Maybe I just don't get it...

Rating: 5/10 (26 September 2002)

Everybody loved this movie. So why do I think it's 3 hours of boring, driveling poop? I didn't read the novels, so I had no previous knowledge of the story outside the basic premise. Having seen the movie, I really don't know that much more. The entire movie was a bunch of people running around looking at things, being amazed at things, surprised at others, and overall just, well, walking around. The vast majority of the cinematography focused on panning out on all these vacuous people walking around, showing the very intriguing sites of the world in which these characters were manipulated. And that's just what happened; the characters were manipulated. They didn't grow on me, set themselves apart from each other, make me care for them, or even cause me to have slight interest in their lives, passions, or quest. I didn't care. Not one bit. I don't know. Maybe I just don't get it.
5/10