The Canadian film “What If” also known as “The F Word” is like many cliché romance films. Add in some quirkiness, awkward moments, realization that the main characters are falling in love and then they live happily ever after. Before I get into why I didn’t favor this film unlike the others who rated it 7/10 I’ll give a synopsis. “What If” is based on the main character Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe), a medical school dropout who is trying to recover from a broken heart. His over-the-top best friend Allan (Adam Driver) meets the love of his life Nicole (Mackenizie Davis) while at the house party both Wallace and Allan attend. This leaves Wallace in a lonely position by himself where he meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan), Allan’s cousin. Oddly enough they
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I understand the directors point of view only to a certain limit, my frustration acquires when I realized this story of inconsistency requires me to sit through a film where adults act like children and don’t tell each other they feel, where animation gets thrown in and out of a film just to depict the fact that Chantry is an animator and of course the confusion of the Title “What If”. Most people would say this film would leave you in a “human mush” and tracing out words like “aww”, but I just found the film so childish and no connection at all. I feel like the director Michael Dowse wanted to portray this film in a way for many people to walk out and relate, but the film seemed all over the place, leaving me to question why certain things were …show more content…
“What If”, what if what? What if I told you how I really felt from the beginning and then maybe we could see how things would go? I mean it makes sense that conclusion, but nowhere in the film indicates that either of these Characters Wallace and Chantry wants to even see how things would go. It looks like a film where these two main characters are afraid to be friends with one another due to their over the board awkwardness, not forward about their actions and what is clear about them. Noting the fact Chantry from the beginning gave off the energy she was single and ready to get out there until she dropped the boyfriend bomb. Wallace on the other hand, still gives off a vibe as a heart broken man who evidently has no confidence whatsoever until the last 10 minutes of the film. I saw no growth between the two characters until the film started closing to an end, and yet that still wasn’t indicating them thinking about “What If” they dated, or even better “What if “ they never met. A film like this should have had me on my toes, the concept of the story was good, but if it had better dialogue and indication of what Wallace and Chantry wanted you could of walked out and said “What if” they had never met, Chantry would still be feeling trapped in a relationship, turning down great job opportunities, and finally having the chance to be with someone who gets her. That would have been
I understand the directors point of view only to a certain limit, my frustration acquires when I realized this story of inconsistency requires me to sit through a film where adults act like children and don’t tell each other they feel, where animation gets thrown in and out of a film just to depict the fact that Chantry is an animator and of course the confusion of the Title “What If”. Most people would say this film would leave you in a “human mush” and tracing out words like “aww”, but I just found the film so childish and no connection at all. I feel like the director Michael Dowse wanted to portray this film in a way for many people to walk out and relate, but the film seemed all over the place, leaving me to question why certain things were …show more content…
“What If”, what if what? What if I told you how I really felt from the beginning and then maybe we could see how things would go? I mean it makes sense that conclusion, but nowhere in the film indicates that either of these Characters Wallace and Chantry wants to even see how things would go. It looks like a film where these two main characters are afraid to be friends with one another due to their over the board awkwardness, not forward about their actions and what is clear about them. Noting the fact Chantry from the beginning gave off the energy she was single and ready to get out there until she dropped the boyfriend bomb. Wallace on the other hand, still gives off a vibe as a heart broken man who evidently has no confidence whatsoever until the last 10 minutes of the film. I saw no growth between the two characters until the film started closing to an end, and yet that still wasn’t indicating them thinking about “What If” they dated, or even better “What if “ they never met. A film like this should have had me on my toes, the concept of the story was good, but if it had better dialogue and indication of what Wallace and Chantry wanted you could of walked out and said “What if” they had never met, Chantry would still be feeling trapped in a relationship, turning down great job opportunities, and finally having the chance to be with someone who gets her. That would have been