Personally I'm to attached to narrative to be able to truly enjoy this type of film. That isn't exactly true, because I really enjoyed Inland Empire and liked The Tree of Life. So what is it about this film? There are individual shots in it that I liked. The monkeys fascinate me, that set looks almost hyperrealistic. I love the symmetry during the workout in the spaceship. And the entire ending sequence is awesome, in both senses of the word. But as a whole? I get bored. It's such a quiet film, like I'm in an abandoned area. Without narrative there is the risk that I have to exert myself in liking it. It's weird because I get this film and it's a part of my identity to a degree, and moreso of Western culture. So it's not a film to skip. But I wish it wasn't so abstract. I recommend watching WALL-E, which is exactly that: it presents some of the same ideas but through a more narrative form.
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It was good. Sort of a late showing.
Personally I'm to attached to narrative to be able to truly enjoy this type of film. That isn't exactly true, because I really enjoyed Inland Empire and liked The Tree of Life. So what is it about this film? There are individual shots in it that I liked. The monkeys fascinate me, that set looks almost hyperrealistic. I love the symmetry during the workout in the spaceship. And the entire ending sequence is awesome, in both senses of the word. But as a whole? I get bored. It's such a quiet film, like I'm in an abandoned area. Without narrative there is the risk that I have to exert myself in liking it. It's weird because I get this film and it's a part of my identity to a degree, and moreso of Western culture. So it's not a film to skip. But I wish it wasn't so abstract. I recommend watching WALL-E, which is exactly that: it presents some of the same ideas but through a more narrative form.