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gaporter said:
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(I am not part of those dozens)
 
mdmost said:
Saw The Brutalist. Loved the first part. The 2nd part…uh WTF? It felt a bit like two different movies. Adrian Brody and Guy Pearce winning Oscars is fine by me.

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The 2nd half is definitely more oblique than the first half leads you to believe. You think it's going to be some American Dream story, but it's a more obfuscated look at how trauma and violence inform art and culture. The ending is definitely tongue and cheek. Don't think a lot of it is meant to be taken literally.
 
ayayrawn said:
The 2nd half is definitely more oblique than the first half leads you to believe. You think it's going to be some American Dream story, but it's a more obfuscated look at how trauma and violence inform art and culture. The ending is definitely tongue and cheek. Don't think a lot of it is meant to be taken literally.
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I'll admit it's a very complicated movie and some of the context may be lost on me due to my own lack of film education. I think the movie stands for many different things. Technically, it's an incredible movie. It is beautifully shot. I loved the use of Vistavision. The cinematography is superb. I think the 2nd act just felt weirdly disjointed and maybe that's on purpose and speaks to the art and what you said. I'll admit I am not the most adept at understanding what a filmmaker is going for with their work. It's why I'm thrilled my wife got me the Criterion Channel subscription because I enjoy challenging movies, especially as I get older. I would love to watch this again and see how the 2nd act feels with a repeat viewing. It definitely sticks with you and that's a great thing for a film to do in the day of so much disposable filmmaking and recycled ideas.
 
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