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Originally Posted by ferretchucker
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
A friend of mine totally tricked me into watching this by flattering my ego - said he didn't understand it and wanted me to watch it, as my film degree would helped. I'm easy to manipulate.
That said, very glad I watched it. Masterclass in unsettling editing and a fantastic depiction of how our minds work, particularly when we're at breaking point. Basically a film of hundreds of metaphors. I suspect the dinner scene in particular was filmed and edited in the same way as Willem Dafoe questioning Patrick Bateman in American Psycho - filmed with several different acting styles/motivations, then patchworked together.
I won't rewatch any time soon - takes it out of you, but I highly recommend.
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Huge Kaufman fan, and I'm super glad this is what we got after so many years between his last directorial effort. I liked how unsettling it was. I liked that I didn't quite get it after first viewing. But, most importantly, I liked that it had me thinking afterwards and that it made me want to watch the film again to pick up on certain things. I hadn't read any reviews going in, and I knew very little of the plot. The proper way to go into a movie. I think I loved it. I'm going to give it another day or so before I re-watch, but I'm definitely watching it again. Based on his previously written/directed efforts, wasn't expecting such a
horror vibe. haha.