tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post3557969282269186429..comments2024-03-14T19:14:03.059-05:00Comments on Acidemic - Film: One Pill Makes You Corporate: LIMITLESS (2011)Erich Kuerstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-74074697670654206702012-08-26T03:19:10.804-05:002012-08-26T03:19:10.804-05:00Erich, I think LIMITLESS is misunderstood in the s...Erich, I think LIMITLESS is misunderstood in the same way that you claim WICKER MAN (2006) and STRAW DOGS (1971) are misunderstood; we're not supposed to sympathize with the protagonist at all. The book he sells at the end is even called Illuminating the Dark Fields. I think the film takes the palatable hollywood formula and infuses it with twisted, ironic neo-conservative ideologies as a form of critique. Great essay though, as always.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-34022494999792846232011-08-24T14:45:55.888-05:002011-08-24T14:45:55.888-05:00Haha... good point. I guess that's my problem...Haha... good point. I guess that's my problem, I like movies where I have someone to root for.Kev D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557162668726460610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-6972107876626697422011-08-24T10:53:52.928-05:002011-08-24T10:53:52.928-05:00Thanks Kev! The ending wasn't happy for me, or...Thanks Kev! The ending wasn't happy for me, or you, but it was for the character, as he gets it all, without having to pay the consequences. It's a happy ending for a sleazebag Wall Street guy, the kind for whom Gordon Gecko is a saint.Erich Kuerstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-73873374743006669152011-08-24T10:43:27.957-05:002011-08-24T10:43:27.957-05:00I don't see the ending as happy. I see it as ...I don't see the ending as happy. I see it as confirming that the reason I hated Cooper's character throughout the entire movie is indeed because he is an awful person and a tremendous sellout.<br /><br />No character development, no lessons learned, no one to root for. Just an empty shell of a film that initially showed promise.Kev D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557162668726460610noreply@blogger.com