In Reply to: Sorry mobile, but don't you think that you're being a bit unfair to Carl's review? posted by Audiophilander on July 31, 2001 at 11:06:57:
I am proud to be in the company of someone as articulate and open minded as you, Audiophilander. I don't appreciate Crouching Tiger the way you do, but I do appreciate the points you make, and they are well taken. You hit the nail right one the head!I agree, anyone who is miopic in their support of "art house" movies will be perpetually angry (because most people "don't get" that genre, and like you, might sleep through them), and I feel such an obsession does indeed stem from a false sense of superiority...from elitism, from bigotry.
If one craves intellectual stimulation from their entertainment, to the point that it must all be "high art", then I suggest that one is not being intellectually stimulated in the rest of their lives...thus their lives are a complete waste of space on this planet!
One should use intellect to contribute to society through producing something. One should not use intellect to impose self isolation by obsessing over such a small genre of cinema (as "art house" films), and then being angry that most people do not agree with them.
This is misguided and contrary. There's nothing honorable about being contrarian for the sake of being so, and then allowing it to breed anger and bigotry as Kelly does.
I once ran across another Kelly who was just as much of an idiot...but that must be a coincidence, right?
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Follow Ups
- Audiophil...some excellent points! - the-real-CarlEber 13:54:14 07/31/01 (10)
- Re: Re-read your post. Especially the last line. Amusing. <nt> - mobile homeless 19:57:28 07/31/01 (9)
- At least... - Rich 14:02:22 08/06/01 (8)
- And you're qualified to pass that little - the-real-CarlEber 13:04:50 08/07/01 (7)
- It's... - Rich 13:14:33 08/07/01 (6)
- and lurking here waiting for my post... - the-real-CarlEber 19:08:20 08/07/01 (5)
- Painful. - mobile homeless 15:06:59 08/08/01 (4)
- So you submit a personal "constructive criticism" by... - the-real-CarlEber 15:46:44 08/08/01 (3)
- And I thought you could not get any worse.... I assume the moderator will step in now <nt> - mobile homeless 16:17:02 08/08/01 (2)
- An admission. - the-real-CarlEber 16:42:41 08/08/01 (1)
- The above wasn't me, my moniker has now changed, AND I AM NOW ABIDING BY THE MODERATOR'S RULES - CarlEber 01:43:40 08/09/01 (0)