Sean was not impressed with Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) and doesn't 'get it'.
Sarah from Weird Horizon is here to try and figure out what didn't land for Sean and discusses her own views on the film.
My Guest: Sarah hosts the 'Weird Horizon' podcast, which contains "Discussions on the spooky and the esoteric, the counter-cultural and the just plain weird".
Check it out here: https://anchor.fm/weirdhorizon
Discussion Points:
-Sarah was told by friends that she would cry watching this, but she didn't.
-Sarah and Sean can't understand how this film has become the most awarded film of all time.
-The film is inventive and entertaining, but feels under-developed in some areas.
-Sean doesn't understand how certain actors won awards for their performances.
-Sarah and Sean feel that Sadie Sink or Hong Chau should have won the Best Supporting Actress.
-Sean follows Chatsunami's advice and adds a disclaimer.
-The weight of expectations.
-Sarah would watch an extended version which delves more into the emotions/substance of the relationships between the members of the family.
-"I would've been happy with you doing laundry"- well you weren't mate, you were going to divorce her.
-It does feel like a film crafted by human beings and has a great sense of humour.
-Sarah and Sean both loved the raccoon universe.
-They then dive into Best Academy Award Film Winners since 2005.
-The comparisons between this film and The Shape of Water (2017).
-Sean Reads Balanced Reviews: Sean pays homage to 'Bill Reads Bad Reviews' and trawls the internet for some lesser-than-favourable reviews for the film. Both Sarah and Sean are surprised by how balanced the majority of this lower-rating reviews are.
Raised Questions:
-Was this film built up to much?
-Is Jamie Lee Curtis on-screen more in Halloween Kills (2021) than in this?
-What was the daughter's issue?
-Would Sean have preferred a film set solely in the sausage-fingers universe?
-Do Sean's analogies make any sense?
-Why didn't Sarah cry?
-Is Sean obsessed with Reminiscence?
-Despite being very well made, does this film actually do anything new?
-What were the judging panel on?
-Was The Whale (2022) "too Oscar-y" to win?
-Will this film have any cultural impact?
Quotes of the episode:
-"What a beautiful day to be alive! Oh sh*t, Reminiscence exists".
-"I've seen it all before. It might have had different wrapping, but I've had this present before".
-"It just didn't do it for me".
Sarah's film recommendations:
Parasite (2019).
The Whale (2022).
Sean's film recommendations:
The Green Book (2018).
-All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).
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