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>> It contains all the right stuff. It's just... not entertaining. Until I
>> watched this review, I couldn't really put my finger on why. Now I have
>> a clearer idea.
>
> The review wasn't about The Matrix.
No. But it makes some interesting points about what makes a film work,
and what makes a film not work.
>> I didn't expect to enjoy the original film, but I did. The trailer for
>> the sequal looked great...
>
> How hard is it to write "sequel"?
How hard is it for you to get off my case? I *know* I can't spell for
toffee. I didn't even learn to read until I was about 13 or something.
I've always been rubbish at it. It's not like I can magically fix it in
20 minutes.
>> Right. Because it's not a requirement for a good film to actually make
>> sense.
>
>> Oh, wait... yes it is.
>
> You consider yourself the absolute measurement of whether a movie makes
> sense or not?
Last time I checked, I'm not the only person claiming the film wasn't
very good. (Although admittedly that's not an infalible measurement
either...)
>> I repeat: "apparently some people really liked it". It seems readily
>> apparent to me that this is true, even if I have no idea *why* it's true.
>
> Maybe you simply refuse to understand why, again because of some odd
> principle of yours.
>
> How hard is it to say "I didn't like it, but I understand why someone
> else would" (and really mean it)?
I just meant that I'm not sure what it is about it that made other
people enjoy it. Clearly there was something, but I don't know what that
something was.
>> I don't mind films that require some thinking.
>
> You are making a good job at giving the opposite impression.
Right, because (say) Back To The Future doesn't require any thinking at
all. That must be why I like it so much. :-)
> But you surely understand why some people like for there to be gaps to
> be filled by deduction?
There's deduction, and there's guessing.
But sure, different people like different things. I was just saying what
*I* happen to like.
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