I'm not the biggest film buff, but I follow the industry more than passive film-goers and have zero recollection of this film's release or promotion. I just watched it and while I wouldn't go so far as to rave about it, it's pretty good, has exceptional cinematography, awesome original concepts, and I can't possibly imagine a low budget. So what happened? How did this get so low under the radar?
shareI'm surprised by it's not being at least fairly well-known, too. I really love this film. It's lavish, unique, soulful storytelling. It got good reviews from critics. I think Roger Ebert called it a masterpiece. The only reason I can think of for it not being more popular is that it must have barely missed appealing to a lot of different kinds of movie-fans. It isn't family-friendly or simple enough for kids to really enjoy. It isn't hard-core enough for fantasy-adventure or action fans. It isn't straight-faced or "normal" enough to be appreciated by those who like conventional drama. It's a bizarre and beautiful hybrid of a kind that only a small percentage of the film-going public can truly enjoy. I've seen it about ten times now and it always gets me. It's a movie-lover's movie.
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I had just seen it and I was like this movie is really cool I normaly don't watch these type of films but this was amazing.
Morpheus: no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
I'm assuming it's because they didn't know who to market it towards. The serious film crowd, the teen market, children? It has so many layers to it that finding an audience to target was probably considered too much hard work. I love this film though, I can't believe it's been so widely missed for so long.
Should you look before you leap? Not if you want to make the leap.
sadly, most of the best, most beautiful films stay below the mainstream radar
fortunately, with over 75,000 votes here on IMDb, The Fall seems to be drawing an audience via home video and word of mouth
I'll do business with a red, but I don't have to believe one.
The film couldn't get a distribution deal and lingered on the festival circuit for two years. It didn't have well-known actors in the leads. Lee Pace is known now but he wasn't then. It's an amazing fantasy that should have played well in the European and Asian market but apparently didn't get much as far as distribution. I think it's a masterpiece.
shareThe film couldn't get a distribution deal and lingered on the festival circuit for two years.