But sometimes I have to watch a movie because either I
missed things the first time around or got hopelessly lost. People on the ‘net
will talk about a movie I’d just seen and mentioned things I missed. One reason
is that I have tunnel vision. Seriously. Not in everyday seeing—like when I’m
driving, but while watching a movie. I concentrate so much on the main character that I
miss all the stuff on the periphery. Another reason for not getting everything is
the sound in theaters. Sometimes the music and sound effects drown out the
dialogue. Thank goodness for closed captioning on the DVD or television. Am I showing my age or what?
A movie I had to watch three times before I really got it
was Inception. Holy smoke! How many
dream levels were there? And what was with that ending? Reality or a dream?
Talk about complicated. Now Interstellar
was pretty straight-forward. Search for an alternate planet because Earth’s
food supplies were running out. But then someone in a Facebook group mentioned
the tesseract scene. Say what? Where was that? I thought I knew what a
tesseract was from A Wrinkle in Time.
So I had to watch the movie again to find it. Oh, yeah. They even mentioned the word
tesseract in the movie. Totally missed it first time around.
This weekend, I watched Jupiter
Ascending. First, it wasn’t what I thought it would be. I knew it was
sci-fi, but somehow I missed reading about the premise. I had to watch it a
second time to figure out what was what and who was who. It would have helped
if I hadn’t been reading email the first time around. I have to say the
graphics were great, the space scenes terrific, and I enjoyed watching the relationship between Channing
Tatum and Mila Kunis. I caught a few send ups to The Matrix trilogy (same producers) and Star Wars. I’m sure there were others that I missed even the second time around. I’m
glad I didn’t see it at the theater, though. Either the mix was poor on the DVD or they
cranked up the music and effects in the space scenes while the dialogue was so
quiet. Eddie Redmayne’s character practically whispered. Very annoying.
I’m not saying I don’t like complicated plots. I like movies
(and television shows) that make me think, that have several layers. Shows that
can be enjoyed on different levels. But mainly I watch to be entertained.
On Saturday, my monthly post on Paranormal
Romantics was about Science Fiction Friday and the new shows on the Syfy
channel. I think I OD’d on sci-fi this weekend. As if movies and TV weren’t
enough, we had our grandson overnight and had to watch three episodes of Star Wars Rebels and read stories from the show to him. Good thing I like sci-fi.
What do you think of movies? Do you rewatch or is once
enough?
I don't usually watch a movie more than once. I've got a pretty awesome memory about those things, but there are definitely the classics that keep me coming back for more.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that, Crystal. I love the classics. Can't tell you how many times I've seen The Wizard of Oz and Gone With The Wind.
DeleteI watch movies multiple times if I really like them. The Indiana Jones series, like you mentioned, anything with Humphrey Bogart, the Star Wars series. In fact, we just finished watching Return of the Jedi for the umpteenth time. And once a year, usually right after the kids go back to school, I watch the extended versions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I still see things that I miss in previous viewings.
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