Implying to me that the writer/director failed in their jobs. A film (especially weird whacked out film) should be just intense enough to keep you watching without going over. If you switch off due to overstimulation, that's just as bad as switching off out of boredom, because it means the narrative failed to pull you in and keep you there.
Interesting. While I may have been overstimualted, does it follow that most other people would have been? I have no idea.
In this case, I think that my need to take a break may have been a compliment to the director. I didn't turn off the film because I wasn't interested in the plot, but because I felt so much sympathy for the main character. I needed to have some space because I felt so strongly about what was happening to her. If I had turned it off and had no desire to finish seeing the film I would agree with you, but that wasn't the case.
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Date: 2005-11-05 07:29 pm (UTC)Interesting. While I may have been overstimualted, does it follow that most other people would have been? I have no idea.
In this case, I think that my need to take a break may have been a compliment to the director. I didn't turn off the film because I wasn't interested in the plot, but because I felt so much sympathy for the main character. I needed to have some space because I felt so strongly about what was happening to her. If I had turned it off and had no desire to finish seeing the film I would agree with you, but that wasn't the case.