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Garden State
Posted on 2/11/24 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 2/11/24 at 9:06 pm
Seeing all of these commercials with Zach Braff make me wonder why he didn’t act in more movies. Him and Portman killed it in this one. Feel like it just captured something. What do y’all think?
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Posted on 2/11/24 at 9:09 pm to Gifman
Always wondered the same thing. Guy is a talented actor, and he just kinda fell off the earth.
Posted on 2/11/24 at 9:10 pm to Gifman
I think he does more writing/directing these days.
Last Kiss was great too.
I don't think he really ever loved acting as much as writing and directing.
Last Kiss was great too.
I don't think he really ever loved acting as much as writing and directing.
Posted on 2/11/24 at 9:55 pm to Gifman
Great movie and fantastic soundtrack. Last Kiss also
Posted on 2/11/24 at 10:27 pm to Gifman
quote:Very by-the-numbers indie film. He checked every generic indie box. Dialed the quirky up to eleven and got his Independent Spirit Award nominations.
Garden State
Posted on 2/11/24 at 10:39 pm to Fewer Kilometers
And a Grammy for his mix tape soundtrack. 
Posted on 2/11/24 at 11:05 pm to Gifman
quote:
Zach Braff make me wonder why he didn’t act in more movies
Probably made a shite ton of money doing scrubs.
Posted on 2/11/24 at 11:35 pm to Gifman
His T Mobile commercials make me want to claw my eyes out. He and Turk were funny in Scrubs but they suck arse in these commercials.
Posted on 2/12/24 at 12:29 am to SUB
You should probably just close them. I've had my left eye sitting on my cheek before. Not too fun
Posted on 2/12/24 at 12:48 am to Gifman
Soundtrack was great. Liked it at the time. But its a time and place movie.
Sorta Indie Cringe now that we learned the blueprint. I think the likeness of it is fine for then. But that was then, this is now.
I mean, I had this good opinion of Reality Bites in my youth. Try to watch it now. God that movie is a pretentious turd.
There's a reason Indies have a short shelf-life, they cater to youth and current issues and angst. Well, your audience grows up...and everyone behind them won't get it and frankly doesn't give a shite. Its not easy to make timeless movies.
Sorta Indie Cringe now that we learned the blueprint. I think the likeness of it is fine for then. But that was then, this is now.
I mean, I had this good opinion of Reality Bites in my youth. Try to watch it now. God that movie is a pretentious turd.
There's a reason Indies have a short shelf-life, they cater to youth and current issues and angst. Well, your audience grows up...and everyone behind them won't get it and frankly doesn't give a shite. Its not easy to make timeless movies.
This post was edited on 2/12/24 at 12:50 am
Posted on 2/12/24 at 1:56 am to Gifman
I really liked it at the time. But I started seeing it differently when I read how Portman's character was one of the prototypes for the manic pixie dream girl.
Apparently the film is looking worse and worse in retrospect, and Zach is still responding to critics...
variety.com/2023/film/news/zach-braff-garden-state-hatred-manic-pixie-dream-girl-backlash-1235560324/
Now I want to watch it again...
Posted on 2/12/24 at 10:21 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
I always find it weird when people measure movies based on trends that didn't exist when they made it.
Like, sure, some things I get, but the movie that predates all the things people hate about Indie films NOW isn't the fault of the movie. It's not their fault everyone copied them.
Imagine if people read Lord of the Rings and were like, "Pfft. Elves and orcs? Talk about fantasy trope 101!"
Like, sure, some things I get, but the movie that predates all the things people hate about Indie films NOW isn't the fault of the movie. It's not their fault everyone copied them.
Imagine if people read Lord of the Rings and were like, "Pfft. Elves and orcs? Talk about fantasy trope 101!"
Posted on 2/12/24 at 10:31 am to Gifman
quote:
Garden State
One of my guilty pleasure movies.
Posted on 2/12/24 at 10:47 am to SG_Geaux
I remember seeing the original trailer and immediately deciding that I wanted to see it (a great use of imagery without context):
Garden State Trailer (Let It Go song)
I do find this annoying:
I mean, that trope isn't their fault - other people copied their success (for Indie films specifically), and the term wasn't even coined until 2007.
As someone who married one of those "manic pixie dream girls", I can assure you they do exist (but I promise you she wasn't there to teach me about love and life - we just enjoy experiencing it together)...
That being said, if we had gotten together 10 years earlier, then yeah, she probably would have - I was a pretty miserable cuss then. I doubt she would've even wanted to date me.
Garden State Trailer (Let It Go song)
I do find this annoying:
quote:
Sam, is often cited as one of the worst offenders of the “manic pixie dream girl” stereotype, which describes a quirky female character whose main narrative purpose is to save their male counterpart and teach him about the meaning of love and life.
I mean, that trope isn't their fault - other people copied their success (for Indie films specifically), and the term wasn't even coined until 2007.
As someone who married one of those "manic pixie dream girls", I can assure you they do exist (but I promise you she wasn't there to teach me about love and life - we just enjoy experiencing it together)...
That being said, if we had gotten together 10 years earlier, then yeah, she probably would have - I was a pretty miserable cuss then. I doubt she would've even wanted to date me.
Posted on 2/12/24 at 10:48 am to skrayper
Garden State blows but I’m happy that you got to marry Natalie Portman or Zooie Deschanel or whoever
Posted on 2/12/24 at 10:59 am to Pax Regis
quote:
Always wondered the same thing. Guy is a talented actor, and he just kinda fell off the earth.
Like most sitcom actors, he tried to become a movie actor, but it never really worked out. He does a lot of voice over stuff. He also headlined in Bullets Over Broadway for a bit. He had a one season run over a sitcom, Alex, Inc., which was just not funny.
Posted on 2/12/24 at 10:59 am to skrayper
quote:There's not a single trend that didn't preexist before Garden State made use of it. Braff just used them all so blatantly that they were instantly identifiable.
I always find it weird when people measure movies based on trends that didn't exist when they made it.
Posted on 2/12/24 at 11:02 am to Locoguan0
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he tried to become a movie actor, but it never really worked out
Braff got the Scrubs gig and immediately quit his regular job, but production didn't start right away so he began writing Garden State instead.
He ended up directing several episodes of Scrubs and became an executive producer at one point.
Looking at his IMDB, he also still has roles in various mediums like podcasts, and it seems he's written and produced the upcoming movie Good Person with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, in which he doesn't appear.
In other words, it seems like maybe his passions are behind the camera and not necessarily in front of it.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:58 pm to adavis
Many great moments in the movie, one of my favorite being the party scene ending with In The Waiting Line. I would have loved if it could have extended longer. Just the perfect vibe.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 7:07 pm to Gifman
This was one of those movies one of my college girlfriends took me to go see, and I fought it tooth and nail, but ended up liking it and the soundtrack. But due to my fixed position I maintained that I really didn’t like it. Total bullshite. It was damn good.
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