Whiplash may be one of the best films of 2010s but it wasn't projected to be a huge box office success. Whiplash is edgy, psychological drama.That's why it cost only 3m for Sony to buy it. Palm Springs is basically a feel good comedy, despite its hidden philosophical undertones and meanings.
True. With that said, Oscar nominated films usually get gold return and after watching Whiplash, I’m not sure how you couldn’t recognize how great it is. That’s just me though.
I feel like the point of the film was that the time loop, despite appearances, actually forced them to live with inescapable truths. Whatever happens on the day of the loop, Andy's character had to live with the meaninglessness of his life before the loop, symbolized by the fact his girlfriend was cheating on him. And let's be honest, that itself was a symptom of the fact his relationship with her, and by extension everyone else at the wedding, was basically empty. So his loop was actually trapping him in the meaninglessness of his life up to that point. And Cristin's character was trapped with the shame of who she was, and the horrible, irredeemable choice she had made. (I mean, I'm all for sex positivity and I'm not big on jealousy, even I have limits, ya know?) So despite the story depicting a world without consequences, they're both living with pretty deep internal shame as a consequence of the choices they made. Niles' happy-go-lucky attitude left him in a world of strangers who felt nothing for him. And Sarah's similar attitude left her an outsider in her own family. Nihilism may have been a consequence of the loop, but the loop was also a horrible wish-fulfillment for two people who didn't want to face up to the day after the wedding, when some hard realities would come crashing down. Ultimately, this was a story about people who didn't want to face tomorrow, working up the courage and strength of character to finally admit that consequences are better than meaninglessness. I think that's actually a pretty good refutation of nihilism, which is, I assume, the intent of the film. Maybe it's not as funny as Groundhog Day, or as bad-ass as Edge of Tomorrow, or as surreal as Russian Doll, but that's the great thing about art. It doesn't have to be as good as other art, it just has to be itself. Kinda like people, maybe.
Whiplash may be one of the best films of 2010s but it wasn't projected to be a huge box office success. Whiplash is edgy, psychological drama.That's why it cost only 3m for Sony to buy it. Palm Springs is basically a feel good comedy, despite its hidden philosophical undertones and meanings.
True. With that said, Oscar nominated films usually get gold return and after watching Whiplash, I’m not sure how you couldn’t recognize how great it is. That’s just me though.
I feel like the point of the film was that the time loop, despite appearances, actually forced them to live with inescapable truths. Whatever happens on the day of the loop, Andy's character had to live with the meaninglessness of his life before the loop, symbolized by the fact his girlfriend was cheating on him. And let's be honest, that itself was a symptom of the fact his relationship with her, and by extension everyone else at the wedding, was basically empty. So his loop was actually trapping him in the meaninglessness of his life up to that point. And Cristin's character was trapped with the shame of who she was, and the horrible, irredeemable choice she had made. (I mean, I'm all for sex positivity and I'm not big on jealousy, even I have limits, ya know?)
So despite the story depicting a world without consequences, they're both living with pretty deep internal shame as a consequence of the choices they made. Niles' happy-go-lucky attitude left him in a world of strangers who felt nothing for him. And Sarah's similar attitude left her an outsider in her own family. Nihilism may have been a consequence of the loop, but the loop was also a horrible wish-fulfillment for two people who didn't want to face up to the day after the wedding, when some hard realities would come crashing down.
Ultimately, this was a story about people who didn't want to face tomorrow, working up the courage and strength of character to finally admit that consequences are better than meaninglessness. I think that's actually a pretty good refutation of nihilism, which is, I assume, the intent of the film. Maybe it's not as funny as Groundhog Day, or as bad-ass as Edge of Tomorrow, or as surreal as Russian Doll, but that's the great thing about art. It doesn't have to be as good as other art, it just has to be itself. Kinda like people, maybe.
I have never heard of this movie. Thanks! Will check it out.
You’ve got great content buddy, I’m finishing my own review at the moment.
Keep going :)
Appreciate it, I'll check yours out when I get the chance.
loved this man!
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loved the review I just finished watching the movie
Appreciate it!