Just got around to watching it for the first time tonight. We had so many people tell us we’d love it and need to watch it, so it was high on our list. Great cast, and it won so many awards.

I didn’t hate it, but I was left scratching my head over all the hype. I like odd movies and books, so it’s not that I couldn’t handle the weirdness. It seemed like in the same vein as Scott Pilgrim, and if you told me it wasn’t a bit box office but got a cult following, I’d totally believe that.

My wife felt exactly the same way. Maybe it’s just one of those cases where there was too much hype for us, but I felt kind of let down.

  • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    32·
    9 months ago

    Without wanting to be harsh about this, there’s a real chance you didn’t quite get the film.

    There’s literally nothing you said that wasn’t pretty obvious - don’t assume that because you found something deep out enjoyable that a person who didn’t have the same reaction just “doesn’t get it.”

    • maegul@lemmy.mlEnglish
      61·
      9 months ago

      Well I didn’t mean it intellectually. Often times, in my experience, “getting it” is about resonance with one’s experience, feelings or something else.