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BEAU IS AFRAID (no spoilers)

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A middle-aged man, riddled with childhood fear and guilt, endures the
most excruciating day of his life. BEAU IS AFRAID, from writer-director
Ari Aster, is an acute seriocomic -- and undoubtedly personal --
portrayal of a tortured psyche. Whether its topic and narrative are
enough reward for its 3-hour runtime (and how its release at that length
got greenlit) is a puzzle. Because my DVD crapped out for the middle
third of it (a mixed blessing) no recommendation is offered.

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by: william ahearn - Sat, 11 Nov 2023 02:16 UTC

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 7:06:33 PM UTC-5, moviePig wrote:
> A middle-aged man, riddled with childhood fear and guilt, endures the
> most excruciating day of his life. BEAU IS AFRAID, from writer-director
> Ari Aster, is an acute seriocomic -- and undoubtedly personal --
> portrayal of a tortured psyche. Whether its topic and narrative are
> enough reward for its 3-hour runtime (and how its release at that length
> got greenlit) is a puzzle. Because my DVD crapped out for the middle
> third of it (a mixed blessing) no recommendation is offered.

Nice setup. The story could go anywhere. And where does it go? Mommy, therapy and allegory. Yikes, I hate allegory.

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by: moviePig - Sat, 11 Nov 2023 03:25 UTC

On 11/10/2023 9:16 PM, william ahearn wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 7:06:33 PM UTC-5, moviePig wrote:
>> A middle-aged man, riddled with childhood fear and guilt, endures the
>> most excruciating day of his life. BEAU IS AFRAID, from writer-director
>> Ari Aster, is an acute seriocomic -- and undoubtedly personal --
>> portrayal of a tortured psyche. Whether its topic and narrative are
>> enough reward for its 3-hour runtime (and how its release at that length
>> got greenlit) is a puzzle. Because my DVD crapped out for the middle
>> third of it (a mixed blessing) no recommendation is offered.
>
> Nice setup. The story could go anywhere. And where does it go? Mommy, therapy and allegory. Yikes, I hate allegory.

(Not thrilled with Mommy and therapy, either.) I probably liked every
15-minute chunk of this flick, but I'm mystified how it ever seemed
promising as a potential commercial success. I can only imagine that
Aster himself had visions of joining Fellini. Art for art's sake...

If God had intended Man to Walk, He would have given him Feet.

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BEAU IS AFRAID (no spoilers)	moviePig
BEAU IS AFRAID (no spoilers)	william ahearn
BEAU IS AFRAID (no spoilers)	moviePig