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the films pacing.

posted 15 years ago by thecultofhorror
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It all makes sense when the end credits role. I read alot of complaints about the film being slow, but that is the beauty of the movie, the premise of the story is an old man on a tractor stubbornly driving 300 miles in (approx) 2 months. How the hell else is it supposed to be edited?

The pacing works for this film, the editing is great and years from now people will still watch and talk about this film.

In the age were Transformers and Matrix style films rule the box office, I'm glad I can watch A Straight Story and appreciate it on many levels, regardless of the "pacing".

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[–] schnee72 15 years ago

I agree. This movie was perfect in my opinion.

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[–] JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies 15 years ago

Just adding the fourth voice of agreement.

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[–] fingerst 15 years ago

Fifth!
A perfect and beautiful film.

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[–] Laserwolf65 14 years ago

The problem is not that it's slow; it's that nothing happens. He just rides and talks with someone to tell them something he read in a fortune cookie, and then he rides some more. I understand why many like this film, but IMO, this is pretty much the antitheses of a film for me: just images and no story.

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[–] Laserwolf65 14 years ago

Yeah, I see what you're saying. I guess the story of an old guy lawn-tractoring his way to a final rendezvous with his ailing brother sounds remarkable from a high point of view, but when you get down to the specifics, it's pretty mundane. Making a movie about this was a half-step removed from making a movie about corn growing.
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[–] Weary76 14 years ago

I guess the board for The Straight Story is too slow for trolls :-)

I love this film too, the pacing is just right and for me personally it doesn't feel as if it's about nothing.

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[–] daddykins 14 years ago

I take it that you're too much of a pussy to cry.

[–] DMenase24 14 years ago

It moved as fast as the tractor. I like that.

[–] konam 13 years ago

The pacing was fine for me too. The pople that think this movie's slow unfortunately are infected with the hollywood virus.

A random guy once told me he judges the quality of the movies he watch by "how many explosions it had" - That certainly tells you something about a "certain group of people".

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