Eddington Reactions Are In And They Are Decisive

Eddington’s reactions are in following the movie’s release this weekend, and it seems to have divided audiences. The film is the fourth A24 movie from acclaimed director Ari Aster. It has taken on an intense time in recent history, showing a May 2020 COVID-19 pandemic standoff between a mayor and a sheriff in a New Mexico town.

Eddington premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and even from then, opinions were split. The movie has a 67% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, showing this division. One of the middling reviews came from ScreenRant’s Graeme Guttmann, who gave the film 6 out of 10 stars.

Now, audience reactions are in for Eddington. Plenty of audiences appreciated the film, but it also elicited meme responses and was deemed “No Country for Woke Men.” Some people walked out of the movie confused, and others were not satisfied by it. Check out some responses below:

Brendan Hodges was the one to cleverly refer to the movie as “NO COUNTRY FOR WOKE MEN,” but still enjoyed the movie.

Some pointed out that Eddington’s naysayers may have simply not liked being called out by the film, such as @SonnyBunch, who referred to the “I’m in this photo and I don’t like it’ meme.

@mattdolloff compared the movie to “South Park come to life,” but seemed to enjoy the film.

Others were less impressed, such as a moviegoer who, according to @Giannit “pulled out his phone and started recording himself talking at full volume about what a piece of shit it was.”

@thebitchinthetv posted a very confused-seeming meme and noted that “eddington feels like this.”

@billieroan posted a gif of Austin Butler at Cannes and said “this is the face of someone who also hated eddington.”

@yosoymichael was surprised that people actually liked Eddington, reflecting numerous reactions.

What This Means For Eddington

This Movie Was Always Going To Be Contentious

Eddington focuses on a recent period of history, and satirizes multiple angles of the American political spectrum. It takes on issues such as masking, anti-masking, and the rise of performative activism in the 2020 Black Lives Matter Movement. Given this, it was bound to be a divisive film.

And people are already reacting to the things that make it so polarizing. The political readings of the film are starkly different depending on who is watching the film, and some are offended while others are amused by the film. At minimum, Aster has made a movie that has clearly gotten people talking.

Our Take On The Eddington Reactions

The Split Reviews Have Affected The Box Office

So far, Eddington is not doing very well in theaters. It made only $4.2 million during its domestic opening, the second-lowest in Aster’s career thus far. In a packed summer, this is a movie that is more likely to get a second wind when it comes to digital or streaming. It seems Eddington is just too politically contentious for box office success.

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