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Sigh after reading through these threads

posted 9 years ago by bcjester
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I've come to wonder what happened to people watching a film just to watch it? When I was growing up I would watch a movie and find it entertaining or not entertaining that was it. As I got older I found myself surrounded by these "Mature" peers that constantly stated "It's trying to relay this message or that message" which causes more arguements than politics and that's ridiculous.

Seriously though why is it that every movie ever discussed on IMDB JUST HAS TO HAVE SOME UNDERLINED HIDDEN MEANING? I'm sorry everyone but some movies are just that: films made for entertainment. Truth be told I believe a lot of people look way too deep into these things and try to pull something out of their own mind to force a "message" into the movie.

Sorry about ranting. I mean a lot of bad stuff happens in this movie but that is what horror movies do. How you interpret a movie does not mean that is what the movie is about. What's really getting under my skin is when you have a movie about Aliens in space and people say things such as "It's about abortion/rape" things of that ilk. Mind you I hope I never see something as blatantly inane as that.

Also I'm pretty aware I'm opening myself for a lot of hate here. As far as the movie is concerned, it in itself was meh. It did not compell me to think too much outside of "Well that sucked"(for everyone involved not the movie itself), in addition to "That's nasty." and a slighty bit of "can you really be that stupid?"(Which happens in a good 99% of horror movies anyway lol)

[–] Justincblount 9 years ago

I prefer movies that have some emotional impact and a message/moral/social critique. "Well, that was entertaining. Guess that's all I have to say, seeya." Or "Not my thing, don't think I will finish watching it or look into it any further." Like, why even come on a message board if that's all you got from it?

[–] Fluxerik 9 years ago

You're mixing people that just brainlessly watch a movie with people who actually watch a movie and enjoy it.
If I watch a movie and (not) enjoy it (which is an emotional impact to begin with) I sometimes come here to see what other people thought of it or if there's anything important that I missed.

Sure sometimes there are movies open to interpretation or with an underlying meaning, but there is a certain line where that gets pretentious and that line is really low.

If anyone enjoys being "THAT" guy, the guy that in his natural habitat discusses the the (non-existent) underlying meanings of the latest obscure (or hell, even blockbuster) movie to your peers, be my guest. But know that you're "THAT" guy.

[–] songod-95003 9 years ago

Sometimes entertainment is simply entertainment. Would you attend a Punch and Judy puppet show and write a critique about how the show embodied the violence prevalent in society? Or how the lasting appeal of The Three Stooges points to the same conclusion?

As Freud is reported to have said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."

[–] bcjester 9 years ago

I appreciate the response but you can come to boards to talk about things that entertain you. However like I said there are some films that have messages while not all of them do. So again I'm not saying that's how all films are. In addition you can have an emotional reaction to something that is pure and simple entertaining. It can make you sad seeing a couple break up,a father lose his son etc without trying to be some artistic message.

Your personal preference is why the film is good and entertaining to you. Every movie I watch I want to be entertained. If its a horror movie I want to be scared,if its a drama I want to be pulled in,if its a comedy I want to laugh,if its action I want to be pumped up,and if its suspense I want to be tense and anxious. All this can be accomplished without attempting to preach or convey a message. Entertainment doesn't mean mindless.

What my rant was about was purely people looking way too deep into movies that don't need it. I wouldn't be shocked if I went to the movie Pixels board and found someone going on about how that(arguably bad) movie was about oppression or something.

Anyway thank you again for the reply :D

[–] Justincblount 9 years ago

I saw a post on The Babadook forum saying the movie was about incest. That shows you can interpret anything to mean anything. Still interesting to read, though.

[–] Fluxerik 9 years ago

I hear you. All those pretentious *beep* that nitpick on literally EVERY movie for the most stupid reasons. Just watch a movie and the enjoy it or don't.

And then movies I'd consider boring (looking at you birdman) are praised because they're "artsy" (another word for pretentious) and they have 5 minute taking monologues littered with metaphors every 6 minutes. Most movie critics are the quivalent of the music "hipsters".

I always feel super cringy when I read another one of those "interpretations" on IMDb or anywhere else. Like yeah no, That movie wasn't about that at ALL. It was just a movie with a enjoyable story, no underlying metaphors or anything.

People seem to make interpretations about pretty much any movie. Let's take "the human centipede I once saw/read that someone interpretated it as a movie about teamwork and dementia. Yeah no. It's a movie about a sick mind doing sick things, nothing more. I can keep ranting about this for hours more, but I'll stop.

[–] horrorluvr3123 9 years ago

I agree with you. All of these pseudo-intellectuals watching and discussing movies is unbearable. "Why did she run upstairs instead of out the front door?" Well, maybe because if she did their would be no movie!
Movies are supposed to be an escape from reality! If you want realism go video a day in the life of your friend. You'll get all the reality you need.

Suspension of disbelief. Apparently no one under 40 has ever heard of that.

[–] znegative 9 years ago

I watch movies to be entertained, for me, that is at least 90% of the purpose. However, if I can be entertained, and walk away feeling as if I had watched something that was also of substance, I'm much happier. Movies are like books, there is mindless trash for entertainment, then there is literature, and then there is stuff that could probably fall on either side of the fence.

Most good horror movies, IMO, have some type of underlying message or theme. Think of 'Repulsion', 'Martyrs', or even 'Ils' and 'Citadel' (I did not like Citadel btw..but anyway). Dead Girl IMO is both an entertaining movie, and one that has substance as well. I'm not great at articulating the themes or metaphors I see in films or any type of media in general, but in Dead Girl, I thought that it was pretty obvious. It's about the objectification of women. While many people might scorn at the movie saying 'No dude would ever rape some 'dead girl'', well, sadly you're wrong. Sick things like this do happen, of course not concerning a zombie, but concerning real living as well as dead women. To some characters in the movie, the 'Dead Girl' isn't a human, and therefor whatever depravity they commit upon her is justifiable. However, the main character Rickie, is repulsed by the actions of his friends, regardless of what the 'Dead Girl' is. His fault comes in his inability to stop his friends.

I don't know, I'm sure a lot of people will find this movie to be exploitative trash. I for one don't, and think if anything it's something of a commentary on that type of movie. I'm not trying to sound pretentious or smart, or trying to find meaning in something that I don't genuinely think is there, but I truly do feel this way about the movie and I highly recommend it. And in terms of entertainment I thought it was also great, great characters, dialogue, beautifully filmed, and suspenseful at all the right times. I wasn't completely crazy about the end, but I've seen worse.

*Sigh* after reading through these threads

Sigh after reading through these threads