Ever since being bored to tears
and/or rage while watching my last Terrance Mallick film, The Thing Red Line, I
haven’t risked watching another. Until now. A lot of praise was heaped upon The
Tree Of Life, so I gave it a shot. Trademark Mallick: aimless plot, incoherent
editing, and endless shots of nothing. It reminded me a lot of Melancholia,
anther artistic piece of crap that made film critics cream themselves, yet
entertained no one.
Rating: F
2 comments:
I agree with most of your reviews, but disagree on occasion. I couldn't agree more about Malick, though. I think the Thin Red Line was just aimless crap. I think the only reason he gets such praise is that no one can make any sense of his films, but are just too afraid to say it since everyone else speaks so highly. Sort of Emperor's New Clothes. Thanks for pointing out that Terrance Malick is naked.
Hey, I'm just glad somebody reads these. Fortunately, this blog is a labor of love for myself, so I don't need readers to validate my effort. However, it's still nice to have them.
I'd be shocked if you didn't disagree on occasion. I take a lot of harsh stands on well respected films.
I think what you said about film critics being too afraid to speak their true thoughts applies on a large scale basis--not just in regard to Mallick. It's like they are afraid of people saying "You just didn't get it." I say, "Up yours, you pretentious b-hole."
Whether I get it or not is of no consequence to whether or not I was entertained. There are plenty of films I didn't "get" that I still liked. I've often thought of that Emperor's New Clothes analogy when it comes to crap films that critics love.
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