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I remember reading that Napoleon Dynamite was not only polarizing but it was incredibly hard to predict if someone would like it or not based on their previous
by m348e912 3y ago
I remember reading that Napoleon Dynamite was not only polarizing but it was incredibly hard to predict if someone would like it or not based on their previous viewing history. Netflix struggled with this in their rating system for a while.
https://www.cracked.com/article_35884_that-time-napoleon-dynamite-broke-the-netflix-algorithm.html https://www.cracked.com/article_35884_that-time-napoleon-dyn...
- loloquwowndueo 3y agoNapoleon Dynamite. I guess you were a victim of autocowreck.
- m348e912 3y agoFixed thx
- jetrink 3y agoI wonder if that was due to how much awkwardness there was in the movie. * It's a divisive mood. Some people find it relatable and cathartic (and hilarious in the context of comedy), while others find it intolerable to the point that they will leave the room during awkward scenes. * It's not a common type of humor, especially in mainstream American movies, so people are unlikely to have many other awkward comedies in their viewing history. * Napoleon Dynamite took it to such a degree that even people who enjoy it in small doses might have become exhausted by it as the film went on. (As far as I can recall, that's how I experienced the film.)
- ghaff 3y agoIt's probably in cult movie territory. I vaguely remember not necessarily hating it but it's not something I would rewatch by choice. And cult movies--more or less by definition--are polarizing.
- izzydata 3y agoIt's awkwardness reminds me of dry British humor similar to The Office. Very few shows are like this in the US.
- ghaff 3y agoI think you're probably right. It's the sort of thing I can watch but I certainly don't love it the way some people do. I can even take or leave a lot of Monty Python (though some, e.g. Life of Brian, I do love).