As much as I love the sets, costumes and two main leads of this film, I can't get over the fact that the film just doesn't move me as much as I hoped it would.
Surely, everyone should see this film once in their lives, but I worry that some of the massive praise being given this film will lead first time viewers to expect something greater than what this film ultimately delivers.
For me this film satisfies my intellect and thirst for visual stimulus, but it doesn't really engage me -- getting me to sit on the edge of my seat with excitement -- on the level I was hoping for. Whenever I have seen it as an adult with others people walk away talking about how x,y, and z are great, but there is rarely a great deal of excitement in people's voices as they talk about it. It is almost as if this is a film that you know you are supposed to like, but never end up falling in love with to the extent that its reputation would lead you to believe.
Surely, everyone should see this film once in their lives, but I worry that some of the massive praise being given this film will lead first time viewers to expect something greater than what this film ultimately delivers.
For me this film satisfies my intellect and thirst for visual stimulus, but it doesn't really engage me -- getting me to sit on the edge of my seat with excitement -- on the level I was hoping for. Whenever I have seen it as an adult with others people walk away talking about how x,y, and z are great, but there is rarely a great deal of excitement in people's voices as they talk about it. It is almost as if this is a film that you know you are supposed to like, but never end up falling in love with to the extent that its reputation would lead you to believe.