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elmatador12 t1_j6k6p5y wrote

I loved the movie. But what confused me about the ending was that he seemingly let Erin go free because she’d done nothing wrong and didn’t belong there.

But was totally fine killing that girl who went to Brown with no student debt and didn’t have a reason to be killed like everyone else seemed to.

Was it because she made him happy about cooking? So he’s totally okay killing innocent people just not ones that make him happy?

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theyusedthelamppost t1_j6k51eg wrote

>I think the thing that aged the worst is Sam's lack of change over the course of the film.

It's a small-scoped movie that doesn't have enough spare time to tell more than one character's story. It has something to say about a character. I don't think it should be criticized for not having more to say about more characters.

Could it have been a better movie if it expanded the budget and extended the running time beyond 102 minutes to include more character development? Possibly. But Braff probably didn't have an extra million dollars laying around to make it happen. And I don't think he should be criticized for that.

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MichaelRoco1 t1_j6k4k4m wrote

Call me crazy but I actually really disliked that death scene. Sure it was brutal and it’s not like I couldn’t handle it, but it just felt like it partially alienated the feel of the movie and felt kind of unnecessary.

Wasn’t enough to detract from my enjoyment of the movie though, it’s one of my favorite hidden gems in horror. Kurt Russell never disappoints, and Richard Jenkins showed some surprising depth.

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Rogers_Ebert t1_j6k49kx wrote

Its one of the very few films you'll see nowadays in theaters with great practical effects and interesting camera work. If youre not familiar with Brandon Cronenbergs work he typically has psychedelic sequences of lights shot through mirror boxes or projections through glass panes. These sequences are typically sandwiched in a film that delves deep in human psychology, ego/id, and technology/magic.

If I were to compare him to anyone it would be Fincher, Lynch, and of course his father.

Is it scary? Not really. Its more disturbing with graphic sequences intended for mature adults. The graphic imagery is not used as a grotesquery but serves the story and character develpment.

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MazarXilwit t1_j6k44fv wrote

I watch the making-of documentary and they said it was an effort of a decade of work

That made me really sad. It's a really great movie, and we won't have another stop motion movie like this. Maybe ever.

Pinocchio is great. But like. 20% greater because of what it is? It's not groundbreaking. The golden age of these non-computer animations is over, and works like these are not what media corporations want when they can print a Frozen every 2 years.

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