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In Reply to: Explain how Category 6 is Different from 1? posted by Daryl Zero on September 29, 2005 at 13:26:16:
>>> "I haven't seen all the movies you used as an example. However, I did see NBKs and Fight Club. I didn't see either as being realistic in any sense. I might also put Cronenberg and Lynch in these same category. That is not to say the movies are any good, I did not like Natural Born Killers at all. But I think you can say that the violence is not realistic nor are the premises of the movies for the most part." <<<Quite simply, from my perspective: NBK & Fight Club both reflect cruelty in an erotic fashion, conducted within a framework of modern society and the violence is glamorized even if it seems somewhat less than realistic to you. In both instances the perpetrators of violent acts are portrayed as figures to be admired or sympathized with even though their brutal desires for fame, success or wealth outweighs any ethical considerations. Also, in neither case are the main characters seen as having redeeming qualities, but rather sociopathic tendencies.
OTOH, Sin City is set in a fictional world that mixes elements of the future with the past and introduces an array of bizarre characters somewhat reminiscent of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy comics of the 1940's, & unlike anything imaginable in real life. It's filmed in a surreal, sepia textured palette with stark contrast that appears rotoscoped. I would describe the results as a nightmarish noir. Violence & criminality are portrayed as ugly & dehumanizing rather than glamorous. Heroism & kindness are depicted as rare commodities in this imaginary world, but they're still clearly present as admirable, redemptive qualities that reflect real life expectations. It is my view that these elements give Sin City a substantially deeper ethical grounding than either NBK or FC.
AuPh
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Follow Ups
- Re: Explain how Category 6 is Different from 1? - Audiophilander 01:00:53 09/30/05 (7)
- Re: Explain how Category 6 is Different from 1? - Daryl Zero 14:50:45 09/30/05 (0)
- Re: I thought Fight Club... - Jeff Starrs 02:43:11 09/30/05 (5)
- "...showed the cold, impotent & dehumanizing effects of violence." - That was not my impression; like PdL, I was bored. - Audiophilander 09:15:56 09/30/05 (0)
- Re: I thought Fight Club... - PdL 06:36:05 09/30/05 (1)
- IMO, Pitt, Like Cruise & Costner, Is Far Overrated. nt - AudioHead 08:31:22 09/30/05 (0)
- Well done. nt - tinear 04:46:41 09/30/05 (1)
- Re: Thanks... - Jeff Starrs 10:48:45 09/30/05 (0)
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