You must love a happy ending where everything is tied up neatly and not one where the movie just ends suddenly as you often get with foreign films.
I don't prefer any specific kind of ending. It all depends on the movie.
I think it's less about imagination and more about suggestion. I like it when you're left with something to think about rather than having it all spelled out for you. Movies I watch twice tend to be this sort of thing where I liked it but didn't quite get it and need to see it again. Climax was like this. I wanted to go back and look for the clues about who spiked the punchbowl that I missed. Hidden in plain sight.
I don't need movies to have something to think about, believe me
I can give anyone something to think about - it's a gift of mine. Doesn't mean they want to think about it - or they'll feel enriched by it.
Again, I like to feel enriched.
Sometimes, movies that don't spell it out for me can give me that feeling - and, at other times, they can't.
For instance, I'm a big fan of Aronofsky's movies. He rarely spells everything out - and his best movies, like The Fountain and Black Swan - both leave plenty to the imagination and for you to interpret.
But they also both have substance and they have something to say that I can engage with and which enthralls me. A lot of it has to do with style, in fact. I love his style.
Lynch movies tend to just confuse me - and I rarely seem to get anything out of them to justify my time spent.
Same goes for Refn movies.
It's all subjective - and it all depends on how you operate as a human being.
There's style elements in films that suggest something is happening. Horror films are often really good for this. Like, you might see a woman put a kettle on to boil while there's a stalker outside and the kettle starts to boil over as she gets killed. You don't think about these things but they have a subconscious effect on you. Raise the tension. There's probably a word for it but I didn't go to film school or anything.
I don't think you understand what I'm saying. I'm not saying style is bad or a problem.
I'm saying I want substance above all things. I love style.
In that same way, I want a woman that looks good. But that's not the most important aspect of her.
It's not terribly complicated - and I don't think we need to go to school to understand such a relatively simple concept.