When I am watching a film, I am aware that it is 'just a movie,' but nonetheless I do like to allow myself to become engrossed as much as possible under the circumstances. I think this is what makes us cry, scream, laugh, or otherwise react emotionally as audience members, even though, deep down, we know it is 'just a movie.' What I don't want is for the movie to remind me it is just a movie so that I am unable to slip into the aforementioned engrossment regardless of the quality of the film. This film's director chose to frequently use multi-angle camera shots simultaneously on the screen. Maybe it is just me, but I find this to be terribly distracting and downright irritating. They might as well run a continuous banner across the bottom of the screen reading, 'Attention: This is just a movie. Do not allow yourself to become too interested or engrossed'. If I want 'picture-in-picture', I'll activate it from my TV remote, but never during a movie I want to enjoy.
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