Gigantic
It's been a while since I did a movie review, but I had to comment on this one. And it's not horror! Variety!
From IMDB: Mattress salesman Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) finds his plan to adopt a Chinese baby augmented by the arrival of a young woman, Happy (Zooey Deschanel), who comes into his workplaces, falls asleep on one of the beds, and starts to affect his life upon waking up.
This movie was pegged as an "Indie Comedy" as Netflix. I'm beginning to realize that translate to "bullshit".
I would like to recreate the movie in my own words. Ahem.
Brian: I'm Indie. Look at my lack of emotion. So indie, it's comedic.
Happy: I have an awesomely indie nickname. And I'm just like every other woman in an Indie movie. I am so upfront about sex that it's so Indie-licious shocking. And comedic. Commitment issues? INDIE!
Brian: You know what's funny? I want a Chinese baby. Cause that is Indie.
Me: Wait a minute...shouldn't you just be with an Asian woman and driving a Volkswagen like all the VW commercials want you to think white guys with an Indie-hip edge do?
Random Person: I... I don't think you're supposed to say that. Isn't that kind of offensive?
Me: How the hell should I know? Ask Volkswagen. THEY started it.
John Goodman: What the fuck am I doing in this movie?
Director: It's cool. Just act quirky like you do in all the Coen Bros movies. It'll be Indie. And comedic.
Me: Okay, I get the indie thing. But you guys have to admit, this really isn't funny.
Director: What about Zach Galifianakis? He's funny.
Me: That he is. But you know, throwing him in bizarre scenes and acting like it has some really deep meaning, while being pretentiously Indie, is not completely comedic.
Director: ....
Me: You see where I'm going with this? Overly quirky and weirdness does not a comedy make.
Director: Did I mention the Chinese baby plot line? COMEDY! INDIE!
Me: STFU.
/Fin/
