones but this just did not do anything for me.

*Spoilers*

There were some interesting parts such as when the duo came out of the operation room with the weird-ass faces and the disco music was playing and then later when they started melting. Also when the one robot blew himself up, that was artistically done.

But the long long long shots of California scrubland (Im guessing thats where it was filmed) was not only not artistic, it was dull.

I wonder what they were trying to do with this? Was there a deeper meaning besides that two robots want to be human, fail, and then want to die? As I was watching it I wondered if the two band members feel alienated or something. I dunno.

Just my two cents.

[–] MisterMagoogin 16 years ago

Yeah... generally people that enjoy arthouse cinema don't refer to it as "artsy fartsy"... that said, the cinematography in this is superb, and the meaning isn't that hard to crack. As a fan of Daft Punk and film, I'm thinking maybe it's just not for you, or the many that you speak of.

[–] a_phillips 16 years ago

this was the biggest waste of time i have ever been forced to suffer through. and ive seen high school musical. This is one hour and twelve minutes i will never have back. why would i want to see two robots walk through the desert for 20 minutes?....i wouldnt. not only was there nothing artistic about it, there was nothing remotely interesting. not worth my time or yours. it is a miracle this made it to production at all.

[–] nightdrive 16 years ago

you my friend...are and idiot...goodbye...

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[–] wpetchalonis 16 years ago

I really did not enjoy this movie. I found it very depressing and somewhat dull. I know there is an audience who like this sort of thing. I am not part of it.

[–] Nathan2504 16 years ago

I enjoyed this film, but I guess that was because I love Daft Punk. I do agree with what the rest of you said though...this film could of been much better if only they cut off 45 minutes by getting rid of some of those pointless long-shots of scrubland, and adding a music score.

But here's a weird thing, why is it a 15 (British Rating)? It said it contains 'sexual content'...I don't know about you, but I would not class two robots gazing at each other as 'sexual' (unless you're into that sort of thing).

[–] mlemmen 16 years ago

At the end of the flyover of the desert, a long bunch of scenes showing some beautiful sand dunes, they end the scene with a shot of a group of hills silhouetted by the sun and there is a suspicious group of scrubby trees on top of the hill. They then zoom into the hill into darkness...

If you watch closely, you'll see that the scrubby trees are actually pubic hair. It is an artful, and subtle, full screen crotch shot.

Makes the movie a lot more interesting, doesn't it?

[–] Nathan2504 16 years ago

That really is incredibly sneaky! I had to look out for it in order to see it, but now it seems so obvious.

So what does that mean? That in Daft Punk are in every womans pubes? ...How pleasent.

[–] MrVibrating 16 years ago

I agree that the movie is very slow, but that's is not a bad thing, just not your thing. If you watch this is a dark room with a decent sized-screen, it's mesmerising. I watched this when I was already tired, and I just couldn't fall asleep until it was over. If I ever get insomnia I'll use Electroma, it would be the best way to fall asleep ever. ;)

FEED ME A STRAY DINGO

[–] flippp 16 years ago

Just saw this movie today and it blew me away. If someone told me that the cinematography was done by some big time super-experienced guy who has worked with Tarkovksy or someone, I would have believed it. I never would've guessed it was by one of the guys from Daft Punk with no previous credits, who just read a bunch of issues of American Cinematographer magazine. Thomas Bangalter should be a professional cinematographer from now on!

[–] MonteVerdi 16 years ago

long shots whith people walking i have seen before. Kitano's Dolls.
Dolls touched me The Robots didn't.

[–] ExtremeHobo 13 years ago

Eh, all they did was take what would have been a great 4 minute music video and turn it into a bore of a movie.

[–] cinesimon 13 years ago

You were "forced"?
How were you restrained?

[–] Z9 15 years ago

Have you lot seen 'Gerry' <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302674/>;?

[–] instant_change 15 years ago

It's like the "band" itself, all style no substance. Their whole career seems to be based on adding a catchy Vocoder melody and a disco beat to a (70's/80's Disco) sample, and tweaking the Cutoff Filter.

Not impressed.

[–] cinesimon 13 years ago

This film totally refutes your silly claim - but hey: when you claim not to be impressed by a film you've obviously not actually seen, even very basic reasoning is going to be a problem...

[–] Andi09 15 years ago

I'm getting more and more fond of Daft Punk so I bought this film and although it doesn't have much to do with the band nor with them being robots, I adored it! But I understand why some people, even fans, will not enjoy it. I connected with the film not only because it is beautiful but because I related to what these two characters are going through, I enjoyed it for very personal reasons. Witnessing how the two members of the band can be capable of such sensitivity makes me an even bigger fan of theirs.
'Not everyone's cup of tea' as they say but I'm actually just glad so many people watched it in the first place!

| ''But where's the ambiguity?... It's over there, in a box!'' |

[–] enjoy_polo 14 years ago

Considering myself as a fan of the duo, I had to watch this movie (previous experience of Interstella just blew me away !) Even though I had read that this had nothing to do. I went ahead anyways.

Though I really couldn't "enjoy" the film as much as I would, I think I kind of thought it was interesting. Probably because it was Daft Punk (Don't get me wrong but if it wasn't for them, I would've pulled my switch on my back too long before the ending !) In the end, the movie offers freedom in a way that, it is so minimalistic that I think, everyone has their own point of view of the movie. To me, it was melancholic. Two robots, stigmatized, then went on Exodus, their friendship keeping them together. "T-Bang" probably couldnt stand the suffering anymore and asked to end his days on earth. Actually, I wasn't moved by that scene. I guess I should've shivered but nothing. Maybe it was subtle enough that the point was to not be emotional (After all, they're robots)

Anways, I'm going a little bit too far. My favorite things were the custom design (no kiddin :P) and the Linda Perhacs desert scene. Wonderful !

[–] LegendofStu 14 years ago

I watched this film and I would say I was kind of disappointed that it wasn't like a electronic opera, it was alright for what it was, a artsy film telling the tale of two robots...at a very slow and ambient pace.

[–] bloodthirsty86 13 years ago

This movie wasn't made for everybody. If you've ever seen movies like, "Stalker" by Andrei Tarkovsky, or, "A Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick, you might see the value this movie has in it's long, pretentious scenes. It isn't meant to be eye candy, but instead to give you time to process the movie, because it never really has been given one meaning.
I see this movie, and it reminds me of Frankenstein quite a bit. I see it as not one, but two "creatures" - Who want nothing more than to be human. But trying to be human when you aren't gets them nowhere, and only hurts them in the long run. At the end, depressed, one of them decides to take their own life, just as the Frankenstein Monster did after talking to Robert Walton, where he pronounced he would end his own life.
But this is just me. I've watched this movie with different people, and some have even seen it as happy!

I would suggest watching this movie as if you were studying a piece of art, no matter how seemingly cliche' that might sound - Don't take it in as you would "Avatar" or "The Dark Knight", and don't jump to conclusions early on it.