Substance is something we lack.
I figured with all these movies we'd be pretty well off in case of some kind of apocalypse.
Not like that's bad or anything.
Today we went and saw "Resident Evil: Afterlife" (Which was awesome!) but according to my dad, lacked substance. From my viewpoint, I can understand that. It was a bunch of guns and violence paired with 3-d effects, amazing camera angles, and the antagonist with a pretentious voice. When you go to a movie like that, you obviously don't go for a life lesson... So why judge?
You cannot begin to appreciate the stunning 3-d effects and the top notch CGI when you're so hung up on why that zombie had a sack on his head and how he managed to perfectly swing his over-sized axe with such precision. The movie had no plot other then scenarios that we hope we never get in because we don't have the courage, nor the insane reflexes, to do so. Isn't that why we like those movies, because we want to feed our brains in ways that so-called "substance" movies cannot?
Call me crazy, but somehow I don't get inspired off of movies like "Dreamer." My solution to all you picky people? Watch a movie with "substance" and "action." It's rocket science, right? Like "Slumdog Millionaire." That movie gave me nightmares for a week, because I thought some guy was going to grab me in my sleep and pour acid on my eyes or something. But hey... SUBSTANCE.
I'm starting to really hate that word.
This is great! I feel that way too. I think we all watch different movies for different reasons. Like me, one of my favorite movies has to be Doubt, which DEFINITELY doesn't have action....but I also really like The Dark Knight. It all depends on my mood!
ReplyDeletefirst off that was a good movie and i totally agree on what you said about people not going to movies for "a life lesson" i go to movies cause they happen to look worth the time to watch again ive never meet you in my life :D but ya i agree
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