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Just seen it on BBC2 for the first time.
Hella weird film.
Kinda disturbing, in an odd sort of way. Gonna have to buy it I think and watch it again - try and make sense of it.
Hella weird film.
Kinda disturbing, in an odd sort of way. Gonna have to buy it I think and watch it again - try and make sense of it.
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gerrid wrote:
> I already explained it, Hedfix. There isn't meant to be one cogent
> ending. It's SUPPOSED to be "either this...or this".
Ah - but is it?
> I already explained it, Hedfix. There isn't meant to be one cogent
> ending. It's SUPPOSED to be "either this...or this".
Ah - but is it?
gerrid wrote:
>
> Stop trying to tell me that Donnie Darko challenged me. It really,
> really didn't. I just thought it was boring and not entertaining.
I'm not telling you. You've proved it yourself.
Word it how you like: the film challenged you.
Deal with it.
>
> Stop trying to tell me that Donnie Darko challenged me. It really,
> really didn't. I just thought it was boring and not entertaining.
I'm not telling you. You've proved it yourself.
Word it how you like: the film challenged you.
Deal with it.
I already explained it, Hedfix. There isn't meant to be one cogent ending. It's SUPPOSED to be "either this...or this".
What's poor is your amazing 'explanation' of the movie.
"Well it was either this, this or this - but I totally understood it..."
"Well it was either this, this or this - but I totally understood it..."
oh dear Hedfix that's just poor. I said why I don't like the film. The reason it's bad isn't solely because of the easy ending, but not all films where the main character is killed off are cop outs.
Stop trying to tell me that Donnie Darko challenged me. It really, really didn't. I just thought it was boring and not entertaining.
Stop trying to tell me that Donnie Darko challenged me. It really, really didn't. I just thought it was boring and not entertaining.
gerrid wrote:
> Hedfix wrote:
> Whereas a lot of films that kill off their main character at the end
> aren't doing exactly the same thing...
>
> Yeah... since when was Donnie Darko the only film to opt for the easy
> ending?
By your logic they must all be terrible too.
> Hedfix wrote:
> Whereas a lot of films that kill off their main character at the end
> aren't doing exactly the same thing...
>
> Yeah... since when was Donnie Darko the only film to opt for the easy
> ending?
By your logic they must all be terrible too.
gerrid wrote:
>
> I didn't want or expect it to be anything. I just thought that it was
> weak. It's simple. Just like if I find a song to be not worth
> listening to, it doesn't mean that it challenges my perceptions of
> music.
Actually it does.
>
> 2. You were challenged by the choice of main character.
>
> I wasn't "challenged" by the choice, I just thought he was
> simple and typical and he didn't interest me.
>
Yep "challenged".
> 3. You had issues with the plot.
>
> Well if, by "issues" you mean I thought that it was weak,
> then yeah.
and once again "Challenged".
Well that was easy.
>
> I didn't want or expect it to be anything. I just thought that it was
> weak. It's simple. Just like if I find a song to be not worth
> listening to, it doesn't mean that it challenges my perceptions of
> music.
Actually it does.
>
> 2. You were challenged by the choice of main character.
>
> I wasn't "challenged" by the choice, I just thought he was
> simple and typical and he didn't interest me.
>
Yep "challenged".
> 3. You had issues with the plot.
>
> Well if, by "issues" you mean I thought that it was weak,
> then yeah.
and once again "Challenged".
Well that was easy.
Hedfix wrote:
> Whereas a lot of films that kill off their main character at the end
> aren't doing exactly the same thing...
Yeah... since when was Donnie Darko the only film to opt for the easy ending?
> Whereas a lot of films that kill off their main character at the end
> aren't doing exactly the same thing...
Yeah... since when was Donnie Darko the only film to opt for the easy ending?
Hedfix wrote:
> 1. You perceived it as shallow and this challenged your expectations
> of what you wanted it to be.
I didn't want or expect it to be anything. I just thought that it was weak. It's simple. Just like if I find a song to be not worth listening to, it doesn't mean that it challenges my perceptions of music.
> 2. You were challenged by the choice of main character.
I wasn't "challenged" by the choice, I just thought he was simple and typical and he didn't interest me.
> 3. You had issues with the plot.
Well if, by "issues" you mean I thought that it was weak, then yeah.
> 1. You perceived it as shallow and this challenged your expectations
> of what you wanted it to be.
I didn't want or expect it to be anything. I just thought that it was weak. It's simple. Just like if I find a song to be not worth listening to, it doesn't mean that it challenges my perceptions of music.
> 2. You were challenged by the choice of main character.
I wasn't "challenged" by the choice, I just thought he was simple and typical and he didn't interest me.
> 3. You had issues with the plot.
Well if, by "issues" you mean I thought that it was weak, then yeah.
gerrid wrote:
> It's
> just presented to you right at the end as an easy way to end the film
> before it all gets too complicated.
Whereas a lot of films that kill off their main character at the end aren't doing exactly the same thing...
> It's
> just presented to you right at the end as an easy way to end the film
> before it all gets too complicated.
Whereas a lot of films that kill off their main character at the end aren't doing exactly the same thing...
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