Comments on: Movie Review – Into Great Silence (2007) http://commentarytrack.com/2007/05/17/review-into-great-silence-2007/ movie reviews, news and discussion Sun, 20 May 2012 05:18:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: laura furst http://commentarytrack.com/2007/05/17/review-into-great-silence-2007/#comment-231 laura furst Fri, 18 May 2007 19:28:00 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/05/17/review-into-great-silence-2007/#comment-231 I would have to compromise and give it 3.5 stars. It was a great movie- but too long, and I wanted a little more insight. I wish I could have enjoyed the quiet and white noise more but as Rishi said, our fellow patrons were clueless- NOTE TO ALL- TALKING even whispering in the theater is a no no ALWAYS. One or two very quiet whispers of course always occur- but conversation is not for a movie theater- rent a movie in your own home or get help from Miss Manners. I would have to compromise and give it 3.5 stars.
It was a great movie- but too long, and I wanted a little more insight.
I wish I could have enjoyed the quiet and white noise more but as Rishi said, our fellow patrons were clueless-
NOTE TO ALL-
TALKING even whispering in the theater is a no no ALWAYS.
One or two very quiet whispers of course always occur-
but conversation is not for a movie theater- rent a movie in your own home or get help from Miss Manners.

]]> By: Rishi http://commentarytrack.com/2007/05/17/review-into-great-silence-2007/#comment-230 Rishi Fri, 18 May 2007 05:03:53 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/05/17/review-into-great-silence-2007/#comment-230 My enjoyment of this film was marred by a particularly rude group of theater patrons. A couple in front of us constantly chatted during the film while another group a couple rows ahead were unrelenting with the sounds of soda slurping and candy wrapper cringling. So the first third minutes of the film was spent trying to get acclimated. The second third of the film, my lack of sleep from the night before caught up with me and I found myself dozing off unable to concentrate. But, in the final third of the film, I got it. Some of louder patrons had already walked out on the film. And I had an epiphany during a scene of rain water hitting a shallow stream, forming expanding circles. I felt as though I had reached of state beyond thinking and lapsed into the feeling of just "being." This is a film that needs to be seen in the theater, even at the risk of rude patrons. I did like the film, but I felt it could have been 40 minutes shorter (164 minutes is quite a commitment) and still gotten the point across. I also feel I needed slightly more structure. I'd still give the film 3 stars though. My enjoyment of this film was marred by a particularly rude group of theater patrons. A couple in front of us constantly chatted during the film while another group a couple rows ahead were unrelenting with the sounds of soda slurping and candy wrapper cringling. So the first third minutes of the film was spent trying to get acclimated.

The second third of the film, my lack of sleep from the night before caught up with me and I found myself dozing off unable to concentrate.

But, in the final third of the film, I got it. Some of louder patrons had already walked out on the film. And I had an epiphany during a scene of rain water hitting a shallow stream, forming expanding circles. I felt as though I had reached of state beyond thinking and lapsed into the feeling of just “being.” This is a film that needs to be seen in the theater, even at the risk of rude patrons.

I did like the film, but I felt it could have been 40 minutes shorter (164 minutes is quite a commitment) and still gotten the point across. I also feel I needed slightly more structure. I’d still give the film 3 stars though.

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