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Re: Wait a sec . . .

Posted by Troy (A) on January 15, 2004 at 13:41:18

In Reply to: Re: Wait a sec . . . posted by Victor Khomenko on January 15, 2004 at 10:56:39:

Funny, I did't hear Patrick scream bloody murder over my criticism of some French works - you should take some tips from him.

Feel free to bash bad American movies. LIT is not a bad movie, it's quite good in fact. It's subtlties were obviously lost on you, a man that normally goes out of his way to find subtlty. Vic, you didn't even watch the whole thing!

...they all have strong local flavors. Some tend to be much more insightful - guess which ones? Some tend to gravitate to simplicity and fast action... guess who?

There you go again. The American industry produces more films of EVERY type than all those countries you listed, combined. There's bound to be a higher percentage of crap.

To you, an ideal film is a slice of life story about the locals. Culturally interesting, but ultimately, the human story remains the same whether it's Maoris trying to keep their culture alive or a Hindu family preparing for a wedding. I don't go to the movies purely for a sociology or anthropology lesson. I go to be entertained. Most foreign films don't get the fact that it's entertainment first.

Last thing you want is to adapt that silly America=World attitude.

Don't like American cultural Imperialism, eh? American cultural Imperialism doesn't care what you or I think. It is a mindless juggernaut.

America is the great melting pot. Every culture bubbles into the stew, flavoring it. We don't care about other cultures as much the rest of the world does because we already have them living with us on the same block. How many Frenchmen personally know Japanese people and have a sushi bar in the neighborhood? How many Chinese people know Swedes personally? Well, for them, seeing how these cultures live and interact is a new and revelatory thing. For Americans, every day, bud, every day.

The best and the brightest from all around the world end up here in every profession for a reason. The freedom to kick ass. This dynamic allows for a film industry like ours to flourish unlike in any other country. Without the American business to emulate, the rest of the world's movie industries would be at a loss for how to make movies. Without an American movie industry, there is no foreign movie industry. Americans invented the medium and continue to move it forward.

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