I love the topic of this documentary and was interested enough to buy it. I was hoping I could identify just a little with these people, being a movie buff myself but they were too different and we don't really get to know them well.
One of the problems I personally had was that all these people loved older films, black and whites, European classics, that sort of work. I have never been very interested in those. Also, their insistence to go to the cinema instead of watching a DVD I could not identify with.
I thought it would also have been interesting to see what made these people what they are, what it is they're afraid of and escaping from. How people around them, family and friends have dealt with their behavior. These topics are neglected way too much. I think it would have been interesting to hear more other people, from outside the little movie buff circle, voice their opinion of the cine-maniacs.
Also, if you want to see a documentary about loneliness this is not it. All of them had (seemingly) at least one friend and they didn't seem like they were hermits. They were all obsessive but not depressed or anything, they just like going to the movies way too much.
We don't get to see their inner conflicts, what they are struggling with. They don't seem to struggle with anything anymore, maybe they decided to give that up long ago and decided for a simple life that consists of going to the cinema. It must be extremely boring, even for film lovers. What's going on with these people? We don't get the answers, too bad.
One of the problems I personally had was that all these people loved older films, black and whites, European classics, that sort of work. I have never been very interested in those. Also, their insistence to go to the cinema instead of watching a DVD I could not identify with.
I thought it would also have been interesting to see what made these people what they are, what it is they're afraid of and escaping from. How people around them, family and friends have dealt with their behavior. These topics are neglected way too much. I think it would have been interesting to hear more other people, from outside the little movie buff circle, voice their opinion of the cine-maniacs.
Also, if you want to see a documentary about loneliness this is not it. All of them had (seemingly) at least one friend and they didn't seem like they were hermits. They were all obsessive but not depressed or anything, they just like going to the movies way too much.
We don't get to see their inner conflicts, what they are struggling with. They don't seem to struggle with anything anymore, maybe they decided to give that up long ago and decided for a simple life that consists of going to the cinema. It must be extremely boring, even for film lovers. What's going on with these people? We don't get the answers, too bad.