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500excf type r
Mar 7, 2013

I'm as annoying as the high-pitched whine of my motorcycle, desperately compensating for the lack of substance in my life.

Poohs Packin posted:

I dont know what SMG is. But sure:

The film is lonely. The characters are all isolated from each other and their relationships are falling apart because of it.

The two main characters are for lack of a better word "obsessed" with each other but only share a few minutes together.

LA is portrayed as a vast and impersonal sprawl.

Neil's house is blank and set against waves. It might as well be nowhere.

The love interest story arch is basically two people from completely incompatible backgrounds searching for connection and failing.

Edit: this isn't like, my interpretation. A simple google search yields multiple results from established critics discussing the films themes of lonliness, isolation, etc.

Plus that whole scene with Pacino's wife chewing him out, her whole speech is pretty on topic

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500excf type r
Mar 7, 2013

I'm as annoying as the high-pitched whine of my motorcycle, desperately compensating for the lack of substance in my life.

FishBowlRobot posted:

I don’t know, but it is. Funny how Shane Black made basically the same movie again but called it The Nice Guys.

I always forget that I've seen The Nice Guys until the open scene titties

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