tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post7353648370880709023..comments2024-02-29T09:17:47.380-08:00Comments on Movies: AnomalisaShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033662507699896530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-58938690635837073372017-01-01T14:28:29.352-08:002017-01-01T14:28:29.352-08:00If I even come back! If I even come back! Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033662507699896530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-24395698268264417802017-01-01T14:19:02.693-08:002017-01-01T14:19:02.693-08:00I'm definitely with Cory up there when he says...I'm definitely with Cory up there when he says the protagonist was just too unrelateable and unlikable. I still need to gather my thoughts before I say much more about it (or we can shoot the breeze during a passing period), but I will say there was a line that resonated and that I think may explain the ending. When having a quick, awkward breakfast with Anamolisa the morning after, he says, "or maybe there is no lesson to be learned...which is a lesson in and of itself."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056895439416156683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-40105336225882137762016-07-20T21:30:52.834-07:002016-07-20T21:30:52.834-07:00Right, I definitely agree with the selfishness or ...Right, I definitely agree with the selfishness or insensitivity (and that "childish" quality) really taking away from things. That character was just too unlikable. <br /><br />I have a friend I've never met who liked this a little more than us but admitted he wouldn't have liked it nearly as much if it wasn't puppets. I do see that as a novelty, but it also really could have contributed to the themes. I guess I just didn't think it delivered the themes in a way that really meant anything, so it was kind of a wasted opportunity. <br /><br />I was really surprised I didn't like this one a ton more. I was really looking forward to it. Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033662507699896530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784846369945401487.post-58410007543363221182016-06-16T20:58:05.531-07:002016-06-16T20:58:05.531-07:00You are right about this being a giant downer of a...You are right about this being a giant downer of a movie. The main character could have been more sympathetic, which would have helped immensely, but instead he comes off as totally selfish and insensitive to what anyone else is feeling. The ending reinforced how inexcusable and irredeemable his behavior is, especially with regard to his son. The mistake is that this serves to weaken the point of the film, or what the film should be focusing on.<br /><br />The moment early on that I realized all of the other characters were speaking with the same voice, I got a thrill of revelation. I thought it was a great way to illustrate something everyone deals with...that relationships and the path of our lives can become boring and repetitive. If the main character had taken any of the blame for this or had tried to overcome the issue, then the audience might have been able to relate to him more and pull for him. Instead, he just sees flaws in others and blames the world. He is childish, and there is no reason given or understanding of what makes the girl's voice special. <br /><br />There was a nugget of greatness to "Anomalisa" that gets buried by the novelty of the animation and the unnecessarily explicite...very explicite and creepy...scene you referenced. If this cold film is meant to be an expression of how Kaufman feels about the world, then it only makes me like him a little less. A 13.corynoreply@blogger.com