Film culture seems a solid theme for this week so I guess I'll carry
it on. Everyone has a beef with some aspect of movie culture; it bugs
Brian when people get their undies bunched over past-date spoilers.
That's fair, if you cared you would have seen it. What bugs me is when
people feel set to judge about a movie for not being classy enough.
Now
this one is kinda tricky so bear with me. Yes some movies are art, how
you gauge that comes down to you. Some movies are dross, The Necronomicon,
80's cheap muppet horror; twas bad folks, I've been less disappointed
by deaths in the family. But the overwhelming majority of movies fall
well between art and trash. This is by design. I wont say that this is
the right way or the best way, hell its not even really a good way. True
art in cinema is an incredible experience, but that doesn't mean you
can't or shouldn't enjoy "lesser" productions. Its not a money thing for
me and it certainly isn't a class thing. Life is fucking short, brutal
and all to often joyless. Honestly, I feel about naturally happy people
the way I feel about people who just accept their family's religion
gratis. You've found something that works for you (probably through an
intentional lack of observation), I'm glad it works for you but if you
could fuck off and leave me alone that would be phenomenal. Because I'm
not a terribly happy person, and because I dislike being unhappy I tend
to take all comers as far as humor and drama are concerned. If there is
anything I can find pleasure in during a movie I will do my level best
to find it. It opens up a vast landscape of content to enjoy. You just
have to surrender to the context of the situation.
I like Super Troopers;
it is a stupid fucking movie. It is, in fact meant to be a stupid
fucking movie. Broken Lizard didn't get together and decide to make a
gripping cop drama about highway patrol men and corrupt cops (fucking
spoiler alert) and then just fail catastrophically. They made a silly,
raunchy stoner movie about cops. I've been told that my enjoyment of
this movie somehow lessens me. Fuck those people.
I enjoyed Equilibrium;
also a stupid fucking movie. Any time we've got a Jesus-analogue
/super-ninja its a recipe for fucking stupid. But it is exactly what it
sets out to be; a fun action movie with awesome combat gimmicks. If you
watch these movies for the story or expect them to be terribly story
oriented -you- are the one with the problem. So you know; stop being a
judgmental prick. If you are. If not, carry on.
-Eshi
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