Yeah. I'd totally buy that. So there's a sense that the whole film builds to something that doesn't exist. Like if James Bond decided to just...not go after the villain in the third act.
I think for me, I just enjoy the journey so much that the small payoff doesn't really bother me. James' comparison to Clerks is probably apt -- in much the same way I can sit and watch 30 minutes of Clerks without needing to see the start or end, I can do so with a Ti West film. Or Jackie Brown, which Tarantino wanted to be a film where you can "hang out with the characters"...that's a paraphrase at best, but y'know. I can see why people might not feel the same way though, for sure. |