Is "Digger" Bad? I'll See for Myself

I am finally going to see the movie "Digger" tomorrow. I mentioned on the podcast that I will be doing a review on Monday, and today is just about my excitement in going to see this in the theater.

I have not been this excited to see a movie in a long, long time. I mentioned on the pod that this may be the height since I saw "The Simpsons" movie years ago. And it has nothing to do with my familiarity or fandom of the subject material. I'm a rabid "Simpsons" fan. I always have been. That excitement came from seeing it on the big screen and hoping they would do the show justice. And they did. I actually saw that movie two days in a row because of my excitement. The feelings for "Digger" are totally different.

I have successfully missed any spoilers for this movie to this point. I know that they're some twists, but I have no clue what they could be. "Digger" could have some musical elements to it, it could be music free. I know that I love the cast. I am an Innaritu fan. I like when Tom Cruise goes against the grain and plays some kind of wild character. I like when he takes chances. This movie has everything going for me as a fan of going to the theater. But there's also all the negative stuff that has simply fueled my passion for wanting to see this movie.

RD was the first person to stoke the flames for me. He saw it last weekend and he texted me that he thought it was not a good movie. This didn't deter me. He sent some subsequent texts as well, but those kind of made me want to see it more and more. Then I saw some stuff on the internet saying that it could be the biggest flop ever. These quotes and blurbs only made me want to give my money to the movie to try and save it some money. Then I saw how the campaigning for the movie changed. They started to show negative reviews, then Cruise in character saying, "f those people", and then the new trailer telling the viewer to decide for themselves.

Then RD called me the other night and he said something that pushed me even harder to find a time to go watch this movie. He reiterated that he did not like the movie, but he thought that I may love it. I saw some people online who I tend to agree with their movie reviews saying how much they liked the movie. I like weird movies that take big shots. I love "Hot Rod". "Southland Tales" is a movie I still think about on a daily basis. David Lynch's early movies seem to be devisive, and those are my favorite of his. I like the new "Star Wars" movies. "Cloud Atlas" is one of the coolest and most unique movies I've ever watched. I'm not that tough on movies that seem similar, or at least have similar views on the internet, like "Digger". I wanted to see this movie from the very first teaser that simply showed a silhouette of Cruise with a shovel. I got even more on board when I saw it was Innaritu's next movie. Hell, he made "Birdman", so he will always hold a place as one of my favorite directors. I cannot wait to see his take on climate change. I'm sure it will be explained much better than whatever the hell Adam McKay was trying to do with "Don't Look Up", another movie I don’t totally hate like some other people do. But this feeling I currently have in my body, this push of joy and excitement hasn't been around for a movie for me in awhile. I had something close to this with "Friendship", and that movie rules. But there haven't been too many other movies that have given me this feeling. Sure, I wanted to see "Primetime", I am stoked for "You Can See Everything", "Everything Everywhere All At Once" got my juices flowing, and I still have yet to see "the Odyssey", but I still have hopes to see it in a theater soon. But this feeling I have for "Digger" is different.

Like I said at the top, I'll have an actual review on Monday. Today I just wanted to kind of take you through my current thought process and my feelings of excitement knowing that I will be watching it in a theater tomorrow. I cannot wait. 

Ty 

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast.

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