Gummo. The mere mention of the name sends shivers down the spines of people who enjoy intelligent films. It is essentially a documentary-style film chronicling the lives of people living in a post-tornado town in Ohio. While some may try to describe this movie as "original" or "beautiful", the truth is the English language does not have enough adjectives to describe how utterly terrible this movie is.
The worst thing about this movie is that it really seems to think it's saying something important about life. I don't know what the message of this movie is. I don't care what the message of this movie is. And if I knew what it was, it would not change my opinion. The whole movie just plods along, with the most pointless, stupid, incoherent scenes imaginable, many of which are disgusting simply for the sake of being disgusting. It is the film equivalent of a pig wallowing in its own filth. I suppose Harmony Korine was banking on his viewers being as intelligent as the residents of Xenia, since those are the only people whom would be even remotely interested in this piece of garbage.
What's truly disgusting though, is the fact that there's actually a market for this kind of trash. I've read reviews of this film that call it "beautiful", "brilliant", "stunning". Honestly, when I see positive reviews of this movie, I feel inexpressibly sad. The fact that intelligent human beings can actually enjoy this mess is a much more horrifying comment on society than the film itself.
In my lifetime I have seen my fair share of awful movies. But I have never seen a movie this pointless. I have never seen a movie this repulsive. I have never seen a movie this BAD. And, god willing, I never will again.
The worst thing about this movie is that it really seems to think it's saying something important about life. I don't know what the message of this movie is. I don't care what the message of this movie is. And if I knew what it was, it would not change my opinion. The whole movie just plods along, with the most pointless, stupid, incoherent scenes imaginable, many of which are disgusting simply for the sake of being disgusting. It is the film equivalent of a pig wallowing in its own filth. I suppose Harmony Korine was banking on his viewers being as intelligent as the residents of Xenia, since those are the only people whom would be even remotely interested in this piece of garbage.
What's truly disgusting though, is the fact that there's actually a market for this kind of trash. I've read reviews of this film that call it "beautiful", "brilliant", "stunning". Honestly, when I see positive reviews of this movie, I feel inexpressibly sad. The fact that intelligent human beings can actually enjoy this mess is a much more horrifying comment on society than the film itself.
In my lifetime I have seen my fair share of awful movies. But I have never seen a movie this pointless. I have never seen a movie this repulsive. I have never seen a movie this BAD. And, god willing, I never will again.