So I know this is controversial with all the love going around, but I just don't understand all the hype around this movie. While I enjoyed the film, I would not say it's in any way outstanding compared to similar films in the vein. It's hard for me to believe that it is the highest rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes of all time, when it reminds me of countless coming of age films that have come in the past. While it did a solid job at capturing life in High School in the late 90's/2000's, and included some interesting themes, nothing about the movie particularly stood out to me, whether it be the acting, soundtrack, setting, or plot. How many movies have been done before where there was conflict between a parent and a child where the parent disapproves of the child or projects their own neuroses on them? Or how many films have been made about an awkward kid trying to find their place in the world? Countless, and I didn't feel Lady Bird explored those themes in a particularly compelling way.
Contrast this to Call Me By Your Name, which was a similar, albeit non-traditional coming of age film. The themes in CMBYN were substantially more interesting, mature, and fleshed out. The acting was much better, the soundtrack was amazing, the plot was more robust and interesting. I could not stop thinking about it after I left the theater, and the more I reflected on it, the more brilliant it became.
Obviously this is subjective, but I was curious what others thought. Maybe it's just Lady Bird is a more accessible film, and thus it just garnered more critical acclaim?
Submitted December 26, 2017 at 06:46AM by DirtyProjector http://ift.tt/2C58Bg5