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Ignore the negative comments. Just watch it.

posted 8 years ago by Xasablanc
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I almost didn't watch it because of the rather low rating on IMDb and the comments on the forum. I'm so glad that I did because it was such a treat. I enjoyed it very much. The movie is atmospheric, The score is just lovely. The characters believable, fully developed and you actually do care for them. No shots wasted; it felt full and rounded. There are more elements of surrealism than "social-realism", so forget about intellectualizing it and just go with the ride.

One criterion for a good movie is how much it engages you emotionally. High-Rise does that because you feel for the characters, (despite all the absurdity). It scores high on that. High-Rise is not really about socio-economics or politics but the characters. It doesn't try to be clever. It IS clever. The level of writing/film-making is high.

It's classified as "drama" but it's more of a "drama-comedy".

Notice that more than 60% of voters have rated it as 6 or above but the IMDb rating is ONLY 5,8. So, don't get fooled by that, as I almost did. I'm glad I watched it. It's one of those movies that stays with you.

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[–] dmitri_faleev 8 years ago

Agreed. Worst case scenario you discover ABBA's SOS played by an orchestra

[–] eolloe 8 years ago

The characters believable

No.

fully developed

No.

and you actually do care for them

Hell No!

No shots wasted

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One criterion for a good movie is how much it engages you emotionally. High-Rise does that because you feel for the characters

No. A thousand times, No.

But, to each his or her own.

[–] andrewpycroft 8 years ago

My thoughts exactly

[–] Revolutionow 8 years ago

Nice rebuttal. Very thought provoking.

[–] Bardilfula 8 years ago

i loved it. sometimes art is not made simply to be cheaply enjoyed, but to be evocative, ugly, and disturbing. if people are expecting cheap cookie cutter entertainment that is spelled out for you like everything else on the market nowadays, no wonder they will act like it was trash. it was truly a work of art that can't be discredited for being what it is. it was a very facinating trip.

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[–] dmoulou 8 years ago

Couldn't agree more. However, having read the novel, it's not that the characters are developed, but more so that you can feel their turning into madness and lack of self control. It was a very pleasant surprise. I hadn't watched for so long for the same reasons (reviews).
Also, I can't understand what made the audience leave the theater atthe first screening. I hope it wasn't because of the dog, because I have a dog on my own and I laughed with the beginning.

Sorry for my English, not my first language 

[–] annaoye 8 years ago

The characters believable, fully developed and you actually do care for them.

No way. I hated all of the characters, they are all so selfish and disgusting.
The only individuals I cared about were the animals, and it was horrifying what was being done to them.
All the movie communicated to me was that humans are nasty and a waste for this beautiful planet.

-don't trust the naked bus driver

[–] finnski 8 years ago

But that is a valid position. I believe humans are a disgusting virus on this planet and if this movie made you feel that than isn't that an achievement?

[–] balthazar_bee 8 years ago

We'll soon be gone. Trump voters have seen to that.