You can't make a cult movie just because you want to. Or can you. Well, for some reason this movies is just overvalued to be one - but at the same time it's actual value is a really meager average. I guess you could call it an anti-cult movie. Or a mainstream cult? WTF
This movie gives you really bad bad people who are good deep down. When they act crazy you can feel that the actors are just acting. They are not half as bad as they try to act as. Doc seems like he forces Baby to do the job but we never actually see much force. Bats seems bats crazy but keeps leaving huge blind spots to get killed. And although Buddy seems good he wants to get revenge for his love in the end.
This movie just plays on stereotypes, bringing in cool narratives from our lives to give something familiar and reinforce our beliefs. The "strong silent type" kid that is a "genius" driver. An old stereotype (western hero) mixed with a new one - myth of the genius . The narrative that "love redeems us" or that "love gives meaning". The characters seem to be chasing money, but when Baby finds "true love" (again, a stereotypical narrative) suddenly opposition disappears - except for Buddy that wants to get revenge for his love. Even the "Bonnie and Clyde" love is a narrative.
It's like this movie has no story just a bunch of cool narratives glued together for a barely coherent movie. Not to mention as a result, the dialogues are really bad, in my mother language's translation at least, haven't watched in English yet. Not sure if it's better in English, but I don't look forward to watching this again.
This movie gives you really bad bad people who are good deep down. When they act crazy you can feel that the actors are just acting. They are not half as bad as they try to act as. Doc seems like he forces Baby to do the job but we never actually see much force. Bats seems bats crazy but keeps leaving huge blind spots to get killed. And although Buddy seems good he wants to get revenge for his love in the end.
This movie just plays on stereotypes, bringing in cool narratives from our lives to give something familiar and reinforce our beliefs. The "strong silent type" kid that is a "genius" driver. An old stereotype (western hero) mixed with a new one - myth of the genius . The narrative that "love redeems us" or that "love gives meaning". The characters seem to be chasing money, but when Baby finds "true love" (again, a stereotypical narrative) suddenly opposition disappears - except for Buddy that wants to get revenge for his love. Even the "Bonnie and Clyde" love is a narrative.
It's like this movie has no story just a bunch of cool narratives glued together for a barely coherent movie. Not to mention as a result, the dialogues are really bad, in my mother language's translation at least, haven't watched in English yet. Not sure if it's better in English, but I don't look forward to watching this again.