MOVIE LIST #3 : Everybody likes it, I don't

 

We need to agree that every film has its fans. They love these films objectively or subjectively. There are those who like the film because it is good, there are also those who like the director or the cast (even the movie was bad). However, every film definitely has haters. If they don't want to be called haters, just call them people-who-wonder-why-that-film-is-liked. I also often come across several films that I wonder why people are obsessed with them, and somehow critics praise them too much.

This time I will write about several films that have been praised by many people, but I didn't find anything special about these films. I can't call them all overrated because some are very good but just don't make me obsessed like the fans.

(Note: Contains spoilers)

1. Fight Club (1999)

A man meets another man and begins a friendship. Then, they created a secret fight club. In the midst of their many plans for life, they meet a mysterious woman who seems to have a secret. I won't mince words, I'll just mention this film because this is the first thing that came to my mind when I was writing this article. While I realize it's a good film (I even gave it 4-star on Letterboxd), I don't know why it's so popular. Moreover, many people said that this film changed their lifestyle and made them very manly. That's so cringe for me.

2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

A man was sentenced to prison for allegedly killing his wife who was cheating on him and the story only got bigger while he was in prison. This is also a good film, but I felt empty after watching it. I don't feel what other people feel about this. The ending does feel very satisfying, but that's all that makes me very satisfied. The rest is not. I don't even remember the last shot of this film, sorry.

3. It's Such A Beautiful Day (2012)

Just an animation about a man living his life. I had quite high expectations because I saw that the animation was anti-mainstream and the duration was less than 70 minutes. When 10 minutes into the film, I felt bored. I suspect that this film was praised because the story relates to the situation of many people, and ended up having a bad impression of me because I didn't (or haven't... maybe?) felt connected to the story. From the 10th minute, I immediately pressed skip very often, even until the end. Too bad.

4. Shaun Of The Dead (2004)

Typical zombie film. A man finds his town infected with a virus that turns many people into zombies and tries to survive with a friend. Many praises for this film for its perfect comedy timing. I, as a good and sensible human being, don't know where the comedy they say is funny is located. This film looks stupid to me (in a bad way). Maybe this film's comedy has references to a culture that I don't understand, so when the characters made jokes about it, I didn't laugh. But I didn't bother, I immediately labeled this film as an unsatisfying film.

5. Barbarian (2022)

A girl rents a house and finds out that a man is already inside, and you can guess that the house holds a secret. I swear, at first this film was good and caught my attention. I was so excited to watch it until... Justin Long appeared on the screen. It's a shame, after the tension was so good and made me excited, the story had to change by focusing on new characters and had to do orientation once again. After that, my mood changed so badly. The film is no longer interesting. Maybe if the new character is likeable and can be given sympathy, I will like it. But the new character is really annoying, especially when the climax takes place. Goddamn it!

6. Moonlight (2016)

The story is about a man who was cornered by his environment since childhood because of his sexual orientation. Initially I had quite a lot of expectations, especially since this was the Best Picture winner in Academy Awards. However, for some reason, my mood to watch this disappeared when the main character became an adult. I was very interested in the stories from childhood and adolescence, but I lost the mood when the stories from adulthood appeared. In fact, I immediately finished the film and had absolutely no idea what the ending looked like. My next confusion was Mahershala Ali's performance, which I thought was mid, but strangely he won Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards. A bit overrated.

To be honest, there are many more, but right now I can only write this. Maybe next time I can make a list like this again. Thanks for reading!