Friday Five

[ringsandcoffee]

thefridayfive FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2017 (it was posted a day late)

1. Have you ever had a movie both totally captivate and completely confuse you?
I walked out of the theater after Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind doing the confused dog head tilt, and I think I was speechless as well.

2. When watching a movie, do you prefer things all laid out or to have to 'hunt for your own clues' along the way?
I like movies (or tv shows) that make me think. Used to love CSI, though more for the how/science than figuring out whodunit.

3. Do you want an ultimate ending to your movie or do you prefer to have it open for conjecture and discussion.
I want a definite ending. Preferably a happy one. I'm okay with the occasional twist ending that leaves you unsure of what really happened.

4. Do you talk during a movie (preferably one in your home, not in the theatre)?
Only about what we're watching. If in the theater, I whisper into the person's ear. If at home, whoever I'm watching with is usually talking right along with me. In either case, the person/people I'm watching with don't mind.

5. Have you ever seen a blockbuster movie and not get what was so great about it?
Yes, but I can't think of a specific example at the moment.

Comments

[coercedbynutmeg.livejournal.com]

5. The Notebook always springs immediately to mind. There are others too, but that one is the worst. I mean, I think Pearl Harbor or Armageddon or Titanic were dumb stories but there were big booms or fancy cinematography or lovely costumes or whatever, but The Notebook? Bluh.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I've not seen that one - I think I'll skip it. There's enough confusion in my world without adding to it.

That's what I do, too. I whisper in the theatre, but not as much when I'm home. :P

[meathiel]

I'm totally with you on no. 3.

I've not watched "Eternal Sunshine ... " - don't think I will now.

[sylleblossom.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should make the New Year's Resolution to stay on Friday Fives next year...

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

I like movies and TV shows that make me think as well.

[sewcute.livejournal.com]

aww, I LOVE eternal sunshine, course the first time I watched it was after I had recently broken up with my boyfriend and so it resonated with me.

[jessibobessi.livejournal.com]

2 and 3. The recent alien movie movie "Arrival" starring Amy Adams (which I think is on netflix or hulu now). OH MY WORD that ending. You find out at the ending that there were clues all along but still, mind - blown. And then you think about it for DAYS. And Paul and I argued over how to even label the ending - happy or sad (depending on how you interpreted it).


NOPE, NOPE, NOPE. Give me a clear, definite ending every time (preferably a cheery, happy one).