Somehow referencing the heights attempted by the likes of Francis Ford Coppola or Martin Scorsese with regards to the musical is in itself an example of being way off the mark when reviewing a movie like God Help The Girl. Also suggesting it is not cinematic, or that at times it looks like “poorly shot, low-budget music videos” is ludicrously misunderstood in my view. Nor did I appreciate such a long-winded and over-blown written monologue to describe how they were not a fan of the way the music and the images were edited together. Really? Then, who am I to criticize long-winded, right?
Not for one second could I question any particular edit or dissolve or overlapping song (or score) through cut frames in front of me while watch God Help The Girl. It is really not the style of movie (quite breezy and scatty) I guess, were this kind of snobbish over-analysis is particularly relevant. I find it puzzling that a fairly small-scale but charming movie without any agenda but to express itself as a film-making experiment through music and the flitting ambitions of young ones can be subject to such pretentious critical review. But I do respect that we all have different opinions, so let’s draw a rather disgruntled line under that for now, and get on with the show.
pectively.
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