Am I the only one who liked the "annoying" reporter? sorry for rant ;-)

See topic title. I see all these comments bashing the lead girl and her voice - man, you guys are harsh. Threads like "am I the only one who found her annoying?" Um...no, idiot, everyone else did, too...look around lol Good God imdb (and the net as a whole) has gotten so conformist. I miss when people weren't afraid to be themselves. If you really wanted to take a stand and do a "only one" topic, it'd look like mine. Though I can't say I was surprised at those posts - I know this place all too well. Its like a car accident - I knew people would be hating on her, but I still had to see for myself, even if it would make me feel like crap afterward, since a part of me (the hopeful part) really wanted to believe people would be nice to her. Since I try to be a hopeful person at heart and want to believe the best about people.

I don't know, I guess all these characters people see as "whiny", "annoying", "unlikeable", etc are ones I do find likeable lol All you just seem like you're ganging up on her, pack/hive mentality, so you kinda just seem like bullies. I guess you all are perfect? Maybe I just see the world differently from most people (it is rare for other people to "get" me, I'll admit)? I'm just so tired of all this creepy Social Darwinism on the net and everyone being a hardass with no empathy, acting all perfect and "normal" and judging characters for having flaws and not being socially perfect, for having a heart, being sensitive, etc. As if the real world wasn't hard enough. So just stop. Douches. I don't know if its just because they're easy targets (might as well punch a puppy lol) and usually don't fight back or what, but its not cool. You can say I'm too sensitive, whiny, annoying, pretentious, a hippie, loser, pussy, f_ag, etc, I've been called worse, and maybe I am some of those (better than being a dick), but I'm just calling it how I see it.

I guess I'm just weird for having a heart and having empathy for and liking/relating to characters who aren't perfect? ::shrug:: Because yeah, characters like that are what I relate to. Nervous/awkward/unsure of herself? Check. In over her head at her job? Check. Relate to all that stuff. Not everyone has to be all confident and socially perfect all the time. Most of those people just seem fake and creepy to me and I can't take them and their super high standards and their manipulative ways seriously. Most real reporters are like that, actually. With their plastic smile, always confident, charismatic, perfect, unflappable, always composed and put together - barf. Can't connect with any of that.

At least this girl seemed real and like she had a heart. Since she had sympathy and expressed remorse for the victims and the tragedy instead of just staying cool and detached. Which I guess made her bad at her job of being a reporter, but not everyone's perfect for every job in life they're going to do. So I guess you'd need a heart and empathy skills to connect with her character and find her "likeable". So that may be what the problem is here? I guess I just prefer characters who seem "real" and like they don't have everything all figured out like most people do, since that's all BS. Partly why I've gotten into indie type "dramedies" the last few years - characters like her who just seem more real. Kinda sad I have to resort to watching movies to relate to humanity because "real" people seem so fake, but what can you do?

I just get tired of movies where every character is confident and perfect and "normal" or super logical or whatever. Since life isn't like that, so why should movies be like that? I need flaws to be able to relate to and root for someone. Maybe that's just me? But yeah, not every person or character has to be super confident and perfect, so please stop with the judging and all that "alpha" BS. I guess I could always just stop coming here, since it always seems to bring me down or get me upset (sorry) lol Believe me, I've thought about it. But I guess I'm just a hopeful person, so I still have hope for you guys :-)

So yeah, she's the character I liked and related to most. So worrying about what would happen to her helped keep me engaged with the movie. I mean, yeah, I knew she'd survive, since she was narrating, but I was still worried. So that's the mark of a good performance - kudos to the actress :-) Did so well I didn't even notice her ass, like you guys were saying in that other post (and no, I'm not gay) lol

Anyway - great movie. Genuinely creepy. Watched it because I was on another movie board here and this one got high marks for being one of the better entries in the found footage horror genre. And I've been a horror fan since I was a young pup, plus Maryland's close to where I live and I used to be married to a girl from up there, so I figured I'd take a chance and check it out. Glad I did. See, that's the one reason I can't quit y'all (no matter how douchey people seem) ;-) You all recommend good movies that I wouldn't know about if I didn't come here.

Ok, now all you awesome, "normal" people can call me annoying or whatever (like I've said, I've heard worse). Won't read it, so I won't lose any sleep over it :-) Hopefully at least one person agrees, though, whether they keep it to themselves or not (doesn't matter). This was mostly for them, not for you haters (other than the "stop judging" part). Though if the haters find my post annoying, I'd also consider that a job well done and I'd thank them for finally giving my life purpose, too :-) Sorry for the novel/rant. And sorry if I sound like I'm crazy, I try not to be, but its just hard when you all make me feel like the only one who feels this way :-/ Tough trying to be a good dude in a messed up world. Takes its toll. So I guess I can see why it isn't for everyone.

PS: Reporter Girl - call me (would love to help with your next documentary) ;-)


"That's the theme of my movies: The victory of the battered idealist in a cynical world."