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The best way to watch EEAAO is knowing nothing about it. Its never going to be what you expect and if you go in expecting too much, you're likely to be disappointed. Sounds very much like the hype might be why you feel the way you do.
Personally, I love it because there is more than just weirdness to it. It manages to have quite deep and emotional moments that fit naturally amongst everything that is going on. For example:
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When Evelyn learns that breaking up with Waymond would have led to a 'perfect' life and the complexity of her feelings around that, only to be hit moments later by the gut-punch that Waymond would have been far more successful without her too. After that, how can she not regret the decision which led to them both being stuck doing laundry and taxes?It's this deeper side and the depth and realism of the characters that really elevate the movie for me and lead to me still thinking about it months later. That's why it's more than just a cult hit IMO, but you aren't wrong if you disagree.
Hype is the not-so-quiet killer of good movies, but it's a paradox: good movie gets spread by word-of-mouth so much that people stop wanting to hear about it and create a negative opinion before ever engaging with it.
I do my best to recommend movies/tv/games with simple "I liked it" or "it's worth watching" type statements. I try to avoid overly personal statements like "you would love this" or "you need to see this", since it takes the autonomy away from the person who might choose to watch it. Additionally, I very often use the phrase "say no more" when getting recommendations, to let people know I'm convinced to try it, without the need for overbearing elaboration.
I have had things ruined by pre-judgment for the over-hyped, and all I can do now is try not to ruin things for anyone else. It's natural to want to rave about something we really like, but it's worth being conscious of how bias can set in and affect other people.
That's the first time I've seen that acronym, and my mind instantly played it to the tune of Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
🎶Old Macdonald had a farm, E E A A O🎶
But those kinds of plots (as well as the whole multiverse thing) have already been done in lots of shows like Rick and Morty, Futurama, Marvel, etc. I never understood why there was so much hype to begin with - the movie wasn't groundbreaking at all. It played out basically exactly how I thought it would, except with some incredibly unrealistic parental apology fantasy tacked on.
Yes, this was my feeling as well, which is why I described it as unremarkable. It wasn't bad, it just didn't seem especially novel, especially thought provoking, or whatever.
Yeah, I went in completely blind, having somehow dodged spoilers for a good year when I finally saw it upon its re-release in theaters for the Oscars campaign, and I left the theater thinking it was one of my favorite movies I've ever seen.
It's absolutely not for everyone though, and there's nothing wrong with that.