{"id":564,"date":"2011-07-06T23:11:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T23:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamemasters.com\/?p=564"},"modified":"2019-04-07T23:16:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T23:16:05","slug":"rubber-review-of-a-tire-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gamemasters.com\/?p=564","title":{"rendered":"Rubber \u2013 Review of a Tire Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">Rubber is not for everyone. I first found out about it less than a week ago. The idea is simple enough, a tire wakes up in the middle of a desert to discover it has telepathic abilities and can kill using those abilities. Yes, you read that correctly, a tire. From a car. It doesn\u2019t matter which one, front or back, driver side or passenger side. It\u2019s a movie about just a tire. Except it\u2019s not a tire (which it is \u2013 for no reason).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/gamemasters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rubberposter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gamemasters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rubberposter.jpg 315w, http:\/\/gamemasters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rubberposter-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>Rubber is directed by Quentin Dupieux and what he turns out is a very David Lynch style film; mix in a dash of irony, and a massive heap of things that happen for \u201cno reason\u201d and you have exactly what Rubber is all about.<\/p>\n<p>When I discovered that this film existed, less than a week ago I wish to point out, I went to Netflix and added it to the top of my list. It arrived today and this evening I sat down to watch it\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A little slow in the beginning, actually very slow for the entire duration, but if you are watching it for fast action, you are watching it for the wrong reason. The reason this should be watched is for the storytelling. Everything in movies has been done before. Rubber is no exception, at least as far as the world of inanimate objects coming to life goes. We have an entire car (Christine), a child\u2019s doll (Child\u2019s Play), the list goes on and on. However (and no I\u2019m not going to compare this movie\u2019s story to that of Christine \u2013 Stephen King is by far the master, and always will be), what does set this movie apart from other so called horror movies, is the story itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There are, in essence, 2 different \u201cuniverses\u201d going on in Rubber. There are the Spectators and there are the Actors. I don\u2019t want to go into any spoilers as to how everything is pulled off and executed, but suffice it to say this movie will stay with you after you have seen it. I\u2019ll warn you now, it\u2019s artsy. It\u2019s not for everyone. It\u2019s a \u201cthinking person\u201d movie. You have to have an open mind, and be ready to suspend disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I enjoyed it and give it 4 stars out of 5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"http:\/\/gamemasters.com\/?p=564\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubber is not for everyone. I first found out about it less than a week ago. The idea is simple enough, a tire wakes up in the middle of a desert to discover it has telepathic abilities and can kill using those abilities. 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