07-14-2010, 03:44 PM
<!--quoteo(post=103749:date=Jul 1 2010, 03:40 AM:name=Destined)-->QUOTE (Destined @ Jul 1 2010, 03:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=103743:date=Jun 30 2010, 08:39 PM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Jun 30 2010, 08:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->This year has probably been the least enjoyable for me as far as movies are concerned. I can't think of a single excellent film released in the past 6 months (maybe a few good ones but most were released in 2009), but overall just shitty, even compared to last year's embarrassingly low standards. Popular culture is in a deep and prolonged period of decay.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's what happens when effect becomes priority over content.
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To me, that says it all. To this day I hate Star Wars...not because it isn't an entertaining movie (it is). But because it ushered in the whole idea, in cinema, that "the special effects are more important that the plot, characters, and dialogue <i>combined</i>. Stunning visual effects are hugely important now, and crashing and exploding things are paramount...you know...<i>block</i>buster mentality!"
I'm by nature a visual person, so I love to see a visual feast on the big screen as much as the next guy. But not to the exclusion of all the other things that make movies entertaining.
That's what happens when effect becomes priority over content.
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To me, that says it all. To this day I hate Star Wars...not because it isn't an entertaining movie (it is). But because it ushered in the whole idea, in cinema, that "the special effects are more important that the plot, characters, and dialogue <i>combined</i>. Stunning visual effects are hugely important now, and crashing and exploding things are paramount...you know...<i>block</i>buster mentality!"
I'm by nature a visual person, so I love to see a visual feast on the big screen as much as the next guy. But not to the exclusion of all the other things that make movies entertaining.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance