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Post #236049

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MeBeJedi
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A Scanner Darkly - First 24 minutes
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Date created
17-Aug-2006, 12:24 AM
"Do movies have to be enjoyable to watch? I would say no, especially when it's about content which affects people. Often in negative ways. Might as well challenge the audience. Now to what degree you go to do this is up to the director for most of you'se this one seems to have gone to far."

Uhmmmmm.........what?

"If you read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep," I think you'll see what I mean. That's not a Bladerunneresque future either, but the film brought out Dick's ideas better than a faithful adaptation would have."

Agreed. I could barely get through the first few chapters.

"Play Director/Writer where would you have taken this film?"

Sorry, but that's not a requirement for criticizing a movie. You may not like their opinion, but they are as entitled to it as you are yours. You are just trying to get them to stop saying anything negative, so your rationale is on as flimsy a basis as you perceive theirs to be.

And I don't get where you keep calling this visual a "challenge". How the hell does it make watching the film a "challenge". Seems to me you are implying that it does make watching the film difficult, which would imply that it actually detracts from the film, rather than adding to it.

"It seems a lot of people agree with me that this style of animation is unpleasant to watch."

I think it's a far cry from other "adult" animations, such as Heavy Metal. Seems more like a gimmick to me.