I know when a film gets raves and awards there is a temptation to dissent just for the hell of it. And admittedly there are some arresting images.
But I genuinely didn't like these two. I think they're two city slickers using the bumpkins self-indulgently. They may think they are creating exciting public art. To me -- and I would guess to at least some of the people who have to look at their stuff every day, at least for a while -- it's defacement.
These two throw their ideals in your face and are off to the next town without having to deal with the consequences. You think it's wrong to cut off the horns of the goats? Fine, YOU take care of them when they start fighting with each other. You champion the one woman holdout who won't get out of her condemned house so they can tear it down? Fine, YOU explain that to the people who are waiting for them to build public housing or a new medical facility or whatever.
And even if you don't share any of these sentiments and find the two quirky and charming and delightful, you may still find the film pretty boring after thirty minutes like I did.
But I genuinely didn't like these two. I think they're two city slickers using the bumpkins self-indulgently. They may think they are creating exciting public art. To me -- and I would guess to at least some of the people who have to look at their stuff every day, at least for a while -- it's defacement.
These two throw their ideals in your face and are off to the next town without having to deal with the consequences. You think it's wrong to cut off the horns of the goats? Fine, YOU take care of them when they start fighting with each other. You champion the one woman holdout who won't get out of her condemned house so they can tear it down? Fine, YOU explain that to the people who are waiting for them to build public housing or a new medical facility or whatever.
And even if you don't share any of these sentiments and find the two quirky and charming and delightful, you may still find the film pretty boring after thirty minutes like I did.