For all those unable to appreciate a movie like this, a question, When the multiply awarded director, screenwriter and actress Sarah Polley loves this movie to no end (http://youtu.be/70HXyrodlek), and you diss it, what does that say about you as a film buff?
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That, if not agreeing, we have our own sensibilities, ideas, likes and dislikes, i.e. we're not swayed by the opinions of others, and keep our own counsel.
Sarah Polley is an E List actress who hasn't acted in a film in four years, TV for six, is an awful documentarian, and, ultimately, a human being who does not urinate perfume or spout absolute truths because she has modest fame.
Mazeltov that she liked it. Those who do not are not defective, but evidently are not Polley-Worthy. I'm happy to embrace the latter.
While the OP's logic is specious, I find Polley's dramas and documentaries inspired and affecting, and I think they've been justly awarded. I regret that she doesn't act as much anymore, because she's very skilled and made the most of her roles. But I would not want her to stop directing to continue acting.
shareWe'll agree to disagree, except on the speciousness. "Stories We Tell" lacks the courage to look outside family and friends for interviews. It is steeped in ego, neither balanced nor journalistic.
It's also narcissistic and reeks of elitism which is why I shut it off within twenty minutes. There are far more worthy subjects for this topic.
As for acting ability, her limited credits bear me out. She's, at best, serviceable and is very limited.
One man's meat. . .
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Who cares what you say or what you think of me? Are we now getting personal? An attack can certainly be arranged, if you like. Great, you sat through that tripe and liked it. Good for you. I didn't, for I know my response.
You don't know me, and don't know what my capabilities are, so don't make judgements based on a few written words about my actions. Not everyone is you, get it?
I'm not wrong, I simply have my own opinions that are as valid than yours. They are to be respected.
No matter what you say I won't be swayed. What is there in 'one man's meat...' are you not understanding?
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Happy to agree to disagree, and I'll say why, like you did. That's only fair. My reply was reported by some brown shirt even though none of its content - reproduced here - was a personal attack. It's a frank criticism of your opinion, a totally different thing.
Nobody's obliged to respect an opinion just because it's an opinion. There's an obligation to respect the right to express one, but that's not the issue here. A right is universal, quality is not. And opinions aren't always equally valid in terms of quality. That's natural, and you yourself accept and live with this fact every day.
An opinion based on very incomplete evidence shouldn't carry as much weight as one based on the full picture, because it's bound to be inaccurate.
Since you watched just 20 mins. of a feature length doc, yours isn't an informed position, so it's only reasonable to be skeptical of your judgments. Same principle applies to any subject and any opinion based on scant knowledge of it.
Another quality issue is that your basic criterion was misguided because the purpose and value of personal docs is their idiosyncrasy. They are not intended to be "journalistic" or "balanced." They're about communicating the filmmakers' experiences and attitudes toward their subjects. In this case the subject was the influence on Polley's family, and in particular on Polley herself, of a mystery at its core, related to her mother.
It isn't necessarily "narcissistic" to limit the perspective to family only, if that's the subject. Moreover, Polley hardly limited her perspective, which you'd know if you'd watched past 20 mins. She offered multiple perspectives from various family members, and in fact one of the key aspects of the story was how contradictory those perspectives were.
Rather than "narcissistic," Polley was noticeably rigorous in not sparing herself. She frequently mocked herself, and rather courageously included several personally unflattering scenes. One reason why people have found the film affecting is because it concentrates on profound questions of identity. While the subject was specific, the story had a universal quality.
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It says that I have different taste and opinion from Polley.
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