No, seriously, wtf did I just watch!
Francis Ford Coppola directed this?
If it had been the work of a first time director, I would have been like, OK, good try. But THIS?
It could have been so much better!
How old is he? Is he going senile?
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I think the only thing that can explain it is the information in the IMDB trivia about this film: Coppola intended it as an experiment in which he would "live edit" the video "during every performance, lengthening or shortening scenes and even changing plot elements based on audience response". This "ultimately proved impractical, forcing Coppola to do a locked edit of the film, integrating elements from all various permutations of the story." A few years ago there was a whacked out daytime soap opera called Passions that featured ghosts and supernatural phenomena and as I watched this film it made me think it was like someone had tried to create a feature film by cobbling together some scenes from that soap opera.
shareIf you didn't "get it" then I'd recommend reading the collected works of Edgar Allan Poe, as well as biographical details about Poe's life; they're each significant.
It's also essential to understand Coppola's own story to understand the intentions of the film, since Twixt is deeply autobiographical.
In particular, it's important to note that Coppola's first movie was a low budget Gothic horror story for producer Roger Corman called Dementia 13. The movie is about a killer obsessed with the ghost of a teenage girl. Secondly, that Coppola was forced to become a "hack for hire" as a result of financial difficulties (he only made The Godfather because he was massively in debt), when in reality he wanted to make personal, artistic films, influenced by the likes of Antonioni, Kurosawa and Godard. Finally, that Coppola's son Gian-Carlo was killed in a boating accident in the mid-80s and the boating accident seen in Twixt is a direct recreation of that event.
But I guess it's much easier to trash a movie than to make any kind of effort to understand it. A symptom of the disposable culture we now live in, perhaps?
Dude, just because it bears connection to real life events doesn't automatically mean those connections bear any meaning for the audience. If that's the case, then every biopic would be good, because, you know what, there's a "story behind" what's put on screen.
Wow, the smug is strong with this one. Nice attempt at a guilt-trip though, brah.
Certainly not an objectionable comment overall, but your last paragraph is unnecessary IMO. I found this a decent flick, but I don't think those who disliked or were confused by it are necessarily coming from a standpoint of "disposable culture." I agree with the poster above me, your tone is way too smug.
shareI agree. It is easy to trash this movie because it is horrible! I have read Poe extensively. That, plus the autobiographical content, still did NOT help me enjoy the film AT ALL. This was definitely a sophomoric attempt from a supposedly veteran director.
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If it had been the work of a first time director, I would have been like, OK, good try. But THIS?I am glad you said that because the trashing is a little over the top. It's not that bad.