Let me start out this post by saying that I went and saw Prometheus a few nights ago. At first, I was pretty confused and frustrated by the movie constantly contriving new plot points at every turn to keep the story moving. But then, I realized that wasn't the real problem. While sitting in that theater alone, I found myself at every moment thinking "Is the Dark Knight Rises going to be better?" A strange thought, I know, considering they're different films of different genres by different directors with different styles. But nevertheless, it kind of ruined the whole already-meh experience for me.
Now this would be a simple problem if it had just ended then and there, after the movie was over. But ever since then, my mind has constantly been clinging to some sort of nagging terror that TDKR is going to be a massive failure, and I can't stop thinking about it! The music's been playing in my head all week, and I literally had a DREAM the other night about it sucking so hard that it coughed up its own lips. And the scariest thing is that I've felt all of this before with another threequel that was destined to complete the most epic trilogy in its medium: Mass Effect 3. And we all know how that turned out.
Look, I know what you're thinking. "Dude, quit whining! As soon as the movie comes out, it won't matter what you're thinking now, you'll still enjoy it if it's good, and if not, it's your own damn fault for thinking about it so much." The latter part I agree with, but my point lies within the former: I feel like no matter HOW good the movie is, I'm going to be picking apart every detail, scrutinizing it like a test of filmmaking skill, mentally separating it out into bits and pieces, and ultimately, deconstructing and destroying my own experience of it. Tell me you haven't done that with at least ONE thing you ever read/watched/played, something you were looking forward to so much that it couldn't possibly deliver! Anyway, my point is that I need some help on how to take my mind off this sort of fixation. Surely someone out there has some advice. And don't just say "Why not watch Batman & Robin lol?" Batman's not the real issue. The issue is that I'm obsessed, and need to stop revolving my life around one thing. So then, what did you do when something similar happened to yourself?
Now this would be a simple problem if it had just ended then and there, after the movie was over. But ever since then, my mind has constantly been clinging to some sort of nagging terror that TDKR is going to be a massive failure, and I can't stop thinking about it! The music's been playing in my head all week, and I literally had a DREAM the other night about it sucking so hard that it coughed up its own lips. And the scariest thing is that I've felt all of this before with another threequel that was destined to complete the most epic trilogy in its medium: Mass Effect 3. And we all know how that turned out.
Look, I know what you're thinking. "Dude, quit whining! As soon as the movie comes out, it won't matter what you're thinking now, you'll still enjoy it if it's good, and if not, it's your own damn fault for thinking about it so much." The latter part I agree with, but my point lies within the former: I feel like no matter HOW good the movie is, I'm going to be picking apart every detail, scrutinizing it like a test of filmmaking skill, mentally separating it out into bits and pieces, and ultimately, deconstructing and destroying my own experience of it. Tell me you haven't done that with at least ONE thing you ever read/watched/played, something you were looking forward to so much that it couldn't possibly deliver! Anyway, my point is that I need some help on how to take my mind off this sort of fixation. Surely someone out there has some advice. And don't just say "Why not watch Batman & Robin lol?" Batman's not the real issue. The issue is that I'm obsessed, and need to stop revolving my life around one thing. So then, what did you do when something similar happened to yourself?
