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King Kong (2005)
One of the worst films I have ever seen
One thing does really amaze me about this film - that so many people appear to have liked it. My friend and I walked out after 2 hours because it was so dull. She thought it was the worst film she had ever seen.
1. The characters weren't interesting or likable and were two-dimensional.
2. The plot was totally implausible even after suspending disbelief about the existence of King Kong and his falling in love with a female of a different species after having eaten so many human females in the past.
3. The attempts to generate emotion in the audience were crude, nauseating and failed miserably.
4. The romance developed far too quickly to be credible or moving.
5. The action was mostly one scary creature after another to the point of it being tiresome.
6. The suggestion in the film that it was more than just an action adventure but had a deeper meaning (of confronting fear) was nonsense; it was just an action adventure with no depth at all.
7. There were lots of irrelevant, pointless, silly and boring subplots.
Uzak (2002)
A powerful study of two people who do not connect with each other or others.
My interpretation is that the term 'distant' is used in the sense of the opposite of 'warm'; people who are not warm toward others. The film reminds me of the teachings of the Dalai Lama in 'The Art of Happiness' where his main point is that the key to happiness is connecting with others. Not only are the characters in the film insular, but they are also humorless, charmless, shy, quiet and unfriendly. These characteristics appear to prevent them, amongst other things, from forming and enjoying relationships and being able to talk about and deal with their problems. And as a result they are terribly unhappy. I see it as a strong vindication of the Dalai Lama's teaching (I'm not a Buddist by the way). If you are one of the people who thinks that their behavior is a natural response to living in a large city then I think you may be right but I recommend the Dalai Lama's book. City life need not be like this.
I can see why some people found it boring - it does drag a bit in places and the characters are not particularly likable. And it does contrast to Lost In Translation where the insular characters are much more likable and do connect with one another even though they don't connect with people generally.