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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%! (2023)
The Subtle Art of Mediocrity
I didn't want to give this a bad review.
In 2019, I was going through one of the hardest times in my life and reading The Subtle Art was one of the few things that really helped me come to terms and .
I will say that the film does do well to carry all of the witty cynicisms over from the book,. And I can hand pick a few a new additions I did enjoy that do stop this from going lower than a 3/10.
That said, without enough focus on the reasons and purposes for us hearing these anecdotes, it just becomes a disorganised mess that, if you've not read the book, just sounds like someone saying "you're not special" without the "but that's okay" to follow it up with.
The 'self help' part of this 'counter intuitive self help documentary' was heavily glossed over and massively lost a lot of the appeal that caused the books warranted success. Maybe it's just that the genre doesn't translate successfully into this media, but overall, very disappointed.
My advise to anyone reading this review; pop on the audiobook and watch a 10 hour YouTube video of cats or something. You'll have a much better experience,
Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
A mirror on the last year
I found this really hard to watch, took me a couple of days. Felt far too real.
Bo Burnham is an actual artist here, far more so than he is a comedian. I'd recommend this to anyone, but don't expect what you've seen in the past.