Everyone must have movie tastes like this; either everyone loves it and you cannot fathom why, or you're the only one who likes it. What movies are like that for you, and why?
Ranting time:
A few months ago I saw a certain anime film called Wolf Children, and I loved it to bits. I'd already seen another film (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) years beforehand and when I discovered that both were made by the same director (Mamoru Hosoda), I was a new fan.
Thus, I went and bought a third title by him (also critically acclaimed) called Summer Wars... and quickly traded it back in for pocket change after seeing it once. It seems that I'd forgotten at the time that other people enjoyed it, but only through talking to people recently did I remember the fact that most would deem it comparable to his other two major titles. I couldn't guess why.
The plot is all over the place, the premise is ridiculous (specifically the concept of Oz) and I didn't empathize with any of the characters. The whole thing felt like the boundless daydreams of a high school videogame-loving, mathematically-abled, nerd. Nothing against people like that (I kinda just described myself from high school) but I wouldn't have thought their rambling daydreams as gripping tales worthy of being shared... yet it seems I was wrong given the success of Summer Wars. Seriously though;
Now, let it be said that I enjoy anime. I can take it's over-the-top manner (to an extent) and all the creativity it can muster, so long as it makes sense within it's own established universe. Summer Wars takes place in the real world, with the only difference being the existence of Oz (which is like if the internet progressed to a singularity in which Facebook, MMO's, online banking, everything fused together). I could just about stomach that thing existing in this movie, if not for the fact that its existence was repeatedly rubbed into my face frequently.
The single thing in it's favour is the animation (which is brilliant). On a much quicker note; Akira is another movie which everyone seems to think is the best anime movie EVAR. I was so bored. Nothing about it was entertaining, it just repulsed me.
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So, what movies (don't need to be anime) can you not understand others liking? Or likewise, movies you love but everyone else seems to hate?
Ranting time:
A few months ago I saw a certain anime film called Wolf Children, and I loved it to bits. I'd already seen another film (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) years beforehand and when I discovered that both were made by the same director (Mamoru Hosoda), I was a new fan.
Thus, I went and bought a third title by him (also critically acclaimed) called Summer Wars... and quickly traded it back in for pocket change after seeing it once. It seems that I'd forgotten at the time that other people enjoyed it, but only through talking to people recently did I remember the fact that most would deem it comparable to his other two major titles. I couldn't guess why.
The plot is all over the place, the premise is ridiculous (specifically the concept of Oz) and I didn't empathize with any of the characters. The whole thing felt like the boundless daydreams of a high school videogame-loving, mathematically-abled, nerd. Nothing against people like that (I kinda just described myself from high school) but I wouldn't have thought their rambling daydreams as gripping tales worthy of being shared... yet it seems I was wrong given the success of Summer Wars. Seriously though;
our heroes save the day by beating a rogue computer AI at a videogame in a hilariously over-the-top manner and by solving difficult maths problems, really fast, mentally. They're not competing in a high school tournament. They're trying to stop themselves getting crushed beneath a satellite, that is hurtling towards them, from space... courtesy of the rogue AI. I swear I'm not making this up.
Oh, and the same rogue AI is responsible for killing grandma, because apparently it was a good idea to keep all information ever in the one place (medical, military, you name it).
Oh, and the same rogue AI is responsible for killing grandma, because apparently it was a good idea to keep all information ever in the one place (medical, military, you name it).
Now, let it be said that I enjoy anime. I can take it's over-the-top manner (to an extent) and all the creativity it can muster, so long as it makes sense within it's own established universe. Summer Wars takes place in the real world, with the only difference being the existence of Oz (which is like if the internet progressed to a singularity in which Facebook, MMO's, online banking, everything fused together). I could just about stomach that thing existing in this movie, if not for the fact that its existence was repeatedly rubbed into my face frequently.
The single thing in it's favour is the animation (which is brilliant). On a much quicker note; Akira is another movie which everyone seems to think is the best anime movie EVAR. I was so bored. Nothing about it was entertaining, it just repulsed me.
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So, what movies (don't need to be anime) can you not understand others liking? Or likewise, movies you love but everyone else seems to hate?
