Was genuinely pissed off that I wasted my movie night on this, too.
Fart huffing to the nth degree.
Only good part was his anxiety trip with his apartment before he’s supposed to catch the plane.
First half is 10/10 kino, the satire around Big Pharma and the "American Dream" is exactly how a satire should be. The dream/trip sequences in the middle section are visually stunning, but break the pace of the movie a little jarringly and after that point the story seems to lose its original meaning a little bit, which is a shame. You didn't waste your movie night though, I think its still good
Personally found the dream sequence to be drawn out and derivative, parts of it were impressive (set design) but some of it seemed slapped together with CGI.
also it was cheapened by the gratuitous violence immediately after.
Really don’t get what he was going for with this movie.
First half is 10/10 kino, the satire around Big Pharma and the "American Dream" is exactly how a satire should be. The dream/trip sequences in the middle section are visually stunning, but break the pace of the movie a little jarringly and after that point the story seems to lose its original meaning a little bit, which is a shame. You didn't waste your movie night though, I think its still good
It was a moronic way of putting it; but I took it as his mom showing him that his Dad was so evil and such a monster (or he is sex obsessed/cheated on her) that she lied to Beau about him being dead in order to protect him.
Beau's dick killing people was supposed to represent the way men like his father can ruin women by using them for sex. It was very moronic, but that's the pretentious high-brow shit Ari Aster is going for in his movies.
I understood what the symbolism was but it was ridiculously poorly animated and they had it on screen for like five minutes doing some marvel action bullshit.
I’m mad just thinking about this garbage movie again
I thought the first half hour was absolutely amazing, unfortunately the movie keeps going for 2.5 more hours after that and it's pretentious shallow nonsense.
I liked it. it's just a pretty basic post-structuralist movie with mommy issues. I don't see what's so complicated, in fact I think it's one of the more straightforward movies in the genre. but it's one of those things you either get or you don't I guess.
People saying that the first half is amazing as a satire about the "American Dream" or whatever nonsense are moronic and got filtered by a very straightforward story about an all-controlling narcissistic mother.
That's it. That is all what the movie is about. A narcissistic mother making the entire world to be a scary place so the son is never allowed to grow beyond her grasps and thus dooming the son to have his entire grown life set up for failure.
The "American Dream" imagery in the first half is trying to outline the root of his mother's narcissism. While Beau is a fricked up man due to his mother, his mother is a fricked up woman because capitalism is le bad. Yes, you are right in saying its all about his mom, but there is definitely critique of capitalism (mainly Big Pharma) littered throughout the movie.
I don't think so.
Narcissistic mothers love to make the world a scary place so they can stop their kids, specially if it is a son, from discovering things on their own and experiment shit out.
So they always make it so that if they do this so and so will happen. If they go out so and so will happen. If they talk to someone so and so will happen.
Beau's neighborhood being a fricked up place where everyone is scary and out to harm is exactly the kind of nightmare scenario an agoraphobic person who grew isolated without ever being able to experience life feel about the outside world beyond their door and windows.
Same with the therapist reporting all his most shameful insecurities and issues back to his mother.
Or him thinking that sex is a dangerous thing.
Or growing up thinking his father is a monster or literal dick.
Thats an interesting take, thanks anon
What do you think the obsession with people taking or needing to take pills or drugs in order to function was about then? From people overdosing in almost the first scene, to even the hippies asking Beau to drink drug-infused tea. More of the same, just his mom freaking him out?
Had potential editor was a pussy who didnt know how to tell Ari to shut the frick up he isnt as bright as he thinks.
Waste of time
Was genuinely pissed off that I wasted my movie night on this, too.
Fart huffing to the nth degree.
Only good part was his anxiety trip with his apartment before he’s supposed to catch the plane.
Yeah I feel like the movie could have been saved even after about 2/3 in, but it just nosedived after that.
Personally found the dream sequence to be drawn out and derivative, parts of it were impressive (set design) but some of it seemed slapped together with CGI.
also it was cheapened by the gratuitous violence immediately after.
Really don’t get what he was going for with this movie.
Yeah I agree, they are definitely drawn out and derivative, but I still very much so liked the way they looked, stagekino always looks cool to me.
First half is 10/10 kino, the satire around Big Pharma and the "American Dream" is exactly how a satire should be. The dream/trip sequences in the middle section are visually stunning, but break the pace of the movie a little jarringly and after that point the story seems to lose its original meaning a little bit, which is a shame. You didn't waste your movie night though, I think its still good
Oh and the giant penis monster fricked the movie beyond repair.
It was a moronic way of putting it; but I took it as his mom showing him that his Dad was so evil and such a monster (or he is sex obsessed/cheated on her) that she lied to Beau about him being dead in order to protect him.
Beau's dick killing people was supposed to represent the way men like his father can ruin women by using them for sex. It was very moronic, but that's the pretentious high-brow shit Ari Aster is going for in his movies.
I understood what the symbolism was but it was ridiculously poorly animated and they had it on screen for like five minutes doing some marvel action bullshit.
I’m mad just thinking about this garbage movie again
extremely gay and israeli, more than usual
Rip off of The Magus by John Fowles
Beau is literally me
Filtered it was raw neurotic kino
I identified most with the dispassionate seat-fillers wearily leaving the stadium after the movie ended.
I thought the first half hour was absolutely amazing, unfortunately the movie keeps going for 2.5 more hours after that and it's pretentious shallow nonsense.
if they didn't use a stunt double for the boy he's ruined for life
I liked it. it's just a pretty basic post-structuralist movie with mommy issues. I don't see what's so complicated, in fact I think it's one of the more straightforward movies in the genre. but it's one of those things you either get or you don't I guess.
>Ari Aster
>2:59
You got what you deserved.
People saying that the first half is amazing as a satire about the "American Dream" or whatever nonsense are moronic and got filtered by a very straightforward story about an all-controlling narcissistic mother.
That's it. That is all what the movie is about. A narcissistic mother making the entire world to be a scary place so the son is never allowed to grow beyond her grasps and thus dooming the son to have his entire grown life set up for failure.
The "American Dream" imagery in the first half is trying to outline the root of his mother's narcissism. While Beau is a fricked up man due to his mother, his mother is a fricked up woman because capitalism is le bad. Yes, you are right in saying its all about his mom, but there is definitely critique of capitalism (mainly Big Pharma) littered throughout the movie.
I don't think so.
Narcissistic mothers love to make the world a scary place so they can stop their kids, specially if it is a son, from discovering things on their own and experiment shit out.
So they always make it so that if they do this so and so will happen. If they go out so and so will happen. If they talk to someone so and so will happen.
Beau's neighborhood being a fricked up place where everyone is scary and out to harm is exactly the kind of nightmare scenario an agoraphobic person who grew isolated without ever being able to experience life feel about the outside world beyond their door and windows.
Same with the therapist reporting all his most shameful insecurities and issues back to his mother.
Or him thinking that sex is a dangerous thing.
Or growing up thinking his father is a monster or literal dick.
Thats an interesting take, thanks anon
What do you think the obsession with people taking or needing to take pills or drugs in order to function was about then? From people overdosing in almost the first scene, to even the hippies asking Beau to drink drug-infused tea. More of the same, just his mom freaking him out?