I liked this film a lot. Elizabeth Banks is a very competent actress. Kevin Smith is one filmmaker whose films I never miss. I dislike Seth Rogen with a vengeance - I simply do not buy his comedy act. He comes across as a really cruel person who is trying hard to play an regular nice guy. This is just intensely subjective personal opinion.
Anyway, while I was watching this film, I couldn't help but think about the French writer Michel Houellebecq. He is someone who has been critical about Western sexual liberation. So Zack and Miri is about a platonic couple who decide to make a porno film to escape poverty. I know its not supposed to be taken seriously beyond a certain level. And I am not really a conservative person. But Houellebecq's books have had an impact on the way I looked at sexual liberation. It basically creates haves and have nots - some people are getting laid, but some aren't. This is trivialized in the film. And the film seems to suggest that even ugly people do get laid.
I am sure I am seeing too much into all this. It is just supposed to be an entertaining movie, I guess. And I did find it to be quite entertaining, though it is nowhere as good as Clerks or Chasing Amy. Before I forget, I liked the way Kevin Smith used the guitar solo from the Pixies song "Hey" in this film. It was a nice touch.
Anyway, while I was watching this film, I couldn't help but think about the French writer Michel Houellebecq. He is someone who has been critical about Western sexual liberation. So Zack and Miri is about a platonic couple who decide to make a porno film to escape poverty. I know its not supposed to be taken seriously beyond a certain level. And I am not really a conservative person. But Houellebecq's books have had an impact on the way I looked at sexual liberation. It basically creates haves and have nots - some people are getting laid, but some aren't. This is trivialized in the film. And the film seems to suggest that even ugly people do get laid.
I am sure I am seeing too much into all this. It is just supposed to be an entertaining movie, I guess. And I did find it to be quite entertaining, though it is nowhere as good as Clerks or Chasing Amy. Before I forget, I liked the way Kevin Smith used the guitar solo from the Pixies song "Hey" in this film. It was a nice touch.