because none of it is real so it doesn't matter to me. It doesn't hold my interest now. I think that's a big flaw in the writing. How can anyone care what's happening if we know it's imaginary. They should have tied things up in the finale.
Doesn't this description also apply to your opinion of what happens in MULHOLLAND DRIVE where you also suggested that everything happening wasn't real??? Yet people still found that film to be interesting and approved of the way that story had been written???
In other words, they seemed to care what was happening in that case, even though they also assumed they knew most of what happened was imaginary or coming mostly from the mind of a character???
So what's happened to result in one SURREALISTIC story (MD) meeting with the approval of an audience who found it interesting, and people no longer finding that kind of story to still hold their interest anymore???
Here's the QUOTE from the link again that explains the difference between Mass Murder and Serial killing:
mass murder is frequently an act of vengeance against society committed by a desperate and fatalistic individual who has no intention of going away quietly or returning to kill another day.
It is also important to note how serial murder is currently on the decline while mass murder, more specifically, mass public shootings, are on the rise"
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I'd definitely rather watch a story like this one than watch one of those other NON STOP COMIC BOOK character stories that Hollywood keeps churning out these days. Because that's the kind of story that doesn't hold my interest.
Since "Mass Murders" are also REAL and seem to be on the increase, that's also an issue that matters to me, because one can never be certain that simply going to get some groceries, or watch a movie, or a music concert or sending kids to school means that they won't be murdered in the process of doing so.
And that's also mostly a result of certain "groups" who feel gun ownership of the military type (that one also doesn't need for hunting or home protection) is more important than the lives of children or other people. And even though other countries who BAN the use of such weapons don't have the same problems the US has, we still continue to look the other way and IGNORE that fact???
So why should one MINORITY GROUP's opinion matter more than the MAJORITY OPINION of others who inhabit this country???
And WHO is this "desperate and fatalistic" person or GROUP in this GROTESQUERIE story that seeks out "Acts of Vengeance against society" who also has "no intention of going away quietly???"
So far, imo, things seem to be pointing in the direction of MARSHALL. Also NOTE the way we've had mostly FLASHBACKS regarding his story. So perhaps his son-in-law taking him to that MEN'S GROUP Meeting was still another FLASHBACK scene as well???
And if it's a FLASHBACK scene, then that might also explain the reason why LOIS takes over CONTROL of the LAST SUPPER case from her partner???
Perhaps something like that might also explain the reason why Marshall would be so willing to overlook how that character had the "AFFAIR" with his wife???
Because like the case was in AMERICAN BEAUTY, the story that's unfolding or us also isn't being told to us in a LINEAR fashion???
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jcnyclv (1557)
23 days ago
It wasn't made known in Mulholland Drive or in any of the other movies we mentioned previously that they were dreams or hallucinations. During the films, we were led to believe everything was real until the very end. For me, knowing nothing is real has made me lose a lot of my interest. Glad you're still enjoying it though. I'm bowing out at this point as I don't have much else to say.
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joi2049 (5561)
23 days ago
Since the message was EDITED and this part below was added on to it, perhaps you also missed this part of what was said:
WHO is this "desperate and fatalistic" person or GROUP in this GROTESQUERIE story that seeks out an "Acts of Vengeance against society" and who also has "no intention of going away quietly???"
So far, imo, things seem to be pointing in the direction of MARSHALL. Also NOTE the way we've had mostly FLASHBACKS regarding his story. So perhaps his son-in-law taking him to that MEN'S GROUP Meeting was still another FLASHBACK scene as well???
Perhaps something like that might also explain the reason why Marshall would be so willing to overlook how that character had the "AFFAIR" with his wife???
And if it's a FLASHBACK scene, then that might also explain the reason why LOIS takes over CONTROL of the LAST SUPPER case from her partner???
Because like the case was in AMERICAN BEAUTY, the story that's unfolding for us also isn't being told to us in a LINEAR fashion???
This is what's interesting for me. To discover the BACK STORY of how a character or GROUP becomes so "desperate and fatalistic" that they seek out "Acts of Vengeance against society."
Here's the quote from another article that describes the character of MARSHALL:
https://deadline.com/2024/10/grotesquerie-finale-lesley-manville-redd-interview-fx-1236163780/
Lois and Redd and their conversations about Marshall and what they feel about that is very adult and realistic. If you juxtapose what the women feel about it with what Marshall feels about it, his take on it all seems much more self-centered and selfish, whereas they are much more philosophical about it, and knowing the limitations of what either of them can hope to achieve from a relationship with him.
Do you agree that he seems to be more self-centered and selfish???
If you've still decided to BOW OUT, thanks again for all of your input which is very much appreciated.
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