Many people love this film and consider it to be a brilliant classic. At the risk of offending them, I'm going to have to admit I don't find this movie to be particularly brilliant at all. I respect everyone's right to their opinion, but if you're like me, you'll wonder why there's so much buzz about this movie at all.
First of all, I'm not sure what is so brilliant about this movie when all it amounts to is watching several characters wander around doing whatever enters into their heads. Nothing really happens, and the many different story lines never really interact. There are so many different things going on that it's hard to follow what's happening, and there's no compelling reason for me to want to care what these characters are doing. It's really just an aimless film without any point. What's so brilliant about that? Personally, I thought it was pretty boring. I wouldn't watch this again, and I really wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
On the other hand, you may like this movie if you are nostalgic for the early 1960s, or if you want to catch a glimpse of some young actors early in their careers, or if you'd like to see a 1973 version of a teen drama. It just wasn't all that great to me.
First of all, I'm not sure what is so brilliant about this movie when all it amounts to is watching several characters wander around doing whatever enters into their heads. Nothing really happens, and the many different story lines never really interact. There are so many different things going on that it's hard to follow what's happening, and there's no compelling reason for me to want to care what these characters are doing. It's really just an aimless film without any point. What's so brilliant about that? Personally, I thought it was pretty boring. I wouldn't watch this again, and I really wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
On the other hand, you may like this movie if you are nostalgic for the early 1960s, or if you want to catch a glimpse of some young actors early in their careers, or if you'd like to see a 1973 version of a teen drama. It just wasn't all that great to me.