I can sympathize with Colm. Haven't we all had that one "friend" that annoyed us to no end? I mean, who talks about pony shit for 2 hours? No one would want to be around that, unless they're just as idiotic as the one spouting that nonsense.
Although, I can understand Pad's befuddlement. I don't think the movie ever makes it clear just how long these two have been hanging out together. But getting completely ghosted would be shocking if you've been friends with someone for a long time but they were just drinking buds. Pad should have handled it more maturely.
At any rate, I just saw this film for the first time and I found it to be pretty damn funny, although, I do like dark humor. It kind of reminds me of that movie The Lobster, another obscure comedy that has animals in it. I might have liked this movie a little more though, even though it's probably a more grim tale than TL. It just had a bigger payoff. The antics mixed in with the realism of the movie worked really well, while TL is more zany and farfetched, TBoI was more grounded and reminded me of real life situations I've also had to deal with.
It's a fine film in my view, I'll give it a 7.5 out of 10. However, its really not for the faint of heart, its dark in many ways.
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Heisenberg (6434)
a year ago
Yes, but that "friend" we've all had was NOT a friend.
Hence, it was always treated as such, with distance and never letting them think otherwise.
Or we would be at fault for lying to him.
One sure way to let somebody think otherwise is to spend lots of time together and drink with him every day, have him pick you up from your house to go to the pub together etc.
In that pub there were plenty of other patrons and cliques, if Colm felt that Padraic was so awful, he could have given him some hint before and spent his time away from him.
Anyway, I agree with you that the movie is funny, I liked this waaay better than The Lobster, and also had a decent and powerful allegory (hence its darkness).
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stickman38 (3023)
a year ago
I certainly would've handled it in a different way than what Colm did. However, and this is a big however, Colm is not under any obligation to give Pad a reason why he wants to cease all communication with him.
In fact, sometimes it would make matters worse to tell someone why you no longer want to be friends, as demonstrated by the events that took place in the movie.
Sure, going to an extreme like what Colm did is a little nuts but some people really do get tired of associating with certain individuals. I know this to be true, I've been there, I've lived it.
The Lobster definitely has it's moments but it's so bizarre that it becomes difficult to understand. I really liked it though.
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