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TMC · 06-15-2019, 01:30 AM

Have you ever watched a movie and even enjoyed it, other people have enjoyed it, it's received maybe even critical acclaim, but later on down the line......

When you REALLY start to think about the movie in a deeper way, you notice: "Hey....there were some really problematic things in this movie....."

What are some films you've watched (and maybe even enjoyed) at one time in the past and now after time or re-watching again, you give some of the things in the film the side-eye?

dee2364 · 06-24-2019, 12:04 AM

The Godfather. It does such a bad job of establishing the time period. This was a problem with period movies from the 1960s and 70s. There would be so many anachronisms that you couldn't really tell when the movie was taking place.

Goodfellas. There is a part of the movie that's always bugged the hell out of me. For 99% of the movie, Henry Hill is narrating what's going on because the story is told from his perspective. But then all of a sudden, for no reason at all and for only two minutes, his wife narrates the story. I just don't understand what the point of that was or why the movie shifts gears.

Vertigo. This movie is so full of holes and makes no sense most of the time. For example, the reason why Judy reacts the way she does in the end (which I won't spoil) is never, ever explained. There's also a scene where we clearly see Madeleine check into a hotel and enter a room window. Scotty then talks to the concierge and asks what room she's checked into and the concierge says that she never did.

Rebel without a Cause. It wasn't until years after seeing this movie when I finally realized that it all took place within the span of one...frigging...day. Which is so completely and utterly unrealistic!

Marathon Man. Every single thing about this movie was completely and utterly stupid, unrealistic and illogical, yet when I first saw it, I thought it was a brilliant psychological thriller. It is completely inane. For example, there's a scene where Babe's brother is stabbed in the middle of midtown Manhattan, falls to the ground dying but somehow manages to also stagger 30 blocks to Babe's house. And then only starts to bleed out once he drops dead.

dee2364 · 06-24-2019, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but Karen narrates constantly through the story: that she couldn't stand Henry; the she didn't pick up that Henry was in something illegal: that handling a gun turned her on; that everyone at the wedding was named Paul or Peter or Mary; how to act when the police turn up with a warrant; how beaten down the other women seem; how Henry just seemed like a hustling guy who cut a few corners. And that's just off the top of my head.

Admittedly it's been years since I've seen the film but I'm pretty sure she does not narrate throughout the entire movie. I know that because every time I've seen the movie, the fact that she only narrates for a brief period always leaps out at me.

06-15-2019, 01:30 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,305	Problematic Things In Movies That Nobody Ever Seems To Talk About Have you ever watched a movie and even enjoyed it, other people have enjoyed it, it's received maybe even critical acclaim, but later on down the line...... When you REALLY start to think about the movie in a deeper way, you notice: "Hey....there were some really problematic things in this movie....." What are some films you've watched (and maybe even enjoyed) at one time in the past and now after time or re-watching again, you give some of the things in the film the side-eye?

06-24-2019, 12:04 AM	#2
dee2364 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 20, 2019 Posts: 643	The Godfather. It does such a bad job of establishing the time period. This was a problem with period movies from the 1960s and 70s. There would be so many anachronisms that you couldn't really tell when the movie was taking place. Goodfellas. There is a part of the movie that's always bugged the hell out of me. For 99% of the movie, Henry Hill is narrating what's going on because the story is told from his perspective. But then all of a sudden, for no reason at all and for only two minutes, his wife narrates the story. I just don't understand what the point of that was or why the movie shifts gears. Vertigo. This movie is so full of holes and makes no sense most of the time. For example, the reason why Judy reacts the way she does in the end (which I won't spoil) is never, ever explained. There's also a scene where we clearly see Madeleine check into a hotel and enter a room window. Scotty then talks to the concierge and asks what room she's checked into and the concierge says that she never did. Rebel without a Cause. It wasn't until years after seeing this movie when I finally realized that it all took place within the span of one...frigging...day. Which is so completely and utterly unrealistic! Marathon Man. Every single thing about this movie was completely and utterly stupid, unrealistic and illogical, yet when I first saw it, I thought it was a brilliant psychological thriller. It is completely inane. For example, there's a scene where Babe's brother is stabbed in the middle of midtown Manhattan, falls to the ground dying but somehow manages to also stagger 30 blocks to Babe's house. And then only starts to bleed out once he drops dead.