best in class set design and impeccable costuming with a standout performance from ralph fiennes, not to mention some truly beautiful cinematography (and brain-tickling foley work). but what this film can boast in terms of beauty and technical prowess, it lacks in equal measure any semblance of a meaningful narrative. so much money and energy spent just to say a whole lot of nothing. in a word, disappointing.
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000
for a film with such standout writing, i found it disappointing how little story there was to chew on. this felt like a concatenation of goofy SNL skits set in the dirty thirties. so yes, i chuckled, but i didn't *feel* anything from this. of course the source material imposes some restrictions on the storytelling, but the whole thing just felt... meaningless.
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Eraserhead 1977
there are many ways to interpret eraserhead, and that's the point. it's surreal because nothing is meant to be taken literally, or perceived in any specific way. it's dark and dismal and digusting and those are the only real consistencies throughout the film—which in itself is an achievement, of course—but beyond this aesthetic experience, i found nothing compelling. nothing that resonated with me. nothing that engaged me or made me feel like i was being shown something worth being shown.…
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