What gives you the impression it bugs me 'as much as I'm letting on'?
I've hardly let on it bugs me; all I've concretely said is I don't think it should top a 'Best of 2010' poll, and all I've implied is that I can see why the film is getting as much critical praise as it is, hence why I might have 'some thoughts on the critical appeal of this film'.
New Yorker months back nailed the reason, quite frankly. You read that piece?
As it is, we're still anticipating a film that speaks of and for this generation.
There's an interesting follow-up to this sentiment
here.
I like how every topic over there somehow ends up becoming the same old boring Marxist debate.
Frost posted something I liked:
"I don't think such a work can exist, in any medium. People are far too idiosyncratic."
