When movie studios ran movies, and not the directors, movies used something called "editing", a process that removes repetitive scene structure and meaningless minor story lines. Sadly, roughly 30 years ago the directors gained full creative control, and since they seem to think every second they film is brilliant they are loathe to remove even a minute of it.
Most of the scenes on the planet could easily have been erased - the sofa part is good example/analogy/metaphor because it was putting the audience to sleep (as was the example/analogy/metaphor bit). The acting was good, the special effects were good, the overall theme was good. It was just waaay toooo looong..
Most of the scenes on the planet could easily have been erased - the sofa part is good example/analogy/metaphor because it was putting the audience to sleep (as was the example/analogy/metaphor bit). The acting was good, the special effects were good, the overall theme was good. It was just waaay toooo looong..