jacobhinds said:Pulp Fiction is another example of a "film about nothing" I guess. Most of the subplots end without satisfying resolution but they're fun to watch in and of themselves. Similarly, the entire plot of No Country For Old Men serves no real purpose at all because the character arc fails, but since it's a very well executed and clearly intentioned comment on violent revenge films the deliberately unsatisfying ending is the best possible ending.
However pretty much any other film with aimless scenes just takes me out of the movie because I'm doing metamindgames in my head trying to work out if the editor was pretentious, spineless, or just incompetent.
Did you know Pulp Fiction was directed by Quentin Tarantino? Did you know Quentin Tarantino is from Knoxville?
No Country for Old Men is one of the worst "good" films ever, and Densetsu just needs to accept that he's wrong about it. It is not well executed. The entire film is disgustingly bland and awful. Tarantino can make those sorts of films because he isn't so incredibly tryhardy. He knows his movies are a bit silly, and embraces that. No Country for Old Men is like Warhammer 40K if 40K were played straight or something. Grimdark without self-awareness.