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I don't think adults have an inability to get absorbed that way; I think they still get that when they watch more "traditional" blockbuster movies. The problem

I don't think adults have an inability to get absorbed that way; I think they still get that when they watch more "traditional" blockbuster movies. The problem is this mental division between what is perceived as commercial and fun, and what has to be seen as art. Basically, once people realize that something is very different from the baseline of normal movies, they will start to get into art+interpretation mode and spoil the pure experience. Christopher Nolan is probably one of the people who really manage in all their movies to keep the balance between those two worlds.

saiya-jin 9y ago
I agree - we went with fiancee to watch latest Star Wars few weeks ago. I don't recall the last time I enjoyed a movie in cinema so much, was drawn into the story 100% of the time, not a single blip that would distract & make me come back from being right there in the story. It didn't happen with any previous SW movies, in fact maybe this was unique experience. For both of us. I didn't question logic of anything (which I usually do), everything just clicked and hummed along the story. When I checked IMDB, I couldn't wrap my head around why it's rated so low and first 50-100 user reviews gave it either 1/10 or 2/10 and kept repeating how disappointing it is and how it is a worst movie in cinema history. Didn't bother to check their arguments, I enjoyed it profoundly and I still smile when remembering those moments. Maybe I was in right mental setup for it, but that would be valid for both of us symmetrically. In fact, as writing this, I recall once I watched Apocalypse Now, and somehow, for some reason, it felt very similar. I saw it before, and I saw it after this, but it was never so intense, so 'right'
- baud147258 9y ago
  I never though about it, but thinking about the last movies I've watcher, I agree that the mental setup/mood at the time can have a great influence on how much I'd be drawn into a movie.

saiya-jin 9y ago

I agree - we went with fiancee to watch latest Star Wars few weeks ago. I don't recall the last time I enjoyed a movie in cinema so much, was drawn into the story 100% of the time, not a single blip that would distract & make me come back from being right there in the story. It didn't happen with any previous SW movies, in fact maybe this was unique experience. For both of us. I didn't question logic of anything (which I usually do), everything just clicked and hummed along the story. When I checked IMDB, I couldn't wrap my head around why it's rated so low and first 50-100 user reviews gave it either 1/10 or 2/10 and kept repeating how disappointing it is and how it is a worst movie in cinema history. Didn't bother to check their arguments, I enjoyed it profoundly and I still smile when remembering those moments. Maybe I was in right mental setup for it, but that would be valid for both of us symmetrically. In fact, as writing this, I recall once I watched Apocalypse Now, and somehow, for some reason, it felt very similar. I saw it before, and I saw it after this, but it was never so intense, so 'right'

baud147258 9y ago
I never though about it, but thinking about the last movies I've watcher, I agree that the mental setup/mood at the time can have a great influence on how much I'd be drawn into a movie.