My opinion is that the joke is funny, not that the film is bad. I don’t have an opinion of the film, though I do think the twelve year shoot is inherently pretentious if it isn’t good.
That’s a dumb thing to think. If it isn’t good it’s not pretension, it’s just a failed experiment.
I suppose you’re not wrong, I just find it pretentious in an attention grabbing sort of way. Look at me, I spent a long time shooting this movie, now give me oscars.
He never did that. People found the movie interesting for that reason after it came out. RLM just made up the Oscar-bait stuff. I am willing to bet money that Richard Linklater doesn’t go into his film projects with the “give me oscars” mindset.
Thing is, the movie is good.
Some beg to differ. But I won’t argue about the quality of the film since I ain’t seen it.
Most of the people mocking it, like you, haven’t actually seen it.