[ SECRET POST #5834 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5834 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Old comments/secrets thread

[(Anonymous)]

I wasn’t around yesterday, but I think you and I probably dislike that movie for many of the same reasons.

I don’t need characters to be like me, but I need them to either resonate somehow emotionally/mentally or be fun to watch. And the characters of this are neither for me.

Wes Anderson usually doesn’t do it for me, but this seemed like it could be different. I usually find George Clooney charming, the visual style was interesting, and I dimly but fondly remembered the book. But the whole thing made uncomfortable instead. It felt like it was supposed to be a relatable, cute and cozy world (with some faults and cracks that are part of The Message)… but that world was fundamentally alien and hostile to someone like me.

I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with the movie and I can definitely appreciate the technical skill, but it also made me quite uncomfortable to watch.

Re: Old comments/secrets thread

[(Anonymous)]

YEAH! "Fundamentally alien and hostile to someone like me" is the perfect way to put it. I thought I was the only one who felt like this in regards to this positively-rated film, so I'm glad to see this comment.

Re: Old comments/secrets thread

[(Anonymous)]

DA/NAYRT

May I ask if you have any reasons as to why Wes Anderson doesn't appeal to you?

Polarizing directors/directors with a following fascinate me, sometimes more than their works do. Wes Anderson is sort of shaping up to be one of those sorts of figures in film for me. LOL

Re: Old comments/secrets thread

[(Anonymous)]

Ugh, I had a whole comment written that got eaten by DreamWidth, so apologies if this isn’t as well-written.

I’m not sure entirely why he doesn’t appeal to me, but these are the things I think I’ve figured out so far…

He’s very aesthetically focused and I can appreciate that intellectually (“oh, I see that this look clearly took careful consideration and design”) but his specific aesthetic sensibility isn’t at all appealing to me.

His characters don’t resonate with me. I have a hard time empathizing with them. And I also don’t find them fun to watch. They’re often “cold” and “distant” – perhaps implied to be depressed – without portraying the experiences of me or my close friends. I acknowledge that these characters may represent experiences of other depressed (or otherwise low-affect) people. It just doesn’t mean much to me personally.