• @Crackhappy
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      122 months ago

      Any thoughts on why it was awful?

      • notsorryforpartying
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        162 months ago

        It was just all over the place. The story is so convoluted/ incoherent and storylines will start and stop at random without any sort of payoff. The actors all feel like they’re performing in different movies.

        The visuals were cool and there were a couple of funny moments, but I didn’t enjoy myself at all the entire time. It was just absolutely a mess. Just because you quote Marcus Aurelius doesn’t mean the movie is deep. It’s like it’s trying to make a point and never does because nothing connects in an impactful way.

        • @melisdrawing
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          42 months ago

          I appreciate you taking the hit and also your elaboration. My sis and I were planning to see it in theater, but maybe we’ll wait to stream if it’s a long 3 hours.

        • @Crackhappy
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          22 months ago

          Interesting. I wonder if it’s one of those movies that only get better with repeat viewings, or if it really is just bad.

  • @[email protected]
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    2 months ago

    “This was never destined to be a box office hit and is the very definition of a passion project,” says senior Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian. “That said, the film could enjoy long term interest from movie aficionados.”

    In other words, some poor film students might be forced to analyze the shit out of this movie some decades into the future?

    Also, “could”. Yeah well. I could also win millions in tonight’s lottery draw. Highly unlikely, but well, I could.

    • @[email protected]
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      62 months ago

      Coppola seems to have missed that memo. He’s counting on the profits funding his next movie.

    • Iapar
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      12 months ago

      The thing with creating is that, when you do it long enough, you get bored by the rules/format. So you will try to break them in certain ways.

      That is something you can just appreciate when you are bored by the rules yourself. It becomes a film for yourself and other filmmakers not necessarily for the average filmviewer.

      Maybe this is a movie like that?