Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by grhughes (A) on August 21, 2009 at 07:50:06

In Reply to: RE: There's no mystery. posted by powermatic on August 20, 2009 at 18:16:17

AND JUST HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT? In my opinion the only way to do that is to stay away from the theaters and refuse to patronize their CRAP. But IMHO Americans want CRAP! They love CRAP! Do you realize that the only ambassadors of OUR culture are THE SIMPSONS and KING OF THE HILL or maybe Hulk Hogan. The American Indian has more culture than any citizen of the USA. I guess if you call baseball and American football and basketball and Hollywood CULTURE then I guess we have culture but IMHO is not much to be proud of. About the only people in the USA who have a culture are those to attend the military colleges; a culture of WAR! I guess Oscar Wilde was correct when he said; "America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without any intervening culture." As far a directors of films rising to the level of former superstar directors then I don't see any the likes of Ford, Huston, Lean, Wells or Hitchcock. In Hollywood, a professional wrestler or body builder would stand a higher chance of directing a film than anyone who diligently studied FILM or CINEMA at a college or university. At least we can buy a DVD of these great films of the great masters and enjoy them in our homes! It seems to me that directors are now employees and the people who produce films are only interested in a return profit and are NOT interested in producing anything of cultural worth. The great architect Le Corbusier (Edward Jeneret) said: "..the gift of imagination is a gift from the God's to a few for which they receive innumerable kicks in the ass their entire life." Ray
"I think the journey should be just as enjoyable as the destination." GRH