tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post6251310765660870595..comments2023-10-20T05:51:12.709-07:00Comments on 342 is a Lie: Power Play by Gavin EslerJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-90534096298762327912012-08-16T21:49:16.562-07:002012-08-16T21:49:16.562-07:00He gets buried alive at the end. Spoiler. That&#...He gets buried alive at the end. Spoiler. That's the very definition of a closed ending!<br /><br />What made it really annoying in Power Play is that none of the explanations would've really made sense, not without a bit of skill anyway. I suspect the author just lost his bottle and couldn't think of how to tie it up. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-65320670483190848162012-08-16T13:58:42.056-07:002012-08-16T13:58:42.056-07:00The Vanishing (original) is my fave openended (ish...The Vanishing (original) is my fave openended (ish) movie.<br /><br />- bryce<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-50575786163525405372012-08-16T00:18:54.326-07:002012-08-16T00:18:54.326-07:00Power Play was released in 2009 - twelve years aft...Power Play was released in 2009 - twelve years after the first Austin Powers film, and seven years after the final one. If this had been written in the late nineties, I'd agree it was just a hamfisted cultural reference. But in 2009? What's going on?<br /><br />Thought of another great unresolved movie - Picnic at Hanging Rock. But again, true story.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-49444957765758387132012-08-15T10:59:10.096-07:002012-08-15T10:59:10.096-07:00Is it any more than a bit of ham-fisted cultural r...Is it any more than a bit of ham-fisted cultural referencing? I wouldn't read much into that.<br /><br />I don't think open-endedness should necessarily be restricted to true stories. Most Lynch films are open-ended but it doesn't stop them being ace (if you're a Lynch fan). It just doesn't work when it's transparent laziness, which is what it sounds like here. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00883652938068686404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-49378643666991994082012-08-14T08:34:52.151-07:002012-08-14T08:34:52.151-07:00Since we've been discussing it - Fincher's...Since we've been discussing it - Fincher's Zodiac. That ends without really knowing who did it, but that IS the story. It does make a difference if it's a true story, and it matters how much skill and thought's been put into it.. This is a trashy political thriller, and I demand a real story, damnit!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-64786142464878909232012-08-14T08:22:05.421-07:002012-08-14T08:22:05.421-07:00Yeah, re-reading that section it doesn't reall...Yeah, re-reading that section it doesn't really make much sense...<br /><br />Anyway, you used to like all that open ended shit, and it was me that required a beginning, middle and end. You've changed.<br /><br />- bryceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com