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Originally Posted by Halfcan
Fox Catcher was a boring "highly acclaimed" film that sucked-but it was 10 times better than this Birdman pos.
****ing Horrible- and since it beat American Sniper-makes it the joke of the century.
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First of all, Foxcatcher was incredible, too. It was intentionally slow, methodical. Did you not see this as the method to build tension, suspense, or drive the storyline? It was purposeful in its simplicity and slow-moving character arc. Brilliant.
American Sniper - while I enjoyed the film - was nothing special. Bradley Cooper did what any B list actor could have done. He tried out a Texan accent and held his breath a time or two - THAT was the depth of this movie. The morality of having to pull the trigger is implied every step of the way, which I thought pandered to the masses. I didn't learn anything, I wasn't in awe or amazed by anything. In all honesty, I thought that story was waaaay slower than Foxcatcher - he goes to war, comes back, goes to war, comes back, etc. etc. etc. Not the height of excitement.
Birdman is what it is - it's transcendent of films you or I are familiar with. It was groundbreaking, both in scene and score, and was very deserving of the awards it received.