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>If my movie preview says, "Read up on So-and-So's Theory of >Such-and-Such before watching!", I'm gonna say, "Fuck that. >I'd rather watch Transformers. There's no homework assignment >for Transformers."
Because sadly, some movies are made to sell coffee, and not to be watched and enjoyed.
And some movie "types" spend more time drinking Latte than eating popcorn(I don't mean this literally, of course).
Some movies aren't meant to be watched, they are meant to be discussed, which is bullshit because if the movie is really good, than it will be both watched and discussed.
Trying to outsmart an audience is the lamest shit in the world. Make a motherfucking movie that your audience can watch and enjoy. If its good, we'll talk about it forever.
For example, 'Goodfellas', in my personal top 10 ever, is a joy to watch, and can be talked about forever.
Hell, same with the original 'Star Wars'.
Both are smarter movies than 'Eyes Wide Shut'. Way smarter. Waaay smarter. And neither needed all sorts of bullshit hidden-agenda shit to make it good. Surely, both films CAN BE DISSECTED after the fact. But they don't NEED TO BE in order to be watched and enjoyed.
I think the place even me and you part ways on this issue is in my feelings for Tarantino, who imo, is the one MOST guilty of this bullshit, which is why I think his entire career is a farce. I think 'Pulp Fiction' didn't make a grain of sense, not until you have 300 conversations about the briefcase.
But that's neither here nor there.
We agree on this one, and on the central point, so its all good.
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