Yeah so I've had this bookmarked to watch (it's available for free on Kanopy if you have a library card) for like a year now - how good is it?
It's pretty hard for me to summon the strength to watch a 3 hour movie unless I'm confident it will be rewarding. (Although I watched Carlos this year and it's 5 hours long lol)
Yeah but like - why? I don't get it, what do you like about this film?
It seems like the thesis is that without a Renaissance or book learnin' humans were stumbling morons who smear shit on their face. And then we just spend hours watching humans being disgusting giggling simpletons.
And I honestly would be fine if it was entertaining, or if I thought dwelling in this dank space was helping me understand some deep human truth. I'm not turned off by the grotesque, it just kind of felt tedious, reactionary and misanthropic.
Am I misreading this? Does it change in the second two hours to redeem this impression?
Yeah so I've had this bookmarked to watch (it's available for free on Kanopy if you have a library card) for like a year now - how good is it?
It's pretty hard for me to summon the strength to watch a 3 hour movie unless I'm confident it will be rewarding. (Although I watched Carlos this year and it's 5 hours long lol)
Well, there's not exactly a plot... But it's good.
That's good, I hate plot
I made it 1 hour in. I can't watch this comrade like why.
I watched it 1 hour long chunks
Yeah but like - why? I don't get it, what do you like about this film?
It seems like the thesis is that without a Renaissance or book learnin' humans were stumbling morons who smear shit on their face. And then we just spend hours watching humans being disgusting giggling simpletons.
And I honestly would be fine if it was entertaining, or if I thought dwelling in this dank space was helping me understand some deep human truth. I'm not turned off by the grotesque, it just kind of felt tedious, reactionary and misanthropic.
Am I misreading this? Does it change in the second two hours to redeem this impression?