Re: American History X
i saw both rfd and ahx in a theater, but it's an art house type place. i didn't really pay a lot of attention to the others' reactions, just those with whom i went and subsequent discussions among friends. i've watched it once, seen it maybe a couple more times. nobody really seemed surprised by it. some of them liked it and some didn't. none of them loved it, most were largely unaffected by it and found it off-putting that it tried so very hard to affect them.
"was that difficult to watch? how about NOW? HAHA! no? HOW ABOUT NOW?! still no? [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]" *yawn*
the effect is actually reminiscent of what i disliked about hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. it took about 10 minutes to get immersed into its 'wacky world'. after that, no matter what they did it couldn't get a response from me. i think subject matter and depiction like requiem is going to break out of that pattern for a lot of people just because they find it honestly repulsive. for me it was like, "ok i'm in the addiction world now" after a little bit into the movie and everything wasn't jarring or made me want to avert my gaze. if you feel the way i felt about hitchhiker's, you can adapt that feeling to understand how jaded pricks like me can be unfazed by rfd.
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