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In Reply to: What Hollywood will never understand posted by Victor Khomenko on February 9, 2004 at 11:34:57:
I agree that much of the product of the Hollywood studio system is vapid crap. Not exclusively though, and not exclusively American, either....as you have also noticed.Your conclusions about obsession with 'human garbage' is a little over the top, IMO. I think the proliferation of mediocrity is a worse problem [but not the only one] with art and cinema here in America. Just look at this thread for an example. '[NL's] Animal House' is an example of the high point of a small hill, and not a good example of the kind of artistic, literary and creative excellence we should expect in our movies. After all, National Lampoon went on to make all the 'Vacation' movies as well, all of which pale in comparison to the works of Tim Burton and the Cohens among others. BTW, do the Cohen Brothers work within the Hollywood studio system, or are they with Miramax, I don't remember.
The judgement of anything without firsthand experience is a little troubling, since it resemble the reactionary responses of various religious groups to movies like "Hail Mary", "The Last Temptation of Christ" and "The Life of Brian". These folks did not want to despoil themselves by actually viewing these movies, but they sure had strong opinions about them, and their artistic merit. We'll see about "The Passion..."
I think the outrage over John Belushi is silly, as his movies were not really the pinnacle of art by any measure...even if I do love 'The Blues Brothers'. Otherwise I agree and seem to spend more time in the foreign and independent film sections than anywhere else. I also look for your [and others'] reviews for a starting point as what to investigate, because we seem to agree more than not.
As we move farther from the oppression of the old Soviet societies, it will be interesting to see what happens with the art and cinema originating from people within those countries.
Later
D
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