i am mostly commenting more on the commentary track of this movie than on the movie itself, which was fair but could have used more exploration of why the teacher was doing what he was doing. otherwise the movie was fine, but not great. it's plodding pace paid attention (maybe too much) to detail and nuance. it's probably better to see it with no foreknowledge of what it is about.
the commentary track however is an exercise in wasted opportunity. instead of hearing the why about the film or what any of it should mean on the director's subjective level the movie commentary track is an excursion into how the movie is made and a long string of compliments for those who worked on the film. I know that the director liked working with the people and even if they didn't would they use the commentary track to air out their hatred. "yeah that's the third directing assistant, they were a real a-hole!" I grow tired of commentary tracks that follow this formula because it's so bland you have to wonder why a commentary track is put together in the first place. Can't this person find anything interesting to say about their own movie? Not even when the studio is probably paying them to do it?? The movie was a six out of ten don't even bother with the yawn inducing commentary track.
the commentary track however is an exercise in wasted opportunity. instead of hearing the why about the film or what any of it should mean on the director's subjective level the movie commentary track is an excursion into how the movie is made and a long string of compliments for those who worked on the film. I know that the director liked working with the people and even if they didn't would they use the commentary track to air out their hatred. "yeah that's the third directing assistant, they were a real a-hole!" I grow tired of commentary tracks that follow this formula because it's so bland you have to wonder why a commentary track is put together in the first place. Can't this person find anything interesting to say about their own movie? Not even when the studio is probably paying them to do it?? The movie was a six out of ten don't even bother with the yawn inducing commentary track.
