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| Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself -- MEH | |
| Last Edit: DistantDrumming 04:37 am EST 02/20/21 | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 04:35 am EST 02/20/21 | |
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| THIS is the incredible show friends and family have been raving about? Maybe you had to be there? Perhaps it's not going to resonate on Hulu the way it did in an intimate theatre. I mean I 'got it' -- I understood the concept. I found a few individual moments charming. I just wasn't that engaged (and certainly not moved) by the execution. Some impressive illusions and an emotionally manipulative TED talk littered with pregnant pauses and Instagram-worthy profundities like "every secret has a weight.."? Derek DelGaudio would be a good televangelist. Or cult leader. |
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| re: Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself -- MEH | |
| Posted by: seenenuf 06:28 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
| In reply to: Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself -- MEH - DistantDrumming 04:35 am EST 02/20/21 | |
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| Judging by your post, you most certainly did NOT get it. At all. |
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| re: Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself -- MEH | |
| Posted by: DistantDrumming 02:01 am EST 02/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself -- MEH - seenenuf 06:28 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| I'm sorry, I just don't agree with this type of argument -- that if one does not connect with or enjoy a work or believe the artist(s) achieved what they set out to do -- that one does not "get" the concept. One can understand the concept and still disagree that the execution was effective or moving. After watching the show, I'm just taken aback that this was what was getting such breathless reactions for years. It's Hallmark-level profundity about identity presented by an impressive illusionist. I can certainly imagine that it would be more involving in an intimate space with just 100 or so other people, but at the end of the day, I can't enjoy this just as I can't be swept away by "motivational speakers." |
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