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RE: It has a VERY heavy, overstated "message" that could have been

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RedGrant

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In Reply to: RE: It has a VERY heavy, overstated "message" that could have been posted by tinear on July 22, 2011 at 08:51:44

"The constant sophomoric "why are we here" drivel, recited in breathless voice-over, was too much." - Tinear

Yes, I understand where you're coming from. That's why I had said earlier, this 'movie' needs to be appreciated as a non-linear 'poetry', not a 'novel' with standard linear chronology.

But that is just too much 'avant-garde' for me as of this moment, or as you might say, too 'sophomoric'.

It would be hard to satirize the film, it's already so over the top.

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Avant-garde means ahead of the curve. It is antithetical to "sophomoric". - tinear 10:24:10 07/23/11 (1)
At a very young age, people question why they are here, what its all about. The central ideas of the film not only are clich�s, they are repeated for effect for HOURS. And they are breathlessly mouthed in the most simplistic imaginable dialogue. The universe is a cold place and we are emotive, emotional beings. People die and there doesn't seem to be any reason.
Now, I don't mean to imply people don't think about these things as they mature; but most people have found answers at a young age--- after a tragedy, it is what allows them to continue on.
Malick's unforgivable gaffe is that he had to beat us over the head, BOTH visually and aurally, with this thought. A good filmmaker would let events speak for themselves. In "2001," and I hesitate to compare a Sistine Chapel panel to a graffiti wall, a great filmmaker shows how to address somewhat the same questions--- and many more--- in a clever, non-obvious, and original manner. Malick hasn't made a good film since his first one, "Badlands." He never reaches for anything but the 9-pound hammer.
- That's why I said............ - RedGrant 15:48:13 07/23/11 (0)
  ....this movie should be appreciated as a 'poetry'.
  
  "Malick's unforgivable gaffe is that he had to beat us over the head, BOTH visually and aurally, with this thought."
  
  ....kind like a poetry.

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