It was a while back. The only one I felt sympathy for was the old woman. You voluntarily become a druggie and then demand sympathy from me? How about no?
Scarred? No. But it's a hard film to watch, and I have to be in a particular mood to watch it. Particularly when he's inserting the needle into his gangrenous arm; that makes me wince with pain whenever I see it.
The Wrestler gets better the more I watch it. Sure, it's a character study, but more jumps out every time. He and Pam seem a good fit at first, but they're complete polar opposites when it comes to "fans" and their own families. Randy's whole life has been both a front and the only time he's honest with himself. Maybe it's because I live not far from where the movie was shot, but the whole movie feels very authentic in its imperfection.
The Wrestler is a great movie. One of the things I started to identify with as I got a bit older was it being a cautionary tale for what happens when you neglect family to focus on career. Eventually career ends, and without family you have nothing to show for your life.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
I felt like I was watching the most stylishly filmed ABC After School movie ever made.
The way drug culture was portrayed didn't seem believable to me, such as "Hey let's distribute a truckload of smack by letting a mob of random junkies come pick it up."
The way all the characters descended into a hellish nightmare by the end, including grandma's diet pills causing her to hallucinate that her refrigerator was attacking her, was so over the top I almost expected a "Just Say No" message from Nancy Reagan during the credits.
Ass to ass!
It'a surely the best anti-drugs PSA ever made.
It was a while back. The only one I felt sympathy for was the old woman. You voluntarily become a druggie and then demand sympathy from me? How about no?
Not just druggies, but drug dealers getting high off their own supply. So not only were they criminals, but they were dumbasses too.
Scarred? No. But it's a hard film to watch, and I have to be in a particular mood to watch it. Particularly when he's inserting the needle into his gangrenous arm; that makes me wince with pain whenever I see it.
Aronofsky makes unique movies.
Try The Fountain next. It's slow, but the visuals and score are amazing.
The Wrestler gets better the more I watch it. Sure, it's a character study, but more jumps out every time. He and Pam seem a good fit at first, but they're complete polar opposites when it comes to "fans" and their own families. Randy's whole life has been both a front and the only time he's honest with himself. Maybe it's because I live not far from where the movie was shot, but the whole movie feels very authentic in its imperfection.
The Wrestler is a great movie. One of the things I started to identify with as I got a bit older was it being a cautionary tale for what happens when you neglect family to focus on career. Eventually career ends, and without family you have nothing to show for your life.
It's right up there for me along with David Lynch movies and American Psycho etc in my favorite films I haven't seen.
Don't plan on seeing Requiem though, I don't usually watch a movie to get rekt
I like American Psycho, but TBH you get like 80% of the enjoyment of the film by just watching the meme clips.
Now let's see Paul Allen's meme clips.
Sadly when he died his heirs shut down his movie theater, so we no longer have a place to watch them.
i thought it was a comedy. Did nothing for me in any 'serious' fashion.
There are some quirks. I could see how you'd think that. I might see it that way now that the initial shock is long over.
Don't watch any Lars Van Trier movies
I felt like I was watching the most stylishly filmed ABC After School movie ever made.
The way drug culture was portrayed didn't seem believable to me, such as "Hey let's distribute a truckload of smack by letting a mob of random junkies come pick it up."
The way all the characters descended into a hellish nightmare by the end, including grandma's diet pills causing her to hallucinate that her refrigerator was attacking her, was so over the top I almost expected a "Just Say No" message from Nancy Reagan during the credits.
But the visuals and score were cool.