This thread is brought to you by my experience five minutes ago when I gave up on "The 47 Ronin (1941)" at the 43 minute mark because I had no idea what was going on. I had three hours left and didn't want to be scratching my head the entire time. Strangely enough I was able to appreciate what I saw, but damned if I knew what was going on.
What are your "too confusing I gave up" movies?
inception.
sharePrimer (2004) I really like the movie but it took a couple of watches.
I also needed a couple of watches of A Scanner Darkly (2006) but that might have been because of intoxication whilst watching.
Primer was pretentious. Just long, drawn out conversations. I was bored more than anything.
shareDo people ever consider that it may be YOU that is the problem?
Sometimes you may not be in the mood, may be tired, distracted (very relevant with phones, computer and all sorts of other distractions).
I have lost interest in many a movie for the above reasons, so i dont judge the movie on that basis. I am honest enough to admit that. I dont believe many people are.
I mean...watching Sixth Sense 3 times before you understand it? WTF?
And Memento...it becomes apparent very quickly what the structure of the movie is, and therefore easy to follow.
I honestly think a lot of people watch movies today with all sorts of distractions. Fine for the popcorn fodder stuff, blockbuster movies, comic book stuff etc. But some movies you just need to watch without distraction for the duration.
Damn...its a couple of hours of your life...its not hard.
You can tell if something is too complicated or if it's you. The movie I'm talking about relied on its audience to remember so many names and who they were. Even going on IMDb and reading the premise, it sounded like the person who wrote it couldn't have worded it well enough themselves.
shareA Clockwork Orange and Blade Runner. I had to rewatch both.
shareI saw A Clockwork Orange when I was 15 after holding off of it for too long because I was aware of the way they spoke. Oddly enough being that young I wasn't confused at all but I can see how someone would be.
shareIt can also be an age thing. With a movie like Clockwork Orange I first saw it in my teens, and didnt get the subtext or the meaning of what was going on, I was just too young...I just saw a bunch of guys going around causing mayhem.
With 2001 A Space Odyssey I enjoyed the sheer spectacle of it, but on first viewings didnt understand it. But yet i still loved it. And that's what I mean. Back then the problem was me...I could not fully appreciate it at that age. Mow I get it.
Eraserhead
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