Not My Thing

Rating: 6/10 (7 March 2015)

This movie is for critics, film industry folks, folks who romanticize the profession of acting in my opinion. While the cinematography is cool, some actor performances are strong, the film plot was ever so thin. The struggle of an actor with his ego? The artsy interludes of introspection with visual effects? It is really self involved and cheesy for folks in the film/acting industry to try to highlight the troubles of being a star. I mean are you kidding? Acting and fame are so hard? What? The story of introspection of an actor is really just......like a film crew was sitting around bored and said "...lets make a film about ourselves!". Granted, a very talented film crew and actors.
I see the stories told by film in a different light. Maybe I am just a fan of a movie like the made up 'Birdman' they talk about in the Birdman movie. I want a plot that interests me about something. For example, I had just seen Snow Falling on the Cedars (again) prior to checking out Birdman. There is no comparison. Both films cover human introspection and a story....but SFOTC is a story that touches folks and Birdman.....doesn't for me, not even close. I felt nothing seeing Birdman, but SFOTC immersed me in feelings about the plot, the story, and so the characters.
I watched the Acadamy awards recently, don't always. The fact that Birdman won so many awards reminds me that the decisions of the Acadamy don't reflect the public's choice for the best films. The Acadamy's choices truly reflect the film industry's choice for best films, based on film industry folk's interests. Clearly they were interested about a film that highlights acting/entertainment topics that are important to them. Now it makes sense to me.