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Am I strange for not loving Everything Everywhere All At Once? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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Just got around to watching it for the first time tonight. We had so many people tell us we'd love it and need to watch it, so it was high on our list. Great cast, and it won so many awards.

I didn't hate it, but I was left scratching my head over all the hype. I like odd movies and books, so it's not that I couldn't handle the weirdness. It seemed like in the same vein as Scott Pilgrim, and if you told me it wasn't a bit box office but got a cult following, I'd totally believe that.

My wife felt exactly the same way. Maybe it's just one of those cases where there was too much hype for us, but I felt kind of let down.

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[–] delitomatoes@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine the people it might appeal to

If you're Asian
If you're Asian American
if you were an American immigrant
if you like comedies
if you like action movies
if you like choreographed fights
if you like absurdist humour
if you had a bad relationship with your parents
if you're LGBT
if you like multiverse sci fi
if you like cool costumes
if you like set pieces
if you like family drama
if you like pop culture references. -if you like creative cinematography
if you like Michelle Yeoh
if you like Jamie Lee Curtis
If you like Ke huy quans comeback

This movie is maximalist, so it hits a lot of things at the same time, so naturally people may tack on to whatever they are attracted to. If none of the above fits you, then so be it

[–] nlm@literature.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

I think that was part of why I didn't care for it all that much. At least no more than it felt like an OK movie.

It felt like it was trying too hard to be too many things and not really excelling at any of them.