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OtherwiseCricket8982 t1_j9uzsyr wrote

Reply to comment by Positive-Source8205 in I hated the film 'Nope' by jonah_wilkie

I find it so interesting just how split audiences were on this film. Just curious, what types of movies do you usually gravitate towards?

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Stepjam t1_j9vvhq0 wrote

I genuinely find the split on the movie fascinating. I personally enjoyed the movie a lot, and I felt like it should be a crowd pleasing movie. Like there are some movies I enjoy that I understand are not going to work for everyone (and movies I disliked that I at least understand fall under that umbrella too).

But I genuinely don't get the amount of dislike some people have for this movie. It would be one thing if it just wasn't quite their thing but the outright dislike surprises me. A part of me wonders if it didn't have Peele's name attached to it, would it be so controversial?

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Positive-Source8205 t1_j9v2bln wrote

I like good movies.

I think Signs is in the same genre. Despite its flaws, I think Signs was a great movie.

I tend not to look for specific genres of movies, though. I just like good entertainment.

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OtherwiseCricket8982 t1_j9v33id wrote

Surely everyone likes "good" movies, it's just highly subjective what that means. I agree that Signs is similar in that it doesn't explain a ton about the alien. But it's also way more obsessed with telling a story clearly than breaking from film conventions and focusing more on the allegory. I think Us did this too, but imo Nope was more successful in how it did it.

What i'm trying to get at is, and i'm just curious, are there any movies you like that don't explain their plot entirely? Neon Genesis? Tree of Life? Even Perfect Blue gets pretty out there.

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