6. Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite is Director Jared Hess's first major motion picture. He directed the film with his wife Jerusha Hess. To me the film had on awkward and obscure feeling. The essence and time of the late 80's early 90's kind of weirds me out. The movie is based in a rural Idaho town. Very bland and boring. I almost feel sorry for Napoleon before the first ten minutes. The movie to me feels like I'm laughing at someone that's disabled. It's an uncomfortable feeling, I believe the humor of the movie was laughing at comedy that " the movie pretends it doesn't know about." Life for Napoleon is a depressing, lonely, and simple minded one. I can't help but pity him. Thankfully Napoleon is graced with a friend named Pedro. They quickly become pals and soon find themselves in a painfully awkward romance triangle.The love interest is an equally awkward person named Deb. I am very surprised people took this movie seriously and enjoyed it. The thing that puzzles me the most is that the main character isn't portrayed in a likable way at all. I had no feeling of connection between the films main character. It was an utter freak show and I hope I never need to watch it again. The publicity this movie got disturbs me. I fear the worst for our mind as one in America. Finding humor in this film and giving it the amount of fame it received is appalling and ludicrous. When ridiculed and tortured in school Napoleon doesn't stick up for himself and instead acts passively towards and  invites it in a way by not putting a stop to it. I think when watching this movie don't take it so seriously it is just a movie and who cares if its an hour and a half waisted of your life. In all seriousness I might have found enjoyment in the movie if it hadn't been ruined with publicity and me hearing half the quotes recited daily in the school halls. I give the movie two out of five stars. Congrats on having people laugh at someone who doesn't know any better.