I’ll tell that I will never watch it again to see if there was 30 minutes that was interesting.
I've only watched Once, same as you. Some camera shots I really like, ...the subject matter, the humor, the interpretation of the characters by the director, its direction, the style in the over-the-top acting, it can go many ways...and all ways are valid reactions, that, I am 100% aware.
It's like the film Joker; many reactions there too.
The culture in cinema we all have our opinion, like Martin Scorsese has, like Disney's boss has, like all world movie fans have.
When I was in my twenties I was lost entering a place where they played country music.
But all the people in there were enjoying dancing, boys and girls with cowboy/cowgirl boots and cowboy/cowgirl hats.
Many people don't get into Operas, Chorales, Classical music; kids listen to alternative, electronica, rap, the new trends. With movies it's very similar; it takes exposition of the mind to get into Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It's a delicate balance between the fiction and the remembering. No two humans feel the exact same emotions when facing the Music and Films.
Jim, I fully respect your take because I understand. My own take is like listening to Calypso music under a hurricane coming. It's a tough state to describe ...
...Tarantino's state. But overall I enjoyed it for what it is. It must have been liberating for Quentin and entourage; I could see that transcribing onscreen.
* If an extended version (4 hours) is to come up in the future it will be essentially for banking extra cash. If Tarantino's imagination is aligned with the stars above the clouds he might pursue different avenues ...
