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The point of this film

posted 12 years ago by dragon_lady_77
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I think it was lost on me. I enjoyed the movie more than I thought I would. And I really liked the "no reason" bit they threw in. There are a lot of elements that certainly have a "no reason" attached to them. Still, despite enjoying that aspect I was still frustrated at several things. For example when the "master" guy on the other end of the phone was never revealed, why there was an audience in the first place, how the cop didn't die or appeared hurt in any way despite being shot. All of these things can be explained by the "no reason" from the beginning but it still bothers me.

Oh well, I still give the film points for originality and hilarity.

[–] MaximusXXX 10 years ago

The guy wasn't really shot, per his point.

[–] DarrenDirt 10 years ago

I rather like the "Youtube Explained" guy's take on this film -- it's really a satire addressing the issue of artistic integrity in the film industry (and how the audience eats up whatever pablum is fed to them, often a watered down version thanks to Suits and Bean Counters trying to get a larger audience aka more $$$). (My summary of his take, not his words.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4fSzZPRlNs

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