Good Movies Are Subjective: "Vanilla Sky" and More

[Kim Welch]

Sometimes it's just subjective. Not everyone is going to love the same movie. I watched Vanilla Sky last night. I like that movie. I am watching Survivor tonight.

Update, November 2026
Taste is subjective, and that's what makes film talk fun. Vanilla Sky (2001), Cameron Crowe's remake of Open Your Eyes, is a great film to study for how it plays with reality and point of view. What's a film you love that others don't?

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[DPmusic]

Did anybody see the movie "Leviafan"?

 

[Kim Welch]

Did you mean Leviathan?

 

[DPmusic]

Did you mean Leviathan?

Oh yes exactly. Sorry

 

[amyclarkeuk]

Watched The Prestige for the first time last night and loved it. I am hoping to watch some good films soon, in mute so I can study the camera movement.

 

[Kim Welch]

What I find interesting is how the lighting changes or doesn't change when the Actor is moving.