AspieFangirl1984
Since: Feb, 2020
11/14/2020 00:00:00
This really strikes a chord with me, especially considering that the director of a movie I saw recently said some really offensive things, and now I can\'t look at the treatment of certain characters the same way again. Reality hurts. A similar thing is happening with J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, as well.
n3rd_d4sh
Since: Oct, 2014
11/15/2020 00:00:00
Hit the nail on the head IMO. This movie wasn\'t too good on it\'s own, but it managed to survive on charm alone. But now that charm\'s invalid because of the unfortunate work conditions and controversies associated with this movie. Now it\'s just a terrible movie made by a man who bashes terrible movies. Somewhat ironic.
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I used to love it
I used to genuinely adore To Boldly Flee. It was fun seeing all the cast take part in this epic and hilarious space adventure, Distraction was catchy as hell, and some of it even made me genuinely emotional (such as Kyle's monologue about good art).
So what happened?
Reality.
I loved it because I was under the impression that the cast enjoyed making it. Now I know that this wasn't the case. Not only were on-set conditions horrible, but hearing people like Phelous mock it in commentary later on fully shattered my original, rosy-glasses perception of it all. I can't think about the film anymore without thinking of just how bad I feel for the people who had to make the damn thing. Not to mention, a ton of the references went over my head; when I learned that a majority of the plot points and ideas were just parodied from other works, I could no longer even praise it for being creative.
I'm one of those people who try to separate the art from the artist. But when that art only serves to remind me of what the artist has done or how people suffered for it, I can't ever enjoy that art again.
And it's tragic, because I think in this little apocalypse we're in, we could all use a little Distraction.