it's not that often I write to bitch about stuff. usually when I bitch it's because I'm quite baffled by something. in the past i've bitched about people's enjoyment of Bright Eyes, who I enjoy listening to about as much as I enjoy poking my eyeballs with needles..but I already bitched about that, so there you go.
today's rant is about Napoleon Dynamite. WTF people? Now, I'm no film scholar (like Arete) but I've seen a few films in my day, and this one was boring and as cliched as I would expect from a movie set in a small town/high school. I THOUGHT it was going to redeem itself at the end. I was hoping with every fibre of my being that nobody would stand up and clap after he danced. Since everybody thought he was a loser anyways, why did they change their mind so fast? Am I not getting it? High School sucks! When people think you suck they'll continue to be petty and think you suck even if you do ONE thing that's remotely cool. Whatever, maybe I'm missing the point, but I'm not upset that I waited this long to see it. My life is not edified. I didn't even like it on a surface level that much, and I like some dumb movies because they are just that. (esp. campy horror stuff)
On IMDB there's a user review that says that fans of Jim Jarmusch would like this film. I liked Down By Law, I liked Coffee and Cigarettes. The characters were world weary and dark, and I sympathized with them. It was gritty filmmaking. Napoleon Dynamite felt one-dimensional. Some may say that the characters being so static is a good thing, I just felt trapped.
there are some well-framed shots in Napoleon Dynamite.
Hate me.
that is all
today's rant is about Napoleon Dynamite. WTF people? Now, I'm no film scholar (like Arete) but I've seen a few films in my day, and this one was boring and as cliched as I would expect from a movie set in a small town/high school. I THOUGHT it was going to redeem itself at the end. I was hoping with every fibre of my being that nobody would stand up and clap after he danced. Since everybody thought he was a loser anyways, why did they change their mind so fast? Am I not getting it? High School sucks! When people think you suck they'll continue to be petty and think you suck even if you do ONE thing that's remotely cool. Whatever, maybe I'm missing the point, but I'm not upset that I waited this long to see it. My life is not edified. I didn't even like it on a surface level that much, and I like some dumb movies because they are just that. (esp. campy horror stuff)
On IMDB there's a user review that says that fans of Jim Jarmusch would like this film. I liked Down By Law, I liked Coffee and Cigarettes. The characters were world weary and dark, and I sympathized with them. It was gritty filmmaking. Napoleon Dynamite felt one-dimensional. Some may say that the characters being so static is a good thing, I just felt trapped.
there are some well-framed shots in Napoleon Dynamite.
Hate me.
that is all
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its just Napoleon Dynamite. you are supposed to sit there and go "i went to school with a guy like that" or "god, i used to wear a side ponytail" or "happy hands!? hahaha!" (and roll your eyes)
i liked it because its cheesy and it makes me laugh, not because its an amazing film.
its not really a movie that encourages you to think deeply about it.
i don't think thats why anybody liked it.
its just good clean fun.
if you expected it to change your world view, you watched the wrong movie.
i understand what you are saying though.
nothing even made me smile let alone laugh...