Comments on: A Serious Man

By: pjk

pjk — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:08:44 +0000

Omar, I assume that today, “visionary” and “genius” are basically marketing terms. Can’t think of any other reason to apply them to Avatar, The Most Derivative Movie Of Our Time.

By: pjk

pjk — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:26:40 +0000

Thanks Dan… it resembles one in particular, though I wouldn’t want to say which one as it might give you the wrong idea about what’s going to happen. Like the other movies, it’s a pretty loose interpretation.

By: daniel silliman

daniel silliman — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:40:25 +0000

*you’re*

By: daniel silliman

daniel silliman — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:40:04 +0000

Does it resemble some particular 101 classic or just “a” classic?

Thanks for the review, and glad to see your back.

By: Omar Uddin

Omar Uddin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:45:13 +0000

I am thrilled you enjoyed it. It was a great movie, and I thought Michael Stuhlbarg’s performance was fantastic. I am hopeful that the Academy will recognize it, especially since they expanded the Best Picture field to ten.
Like you, I cannot succinctly articulate what the movie is *about*, but as time has gone on, I find I am less and less bothered by it. Its funny that terms like “visionary,” and “genius,” are thrown around when discussing something like “Avatar,” whereas this film by comparison sort of flies under the radar all fall.