Comment on Which actor did not have a single bad film?
barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 weeks agoC’mon, there are a million movies about every other element of the movie - the successful man falling in love with a beautiful young woman, the jealous confidant/ family member who gets in the way, trying to warm up a cold personality, May/ December romance, etc.
The REAL element that separates it from every other fish-out-of-water romance, is the Poison aspect. That’s what makes the movie unique, so focusing on it isn’t reductive at all. In fact, ignoring that as a prime element is disengenuous. Perhaps it is a twist that shouldn’t be revealed in advance, but it is a major part of the plot from fairly early in the film, so I would say the real twist comes at the end.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
What a strange way to view films.
barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Its not how i “view films,” it’s how i view THAT film. I am under no obligation to view films in the same way you, or anyone else does. I am allowed to have my own opinion about them, without seeking anyone else’s approval.
Take your pretentious condescension some where else.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
How the fuck was I being pretentious?
barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Being dismissive of my contradictory opinion, and characterizing the way i view films in general as “strange,” just because i dont see them the same as you, is pretentious. I noticed you didnt question the word “condescension” though.
I was asked to defend my opinion of a specific film, and i did, and was called “strange” for it. I didn’t knock anyone else for having an alternative opinion, they are perfectly entitled to it.
Pretention/ condescension is a common occurence in films, and all other art forms. My son, a very knowledgable cinephile, is guilty of it all the time, and i call him out on it regularly (he LOVES Phantom Thread). I have a degree in music history, and have fought against pretention/ condescension in the classical music world as well, where it is rampant. I think non-classical music should be held to the same standards as classical music, and embraced by the classical community when it succeeds. Progress has been made in the last 50-60 years, with acceptance of jazz and Broadway composition, but still has a long way to go for rock and pop music.
I dont like snootiness in any form. One the reasons i appreciate artist Roy Lichtenstein so much is because he elevated the use of comic book art techniques to be “high art.”
I’m old now, but when i was young, i deliberately made the decision to not be dogmatic about art, and support democratizing it for everyone without compromising the quality. The main thing that keeps most people from exploring higher forms of art, is the chance that their perfectly valid opinion on something will be criticized by some pretentious gatekeeper, and make them feel humiliated.
Eh, maybe you’re right, maybe the way I view the entire art world is strange. If it is, I find it liberating. More people should try it.