The promised "Cowboys and Aliens" rant
- Aug. 5th, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Cowboys and Aliens rant.
It goes on, and on, and on. Probably too far on, but I really wanted that movie to be something I loved, and the love betrayed...well.
I remember now what it's like to write English papers.
It goes on, and on, and on. Probably too far on, but I really wanted that movie to be something I loved, and the love betrayed...well.
I remember now what it's like to write English papers.
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::heh::
Good rant. No, excellent rant. Thank you.
We get character sketches. "Dolarhyde was a military man, and runs his ranch like a brutal, jaded soldier. He has a son who he doesn't like but feels obligated to, and a foster son who he doesn't care about and barely feels obligated to."
That's it. There's no nuance. We are not shown any shades of this, any larger implications, any effects or feelings about it. There's lots of talk about relationships, but zero chemistry between any characters. There's lots of talk of character change, but no depth of feeling.