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I enjoyed The Martian in the theaters, but the more I think about it, the more I feel I enjoyed it too much and that the film was actually far more bland than I remember it being, both in terms of the characters, suspense, and the feelings of hope and isolation it attempts to convey. When it came out, there was a lot of hype around it being Scott's best film in many years, so that might have helped my expectations a bit. However, I haven't thought about it much since and I've felt no desire to rewatch it. Like, I might get to it someday, but that's very low on my to-do list.
I enjoyed The Turin Horse when I first saw it, but that was a while ago, so I don't remember how much its themes and sculpting in time approach clicked with me at the time. It was the first film I saw from Bela Tarr when I watched it though, so having seen two of his films since then, I have a feeling I'd be able to have more of a handle on its approach if I were to rewatch it.