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Am I strange for not loving Everything Everywhere All At Once? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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Just got around to watching it for the first time tonight. We had so many people tell us we'd love it and need to watch it, so it was high on our list. Great cast, and it won so many awards.

I didn't hate it, but I was left scratching my head over all the hype. I like odd movies and books, so it's not that I couldn't handle the weirdness. It seemed like in the same vein as Scott Pilgrim, and if you told me it wasn't a bit box office but got a cult following, I'd totally believe that.

My wife felt exactly the same way. Maybe it's just one of those cases where there was too much hype for us, but I felt kind of let down.

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[–] Z4rK@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I watched it before I knew anything about the hype, and it was just an ok movie for me. Fun that they dare be playful.

I was very surprised when I saw all the main stream accolades it received. I guess maybe it managed to be seen by a lot of people that wouldn’t normally like weird fantasy movies etc, so it was something new and fun for them?

I watched it again later to see what I had missed. I had not missed anything. Did not finish the last play through.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I definitely normally like weird fantasy movies and EEAAO was a deeply moving experience for me. I think you have to see that's it's not a sci-fi movie. It's a family drama that just happens to wear sci-fi clothing. And it's one of the best written family drama scripts in recent memory.

I also appreciated the message that nihilism is almost the easy way out. Optimism requires effort.

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Really, it's a film about family

[–] Z4rK@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I probably don’t care that much for family drama, so that just detracted from the fantasy experience for me? I liked several elements of it, but as a whole it was a noisy experience.

It’s funny that a movie is so divisive.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh, anything that becomes popular becomes divisive. Because it becomes popular to love it and also popular to hate it.

[–] Z4rK@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m really just speaking for myself. It had some interesting elements. It was ok to watch on the first play through. I’m quite surprised by all the official accolade of how great the film is.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

And I thought it deserved every bit of the accolades haha. But that's fine. We like what we like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I watched it before I knew anything about the hype, and it was just an ok movie for me.

I was very surprised when I saw all the main stream accolades it received.

You know that's exactly how I felt about Top Gun: Maverick. I watched it, it was fun. But I didn't really feel like watching it again. Then I check reddit the next day and apparently the movie was saving cinema?

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I resonate with that. Again, I didn't at all dislike it - I'd give it a thumbs up - but I also didn't think it was that notable, either. It seems like a very strange Best Picture winner.