Another Get Out?
seems similar.
shareThe movie title seems to suggest the opposite.
sharethe visiting part.
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MovieChat Forums > I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Discussion > Another Get Out?
not close at all. more like david lynch or ingmar bergman (plus the talkativeness of some richard linklater films).
shareThis was better.
shareheavy on the dialogue.
shareYes, but it switches between a mild horror, fantasy, comedy and drama quite nicely. I was never bored.
shareJust finished watching it and I want to watch it again.
shareI saw it this morning. I'll watch it again eventually.
sharenever again
shareNever again because you didn't like it, or you thought it was good just not enough to watch it again?
sharei hated it. not my thing.
shareThe entire movie(spoilers) is about Jake, a socially awkward guy who is dying. As he dies he is thinking about a girl he wanted to talk to at a trivia contest, but never does. In the movie he thinks of what if he gave that girl his number, what if he took her home to meet his parents and then he goes through different personas of her to see which one is best suited for him. It's an eerie trip, where the janitor is dying and thinking of what could have been. I understand that it isn't everyone's thing, but I enjoyed the hell out of it and will be watching it more.
shareHow can anyone enjoy watching an old fart dying alone while regretting his fruitless life? I guess I am not as transcendent as you are.
shareI feel this kind of thing is really individualistic. If you FEEL it, its really cool. I GOT the feeling, and respect what it did, and it did it fine, but OVERALL, the package sort of let me down by being such a small story. There are hundreds of ways they could have used that 2 hours better, but that's not this story. So, yeah, [SPOILERS already stated] old fart dying alone is really not very "movie worthy".
Never the less, some will enjoy it'd delivery and thing its the new sliced toast. It did what it needed to just fine, but.... meh.... there's not a lot there to invest your two hours in, movie-wise.
It's a 30 minute twilight zone concept.
I think that when it comes to be your time to go, you may feel differently about the regret you carry as you lay dying. Just something to ponder.
shareI'm actually old, and do get it, as I live alone and no relationship. But, very sure this is not something I would choose to watch when I am at deaths door. Kinda the LAST thing I would want to watch. Just choices in life. We ARE what we eat, mentally, emotionally, pshycially, spiritually....
shareI guess I just have a darker side than you. I was fascinated with how dream-like this movie was. I was really impressed with that. Also, I feel that things that are universally lived are interesting. Some people don't want to face the inevitable and I understand that. I on the other hand, eat that up. It just interests me.
shareis cool. Like what you like. :)
shareI like Charlie Kaufman's work. I watched this film twice to fully understand it. It is an unpleasant journey for me to get into that old janitor's mind who is suffering from amnesia and thinking of ending his life. Is this supposed to be enjoyable or cool? Maybe not. Maybe the audience supposed to get upset or even outraged about old people dying alone. Have we become numb to death?
I use the word "old fart" in the discussion with modica only because from her interpretation that's how little the janitor character is.
The problem with movies these days is that some are enjoyable, popcorn fare; while others are artistic. With artistic films or with any art, what is presented isn't always pleasant. Here, you didn't like it, but it still made you feel something. Something that you don't want to face maybe? Or it could just be something that angers you. Whatever it was, it made you ask questions and that is what art does. You still may not completely accept what I am saying due to the fact that you were really put off by the movie. That is fine. That is your reaction and you should be able to feel however you see fit. Maybe years from now, you could rewatch and feel differently...or not.
shareThe first half (especially the parents' house) reminded me more of Mother!
shareIt felt like Get Out at first, but it turned out to be surreal and lychian
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