But the attendee calls it "a tremendous, thought provoking film," a 9 on a scale of 10, with great performances by the leads.
Reason #3 - The story is thought provoking with a serious message for change.
There's a certain freedom to spending the day at the mercy of someone else's creation, especially when the design is meant to be quirky and fun and not too thought provoking (adding a few cocktails into the mix doesn't hurt either).
Some are even currently thought provoking: in an episode broadcast in February, 1970, Jim and his team are asked to make sure that Ismet El Kabir, a Middle Eastern terrorist who may be about to be pardoned, never makes it out of prison.
" 'You say you love me a lot/But that can't put food in a pot.' " When he delves into "message music," as on the new song "Life of a Gun," written from the perspective of a firearm, he's thought provoking without being a scold.
Mr. Harrison doesn't name Riefenstahl outright — the character, riotously played by Rebecca Wisocky, is called simply the Frau — but he turns fragments from her life into a story that is funny and thought provoking and even a little touching, not to mention an efficient 75 minutes.
Brilliantly thought provoking, even for a total science ignoramus like me.
✒Its controller, Danny Cohen, aside, it seems there is no greater defender of BBC3 than the corporation's creative director, Alan Yentob, who last week praised the digital channel's output as "intelligent, thought provoking, and addressing a younger audience who are increasingly hard to reach".
Calvin and Hobbes is complex, thoughtful and thought provoking.
Although the study is "highly suggestive and thought provoking," there's a lot more work to be done, says anthropological geneticist Joanna Mountain of Stanford University.
