If you are a user of any mind altering substances, or have any interest in starting, it might be worth giving the movie or show another try in that state. Assuming your chosen goodies leave you coherent and able to form memories, lol.
And it’s not just to put you in a good mood, though that certainly helps. Maybe it’s just the spicy neurons in my case, but being high can qualitatively change the experience of how I relate to characters. (not extreme like empathy on / empathy off, sometimes things might just land different)
It’s easier to read the subtext and make connections, catch Easter eggs, etc. Although sometimes your brain is just making shit up.
I got super stoned before I watched RoboCop 2 a few months ago, which I hadn’t seen before. Holy shit the satire is deeply baked into every scene. I was laughing more than I have in years.
You should watch 2001 A space Odyssey it is exactly like this.
It is a historical documentary set in the early days of AI and Space Travel before SpaceX and ChatGPT, it’s kinda neet to see how far we’ve came in such a short time though.
In 2006 I fell asleep watching that movie. Highly recommend falling asleep watching that movie. The background noise is artistically stunning and sleep-promoting soothing.
It’s art. I love the movie. I appreciate the aesthetics, the cinematography, and the practical effects.
Oh man. I fell asleep 5 times before I could finally finish this.
It insists upon itself.
Blade Runner for me. Great themes, great plot, great visuals and music, horrendously boring and plodding. 2049 was better imo.
Wrong opinion. You can definitely enjoy 2049 more, but the better film is the first. I enjoy 2049 much more often, it is a very palatable movie that appeals to a greater, higher volume selling, family-friendlier audience than the original. It’s the lager vs a craft beer between the two, though.
He said “for me”. How could his opinion be wrong?
It just is. I cant let people be thinking it’s valid. I’m on a mission from god to defend blade runner.
I’ve always been curious about Citizen Kane. I haven’t seen it. Is it boring too?
I think citizen Kane received a lot of praises for technical achievements such as using double exposures and being the first to do a lot of um… cinematic… cinematography. More interesting to watch someone talking about it than to watch the actual movie itself 😅
yep. a movie i found more engaging from the black and white era was 12 angry men
As with everything, it all depends on what you find boring.
There’s no action in Citizen Kane. There’s a small mystery who’s answer you may have seen in other media without knowing. Mostly it is a biography about a fictional character, complete with interviews with friends and enemies of said character (the titular Kane). You only actually get to see and know the character through flashbacks.
It should be noted that the character is actually based partly on a real person.
For what it is worth, I found it thrilling as a snot nosed teen who watched it in class for some reason or another. It suffers a little from its reputation as “the greatest film ever made”, but, it remains a very good character drama. Interest in the history of film and filmmaking will also go a long way towards making the movie compelling.
Harry Potter 6 for me. I could not get through this movie. I tried it about 5 times so far. Same with the book. I tried reading it at least 10 times including listening to it as an audiobook.
It’s just insufferable.
(And don’t worry, Rowling-haters, I of course pirated it except of the copy of the book that I got when I was a kid)
I mean, is anything Harry Potter considered fine art? That’s what the meme meant by cinema
I would argue that yes, the first movie is fine art, it was literally genre defining and captured a large majority of youths minds when it was released
Just because its technically a “kids movie” doesn’t make it not art
I mean, fair, but I understood it as a “must watch” movie. Something that everyone needs to have seen kinda thing.
And Harry Potter, I think, does fit that bill.
Mulholland Drive is terribly boring if you quit before two thirds of the movie.
Pulp Fiction is unironically worse than a Neil Breen movie
i like slow cinema
I’ve got a movie for you:
Stalker makes 2001: a Space Odyssey feel like an action movie
I’ve watched that movie a few times. Tarkovsky is a gem.
I actually watched the Godfather and Citizen Kane. They were exceptionally good films. Citizen Kane in particular was genuinely fascinating.
They aren’t boring. While I am going to be honest and say that Citizen Kane isn’t something I would put on regularly (even when it comes to movies from the period) anyone telling they are dumb is dumb themselves.
I think our brains are too fried by smartphones that we are not able to enjoy a slow movie anymore.
Citizen Kane. Watched it one because I had to. Never will again.
‘The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford’ was this for me.
2001 a space odisey or most of Tarkovsky films (even though I love the concept and I do consider them as groundbreaking for their time)… I can’t stand them. I tried.
For a minute I thought you meant Tartakovsky, was all ready to throw down for Samurai Jack n shit. Where’s my coffee at
Long live Samurai and Primal. I loved Dexter’s lab as a kid and the power puff girls!
Midsommar sure was terrible.
I liked it a lot. Watched the longer version of the movie. I’ve heard the theatrical cut was not as good though.
Fantastic movie.
Swear to god, Lemmy is the most contrarian, hating-ass place on the whole internet.
