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Napoleon Dynamite

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A low-budget comedy praised for its excellent cinematography, absurd atmosphere with ambiguous time period setting, and non-dark comedic approach that holds up well.

Mentions (3)
"ND was legitimately a revolutionary movie that brought awkward quirky humor into the American mainstream. I truly don't think the office would have made it if it weren't for ND. The movie showed us youngins that you don't have to be elite or pretentious to create something beautiful which helped ush"
"Cinematography still stands tall, it's excellent. The atmosphere is absurd. Even after watching it tonight (had only ever seen it maybe 15+ years ago), I can't tell if this movie is supposed to be set in the 90s, 80s, or 70s, it's impressive for a movie with such a small budget... Also it's not unne"
Napoleon Dynamite is a great comedy · u/Debasering · ↑318 · 2023-08-19
"There's a feeling throughout the entire movie that I can't accurately describe in words. Google will tell you it's 'deadpan, charming, and awkward' but that feels like saying 9/11 was 'bad', it's almost childlike to describe something of that magnitude with such a weak word... It feels like I'm look"
Napoleon dynamite got me all kinds of fucked up 👇 · u/SusIndustrialComplex · ↑67 · 2023-05-02
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