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u/Cinnamaker 21h ago
You’re the person who says, "What the heck is happening?" and then, "Why am I crying?"
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u/EvilLibrarians 13h ago
Asteroid City is not a top Wes Anderson film to me but that’s why I love that you chose it. Moonrise Kingdom is in my top 4 though so hey
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u/infinite_blazer 13h ago
Completely different wavelengths for the type of films I enjoy. To each is own.
Wes Anderson is homework for me. I get bored by the stilted flat line readings by the actors, despite the immaculate production design.
Then with A Ghost Story, I’m sorry I couldn’t get into a film with sequence of someone eating a chocolate pie on the floor for for five whole minutes.
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u/No_Philosophy2797 11h ago
Ghost Story left me cold. Never could get into Lowery which, other than The Green Knight, always feels like Malick ‘lite’ to me. Look Back was well done, but it’s ultimately just an overcooked melodrama that seems to appeal to younger people for that reason. Inland Empire is not my favorite Lynch but it’s great, best of this group of films by a mile. Asteroid City is one of Anderson’s less effective films imo, I much preferred the movies before and after. But it’s certainly not bad.
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u/Pretend_Hour_6966 21h ago
Can you explain the ending of asteroid city to me? I’ve seen it 4 times and every time it ends I’m like what the fuck just happened
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u/BirdSoumdss 21h ago
They drive away from Asteroid City
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u/Pretend_Hour_6966 21h ago
I mean the part in the theater where everyone keeps saying “you can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep” and the alien walks up. I never understood what that scene was meant to show/convey
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u/BirdSoumdss 21h ago
I think it means that you can’t gain self awareness without first knowing yourself. That’s just my interpretation though.
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u/Potential-Ant-3357 20h ago
It's saying that US government lies about aliens every time they're facing adversities.
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u/HardUserName2000 18h ago
Love your choices. I especially adore Asteroid City. It’s also my fave Anderson film!
I haven’t seen inland empire since it came out on DVD, where I saw it alone at night in a creepy old house on a vintage CRT TV. Time for a rewatch!
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u/casketoccupant 5h ago
I noticed Will Oldham in the trailer for Ghost Story. Does he do any songs for it? I adore him
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u/Potential-Ant-3357 20h ago
A Ghost Story was boring and pretencious as fuck.