This was just way to weird for me

Movie is unwatchable for the volume level being too much variable. Either dialogues are not loud enough or you go deaf from the scenes that have that 'weird pulsating sound'. Or be prepared to constantly change your volume.

Baffling. Extraordinary. Pigs. Barely any dialogue. Beautiful looking. Directed by Shane Carruth (Primer), It's very challenging - so much so that I'm not even sure repeat viewings will shed any more light on it. It's definitely one for cinema purists who like to watch cerebral movies. In that respect it's more of an experience than a movie aligned with Terence Malick and Darren Aronofsky material. What's it about? The cycle of life? genetics? religion? morality? ethics? Probably all these things. What's clear is that Shane Carruth operates on a level that is different to most of us!

WTF?!?!

I wanted to like this. I really do like films that make you think, maybe even make me study them a little. One of those was Shane Carruth's "Primer". After watching it numerous times, it was ultimately frustrating and I found that no one could really follow it without many viewings.

"Upstream Color" plays the same way but has not persuaded me to watch it again. I'm convinced it's weird with a goal of being indecipherable. It screams "I'm smarter than you!" in every frame. The characters are insufferable. It really isn't even visually appealing. Unless you favor pig pens and hotel rooms.

I am not going to like a film because others think it's smart. If I missed something, that's on me. It was not entertaining in the least and to be entertained is the primary reason I watch movies.

This movie makes no sense to me,
its just people saying weird things in slow instrumentals.
I was naturally watching it cuz of primer.
And i have to admit even if didn't understand it, primer was way better.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Carlin noted that at other times it is a big brown... well, you know. That's kind of how I felt about this movie. It takes half the movie to get an idea as to what all of the weirdness on screen meant. That's all well and good - I love to piece it all together. The payoff? Not so much. Unfortunately the film was rather.... [spoiler]literal[/spoiler].

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what the fuck i watched but i liked it