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carmencrem said:
I think with TLBO there's a problem with some people who didn't read the book. I read and posted here of guys who didn't read the book but loved the movie, but this guy for example (who said 2/3 times he's not into the genre at all so he wasn't very interested), didn't read the book and didn't like very much the movie and couldn't understand the characters even tho he loved the cinematography, the actors and praised very much their chemistry, which is a good point. I don't think he understood very much about the story tho [emoji23] he doesn't say anything special about the movie, this review is too quick and superficial..
This woman read book + saw the movie and loved both, like the majority of people I read around tbh.
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This is like superhero film fans who blame critics' bad reviews on not reading the comics. A film should stand on its own, as its own text, without the audience needing to read the book to understand the characterization. If that isn't the case, then the director/screenwriter have not completely succeeded.

Now, it's a different topic altogether if an audience member has an inherent bias against a genre.
 
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mollie12 said:
This is like superhero film fans who blame critics' bad reviews on not reading the comics. A film should stand on its own, as its own text, without the audience needing to read the book to understand the characterization. If that isn't the case, then the director/screenwriter have not completely succeeded.

Now, it's a different topic altogether if an audience member has an inherent bias against a genre.
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Yes, you're right, but what I meant is that he didn't read the book cause it wasn't his genre, decided to watch the movie anyways and didn't really understood some things of the plot, I think. It seems like he was expecting a weird finale or something.. But this is not a spy story/thriller: it's a classical love story with some other psychological elements.. And other people who saw the movie without reading the book enjoyed the whole situation very much (and the characters) btw this guy thought the movie was set after World War II... So, I don't know what to say. Maybe he just made a mistake speaking on the video (I hope so), but..
Maybe he isn't very into the story/genre, which is legit, and I hope he knew it was first and not second WW..
 
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mollie12 said:
Now, it's a different topic altogether if an audience member has an inherent bias against a genre.
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Which appears to be the case with this guy, by his own admission. I guess someone who prefers action/superhero films would find a drama like this unrewarding. In his review he also said that knowing where the story was headed spoilt his enjoyment of it - but that is often the case with dramas and book adaptations, a large percentage of the audience know the story before seeing the film.

I know there will be many people who won't enjoy TLBO for various reasons. But that's the same with all films. There will also be many who love it, especially those who read the book I imagine.
 
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pearlyqueen said:
Which appears to be the case with this guy, by his own admission. I guess someone who prefers action/superhero films would find a drama like this unrewarding. In his review he also said that knowing where the story was headed spoilt his enjoyment of it - but that is often the case with dramas and book adaptations, a large percentage of the audience know the story before seeing the film.

I know there will be many people who won't enjoy TLBO for various reasons. But that's the same with all films. There will also be many who love it, especially those who read the book I imagine.
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This.
Of course there'll be people who won't enjoy the movie! It would be weird seeing everybody adoring it. It's impossible. ;)

There'll be negative comments about this movie too (like with every other movie on earth.. TDG, SJ, Macbeth... Everything)
The point is that that guy didn't seem to be very aware of what he was seeing.. I don't know what he was expecting, since he admitted he don't like dramas and he is not into the genre at all. This is not a movie for everyone, you really have to be into psychological stories/love stories/family stories/human feelings.. Of course if he's into a 100% different genre it's difficult for him to like this movie, even tho I read a lot of men saying they really enjoyed TLBO even if they aren't into this kind of movies. So i think men proved they can enjoy this movies even without being into love stories etc. ;)
 
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Just Askin said:
Someone is going to be spending a lot of time at the cinema over the next months....
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/trespass-against-us-film
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Thanks! I think Weightless will premiere at the Berlinale.
pearlyqueen said:
Which appears to be the case with this guy, by his own admission. I guess someone who prefers action/superhero films would find a drama like this unrewarding. In his review he also said that knowing where the story was headed spoilt his enjoyment of it - but that is often the case with dramas and book adaptations, a large percentage of the audience know the story before seeing the film.I know there will be many people who won't enjoy TLBO for various reasons. But that's the same with all films. There will also be many who love it, especially those who read the book I imagine.
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I agree and it also depends on personal sensibilities. Some people may be able to recognize the quality of acting,production values,but they will find it unrewarding if they're not into that kind of story.
 
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