We are all different. I didn’t get bored at all in such a long movie. It held my attention throughout. The plot is very interesting. It shows an immigrant (Laszlo) who moves to the USA with hopes. He is treated differently ) he is Jewish and poor, though talented). There is power play. The wealthy (Van Buren) has power. Laszlo and his wife have other problems too- many arising from what they went through during the war, and now problems in the USA. Laszlo has a lot of suppressed anger. He works through it and creates great art. He creates Brutalist architecture (hence the movie title). We see it in the Epilog. Great direction, acting, cinematography, and music. A lot of fine points. That’s how it came across to me.Just saw The Brutalist in a theatre full of 55+ folks. Though I was familiar with the basic plot, I was surprised at how bizzare it was. I loved the first quarter of the film, lost a little interest just before intermission, and I was scratching my head throughout the second half. I felt there were holes in the story. Brody was great. Didn’t care that much for Pearce but that was probably the character.
Btw if anyone is near Doylestown, there’s actually a famous “castle” there made of concrete, including the furniture. Built by Henry Mercer, it’s open for tours and is quite interesting.