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Asteroid City

~jr

…is a wonderful film.

People say it’s full of nothing. Emotional detachment. I disagree. In fact, I’ve connected most to this film more than any other one I’ve ever seen.

People say Wes Anderson focused too much on the visuals. That they distract from what’s actually happening. I disagree. The visuals, in some cases, actually were story.

Metatextual works are often criticized for their lack of a through-line plot. I almost decide how much I like a movie based on how hard it is to follow… this makes you think about what you’re watching!! Why else would you spend 90 minutes (and more) just being fed a storyline? That seems dull to me.

I’m a sucker for hipster movies, so I could absolutely be biased, but I think it’s a wonderful film.

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~theoddballphilosopher wrote (thread):

I love Wes Anderson as a director. I can't help but think that his movies are easily recognizable by how symmetrical that they are. Does he use the golden ratio to make them look pictorially pleasing?

~tffb wrote (thread):

Me and my friend tried to get through Warhol's "Empire" at one time (8 hours of staring at the Empire State Bldg), but only made it two hours in.

Oddly, I think he released a silent version, too