Comments on: Sundance ’11 Review: Miranda July’s ‘The Future’ Is Surreal, Precious, Devastating & Brilliant

By: overrated

overrated — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

Are we so uncomfortable with art as a culture that we can only tolerate a “few” people as making interesting art, and those people have to fit some kind of model- and even then we only seem to allow one or two people who fit that model to participate.

It all seems so deeply repressed, lazy, not very creative, certainly not revolutionary and silly.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

\”There is a singular voice for all of the characters in this film: July’s. Although they are all on separate paths and journeys, they all seem to be cut from the same cloth, and the emotional tone stays the same throughout the movie. There is no growth or conclusive arch for any individual character, and it seems that the film is more focused on the journey than the destination, which works well for life, but can end up muddled when used in film.\”

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

Hey, sj & minions, I\’d be quite curious to hear your takes on the film. It\’s been getting pretty positive reviews, but the Sundance audience seems to live in its own universe sometimes. I assume you\’re interested in MJ since you went to the screening — what didn\’t you like about it? Not trying to defend the film unseen, I\’m genuinely interested.

By: Sj

Sj — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

This was not the same film we saw apparently.
Will the fawning at sundance ever end?

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

@Joe Clark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9VoPnfo8zs

By: MInions

MInions — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

Overrated hipster Rom Com.

By: Joe Clark

Joe Clark — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

What exactly is a “Sundance ‘11”?

Isn’t the short form of the current year ’11?

Or is Miranda July leading a new vogue in mistaking opening single quotation marks for apostrophes?

(Can you actually type either of those yourself, or do you rely on the curiously-named smart quotes?)

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

@Jeff. I thought Me and You *sounded* kind of precious and maybe even pretentious (and I have a very low threshold for precious), but I ended up seeing it, and found it hilarious and deeply affecting. So Miranda July is not someone I can dismiss so casually. If anyone has the talent to pull a film like this off, it\’s her.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

I think she tries way too hard to be awkward and unique. Sounds very pretentious.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

ooo, sound so good.

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On a separate note; I have an issue with playlist reviews:

I love playlist reviews because they are always so well written and incredible detailed; every slight with the film is justified, everything is illuminated – but oh, the spoilers!

Sometimes, it\’s like the while movie is given for free in the review, and for me, without having to work for it, it either hypes the film and sets it up the disappointment or spoils all the good parts and all the juicy bits in between and the film just sites there all rotten with swarming flies.

I\’ve learned that it\’s always best to read a playlist review *after* watching the film. Then it\’s just a buddy jumping up and down with you about it! or b-tch fest! But with films like these, in my part of town, they take a while to become available and I slipped… damn it.

By: Clarol

Clarol — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

What was the name and artist of their song?

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:57 +0000

Really looking forward to this.

PS – It\’s \”Me and You and Everyone We Know,\” by the way. Not \”You and Me…\”