That title must be a little confusing, because many of you must be thinkig: "Well, duh, if you like a movie you like, if you don't, then don't. As simple as that." I'm talking about those cases it really isn't as simple as that. I have two examples:
Zoom is the usual case of "this was way better when I was a kid", but surprisingly a lot about it holds up in my opinion, I love the story, the superpowers, the comedy, the setting, there are things to be enjoyed. And yet there are things that I despise about it such as the acting (and I'm not talking about the children) and the tone really shifts back and forth, this is more noticeable in the climax as they have serious moments of coming of age, followed by slapstick comedy immediately. I'm on the fence of this one.
Next up, Jupiter Ascending after watching this one I didn't know what to think, I loved the setpieces, but the story's a mess; I loved the technology and architecture [like seriously, it's beautiful to look at], but the actors don't seem invested; I liked the premise and other things such as the rocket skates and the "animals", sadly dragged down by the 'chosen one'-style narrative and a character that may come off as Mary Sue the more you think about it. It managed to create an universe I was on board with, but it didn't do much interesting with it, add to that the overuse of exposition and the outright ridiculous attempts at comedy and you've got a mess interesting to look at.
This is less about their quality and more about personal taste. If you ask me if I like either of them, my answer will be neither a yes, nor a no. There are things that I like, but the sum of their parts does not create something appealing, and as someone who maths for a living that's a mindblowing achievement. So I'm left scratching my head about what made disappointed, yet wanting more with those.
What about you? Is there a movie out there you simply cannot decide if you like it or not? If so which one and why?
Zoom is the usual case of "this was way better when I was a kid", but surprisingly a lot about it holds up in my opinion, I love the story, the superpowers, the comedy, the setting, there are things to be enjoyed. And yet there are things that I despise about it such as the acting (and I'm not talking about the children) and the tone really shifts back and forth, this is more noticeable in the climax as they have serious moments of coming of age, followed by slapstick comedy immediately. I'm on the fence of this one.
Next up, Jupiter Ascending after watching this one I didn't know what to think, I loved the setpieces, but the story's a mess; I loved the technology and architecture [like seriously, it's beautiful to look at], but the actors don't seem invested; I liked the premise and other things such as the rocket skates and the "animals", sadly dragged down by the 'chosen one'-style narrative and a character that may come off as Mary Sue the more you think about it. It managed to create an universe I was on board with, but it didn't do much interesting with it, add to that the overuse of exposition and the outright ridiculous attempts at comedy and you've got a mess interesting to look at.
This is less about their quality and more about personal taste. If you ask me if I like either of them, my answer will be neither a yes, nor a no. There are things that I like, but the sum of their parts does not create something appealing, and as someone who maths for a living that's a mindblowing achievement. So I'm left scratching my head about what made disappointed, yet wanting more with those.
What about you? Is there a movie out there you simply cannot decide if you like it or not? If so which one and why?
