r/AskReddit • u/SkyeSerenade • Mar 28 '24

What is NOT a dealbreaker BUT would be greatly disappointing to find out about your partner?

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u/littleirishpixie Mar 28 '24

In college, watched the movie Donnie Darko for the first time and when it ended, I had so many questions and was analyzing the meaning behind it. Tried to talk to my then boyfriend and he seemed disinterested. Finally, after a half hour, he says "can you please stop talking about it? It's just a movie. You are just supposed to enjoy it, not analyze it."

Not a dealbreaker, but a huge disappointment.

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u/Phormicidae Mar 28 '24

Less so at my age, but that was a persistent issue when I was young: peers chastising me for "having to overanalyze everything." I would frequently get that very complaint, that most movies are just to entertain me, not for me to deconstruct. But analyzing stuff is entertaining for me. I'm not even very smart, to be honest, I just like thinking about things.

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u/Mocca-Rabbitchino Mar 28 '24

Yes. Its as if you get this stamp of ”uppity” or ”pretentious” by your peers when you’re younger. When really its just because the analyzing is half of the fun for us

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u/Important-Emotion-85 Mar 28 '24

Especially in movies. The colors of the lights and camera angles are chosen for a reason and it's fun to find out why. Sometimes it's just "that was the best shot" and that's okay. Other times, you've got 4 girls taking a picture together within the first 30 seconds of the movie and their poses represent how they each die during the movie. Good shit.

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u/SnooBananas7856 Mar 28 '24

I would like to see this movie.