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In Reply to: gross generalizations posted by Vedric on October 08, 2003 at 23:51:22:
"I think older films allowed more room for audience perception to fill in the gaps"Or, as I would say:
"I think good films allow more room for audience perception to fill in the gaps."
Imagination, thoughtfulness, education, intelligence, ah, fuck it! Give me some F/X!
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I enjoy movies with actors that have more to offer than boring, conservative interpretations of a script. Its like "emotional dynamic range". Some actors have it and some dont. Many older films in my opinion follow a script in strict order and fail in bringing forward the emotional/situational content of a scene. As if they try too hard in being accurate to the book or script and forget the emotional and situational nuance of the scene. Many (not all) older classics seem grey in color (no pun) and boring.If I want uncolored material that allows me to fill in the blanks I will read the book! I wont cry because 'great' movies of today attempt to use an actors complete dynamic range to flesh out the picture as seen through the directors eyes. Get it Sparky?
At any rate, whats your beef with modern movies and use some examples. Maybe you could include some acting examples as well? Just remember we are comparing great movies here, not flops vs. classics. Perhaps I ask too much? I already know the answer to that one..
American Beauty, Finding Forrester, Goodwill Hunting, etc. etc.vs.
Anything by
Bergman
Renoir
Atonioni
Hitchcock
or
pre-1990 Woody AllenIt's the director's fine honing of his art - a sort of minimalism, if you will, vs. the "sledgehammer" approach of modern day Hollywood.
There are a few exceptions, of course, but by and large, Hollywood is only good at escapism fare. And the problem isn't the existence of escapism fare, it's the absence of substantial alternatives.Sorry if my previous post was a little too "spunky". My diet is limiting my wine intake - and it's making me damn irritable!
"Shove it up your ass and light it with a match." - a rather frustrated moderator.
I just like calling people Sparky and you offered me the perfect chance!
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