Films that you didn't enjoy the first time but adored the second
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Films that you didn't enjoy the first time but adored the second

First impressions aren't always the best, and sometimes it takes a good few extra times for that one film to be in your eyes a masterpiece.

I'll explain the three.

'In the Mood for Love' I enjoyed artistically but was not fully invested in the story until the second watch, so much more stood out, and I was able to appreciate both visuals and plot.

'The Good the Bad and the Ugly' initially thought it was good, but preferred 'For a Few Dollars More'. Only on the second time did the film blow me away and I saw it for the masterpiece it is

'Three Colours: Red' Again didn't understand it the first watch and felt incredibly underwhelmed. I had to watch it a day later with pen and paper to fully understand how everything is connected. This is my favourite film

u/colgateswirls — 3 days ago

I hate these types of videos

Like most other self help nonsense dominating the platform but instead with a nostalgic atmosphere from using games like Minecraft and most recently OAT. Sometimes they're helpful but mostly AI videos either being narrated by robots or performed in the most mundane tone imaginable, regurgitating the same thing we've heard again and again.

Also starting to see these slowly fester antisemitism which is never a good sign.

u/colgateswirls — 14 days ago

Foreign musical recommendations

I really enjoy Jacques Demy's films, are there any other examples of good musicals from around the world?

u/colgateswirls — 2 months ago

What's the weirdest way a film got a sequel?

'Groundhog Day' recieved a VR only sequel to the original film, following if I recall Phil's son suffering the same fate as his father. Its ok, but I'm curious to know if certain films had their stories continued or direct sequels in peculiar ways.

u/colgateswirls — 2 months ago