The film "Punch Drunk Love" was on TV last night, i only watched it cos i have a fascination with Adam Sandler, cos he is gorgeous. But the film really confused me, I really couldn't understand it. Will someone please explain to me what it's all about?
2006-10-19 23:27:11 · 9 answers · asked by hel4adz 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
A guy who has continually embarrassed himself through out his youth and his sisters never let him forget it even though they love him so sometimes he lets out his rage when he gets frustrated. He feels alone and wants to talk to someone without the confidence being broken. He destroys things and even himself until he falls in love and then he is willing to hurt people who hurt his love. She kept his confidence by lying to his sisters.
Its a movie that needs to be watched a few times to fully understand. There is no distinct narration in the story to help you so it's all about the main charature and his interaction with those around him and his attempts to trust strangers.
2006-10-19 23:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by John T 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Roger Ebert has a good review of the film on his website, here are some excerpts:
"Punch-Drunk Love" is above all a portrait of a personality type. Barry Egan has been damaged, perhaps beyond repair, by what he sees as the depredations of his domineering sisters. It drives him crazy when people nose into his business. He cannot stand to be trifled with. His world is entered by alarming omens and situations that baffle him. The character is vividly seen and the film sympathizes with him in his extremity."
Perhaps the best observation Ebert makes is that PT Anderson was attempting to elaborate on the hostility that seems to exist in all Sandlers characters, where does the rage come from? How does it manifest itself? From the article:
"The way to criticize a movie, Godard famously said, is to make another movie. In that sense "Punch-Drunk Love" is film criticism. Paul Thomas Anderson says he loves Sandler's comedies--they cheer him up on lonely Saturday nights--but as the director of "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia" he must have been able to sense something missing in them, some unexpressed need. The Sandler characters are almost oppressively nice, like needy puppies, and yet they conceal a masked hostility to society, a passive-aggressive need to go against the flow, a gift for offending others while in the very process of being ingratiating."
2006-10-20 02:53:13 · answer #2 · answered by Dan B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know I don't get it either. I rented the DVD a while back and was watching thinking 'What the F*ck!'
I love Adam Sandler movies but just didn't get this one i'm afraid.
Hopefully someone will. Good Luck.
P.S Try the link below got some stuff on the film.
2006-10-19 23:57:53 · answer #3 · answered by glitterdust 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure there was anything to get that had to be by far Adam Sandler's worst movie ever....
2006-10-20 04:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
adam sandler?? further evidence ill never understand women
2006-10-19 23:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I know i saw it too. Im not too sure either. Lets just say it wasnt Adams best.
2006-10-19 23:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
it is a strange film and not really up to his usual standard. i didnt really get it either. stick to the waterboy and happy gilmore. genius
2006-10-19 23:36:01 · answer #7 · answered by mr_gigolo_85 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i only wish I could
2006-10-19 23:30:46 · answer #8 · answered by markhatter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh?????????
2006-10-19 23:28:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋