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I kind of hate the term overrated because it's both a substitute for critical thinking and really more of an insult to the fans of a film than the film itself. Which is to say the blame gets put on those who over rate it instead of simply saying this film is bad. Underrated I just don't really know what it means. I guess it's different from unknown or esoteric? Like a film that got destroyed by critics but is actually good?
Well, anyway, I'll stick to last year cause these kind of questions span so much time and space in my head. So outside of films I had zero chance of liking and predictably hated (Hateful Eight, Room, The Revenant, etc) I guess I would say Inside Out is one I was left perplexed by in regards to its glowing praises.
I do enjoy a great deal of pixar films and as someone whose life basically stops and starts with mental illness I thought I'd fall for it. However, pixar has a tendency to overthink and become a parody of what a pixar film is. Like, the entire conceit of emotions having character and buttons and all that just is so obnoxiously clever.
As for underrated or what have you I'm not sure. Anomalisa probably received its fair share of love but as one of the defining portraits of male narcissism and privilege I think it's important beyond words. To be able to position the cult of self that so many middle aged, upper class white males seem to have as a disorder of sorts helps deconstruct it and thus makes it less scary and much more approachable as an issue that can hopefully be cured with love.
Well, anyway, I'll stick to last year cause these kind of questions span so much time and space in my head. So outside of films I had zero chance of liking and predictably hated (Hateful Eight, Room, The Revenant, etc) I guess I would say Inside Out is one I was left perplexed by in regards to its glowing praises.
I do enjoy a great deal of pixar films and as someone whose life basically stops and starts with mental illness I thought I'd fall for it. However, pixar has a tendency to overthink and become a parody of what a pixar film is. Like, the entire conceit of emotions having character and buttons and all that just is so obnoxiously clever.
As for underrated or what have you I'm not sure. Anomalisa probably received its fair share of love but as one of the defining portraits of male narcissism and privilege I think it's important beyond words. To be able to position the cult of self that so many middle aged, upper class white males seem to have as a disorder of sorts helps deconstruct it and thus makes it less scary and much more approachable as an issue that can hopefully be cured with love.