In Reply to: Re: Why did my wife rent the "Election"? posted by jamesgarvin on July 15, 2005 at 17:05:45:
...that one could not appreciate the Rules of the Game unless he's been to WWI? Or lived in Japan to appreciate the Tokyo Story.I think this is a faulty logic. As long as the work of art speaks the universal human language anyone can understand it.
Subject doesn't matter. Only the artistic means do.
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- Would it not be right then to presume... - Victor Khomenko 18:37:59 07/15/05 (30)
- that depends on why you see the film - jamesgarvin 14:45:17 07/17/05 (10)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - RGA 11:00:25 07/18/05 (9)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - jamesgarvin 17:38:16 07/18/05 (8)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - RGA 23:02:00 07/18/05 (3)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - Victor Khomenko 06:21:29 07/19/05 (2)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - RGA 12:19:27 07/19/05 (1)
- "I have seen 81/2" That is good start - Victor Khomenko 13:18:12 07/19/05 (0)
- Taking it too far - Victor Khomenko 20:03:39 07/18/05 (3)
- Re: Taking it too far - jamesgarvin 07:12:35 07/19/05 (2)
- I am the most fun loving creature on Earth - Victor Khomenko 10:00:34 07/19/05 (1)
- Re: I am the most fun loving creature on Earth - jamesgarvin 11:01:24 07/20/05 (0)
- Luckily intelligent people understood it... - RGA 23:01:54 07/15/05 (18)
- Name some of these "film historians and critics" that like this mainstream mediocrity. - Donald 07:16:37 07/16/05 (17)
- Re: Name some of these "film historians and critics" that like this mainstream mediocrity. - rico 07:43:07 07/16/05 (16)
- Ebert? Just about the worst of the middlebrow lot. I rest my case. -nt- - Donald 15:27:09 07/16/05 (4)
- Really... - RGA 17:11:25 07/16/05 (3)
- I'm well to the left of everyone on this forum. Why introduce politics into this? - Donald 19:27:55 07/16/05 (2)
- Re: The best film critic? - rico 08:36:14 07/17/05 (0)
- I second J. Rosenbaum... - PCL 05:24:15 07/17/05 (0)
- Re: Name some of these "film historians and critics" that like this mainstream mediocrity. - RGA 11:09:30 07/16/05 (10)
- Re: The most noteworthy film critic in film criticism? - Gee LP 00:51:50 07/17/05 (9)
- Re: The most noteworthy film critic in film criticism? - RGA 10:53:25 07/18/05 (4)
- Re: RGA, just say, "Ebert is the best film critic in MY opinion!" - Gee LP 18:50:19 07/18/05 (3)
- Re: Whoops! My bad on the Pulitzer! - Gee LP 19:02:21 07/18/05 (2)
- Re: Whoops! My bad on the Pulitzer! - RGA 23:32:51 07/18/05 (1)
- Re: Leonard Maltin? Do I have a recommendation for you! - Gee LP 00:17:20 07/19/05 (0)
- A great post. There's more diplomacy there than I'm capable of! -nt- - Donald 04:38:49 07/17/05 (3)
- Re: There is so much more to film criticism than I know! - Gee LP 11:40:24 07/17/05 (2)
- That is well said - Victor Khomenko 18:58:34 07/17/05 (1)
- Re: Thanks, that is why I am here! - Gee LP 19:23:17 07/18/05 (0)