In Reply to: Jesse James posted by troutbum on November 8, 2007 at 16:40:14:
...is "depressing" a critique, or incidental to your criticism? Life can surely be depressing, so it doesn't appear to me that a movie that explores or evokes depression (if in a creative way) is necessarily doing a bad thing.
Of course you have every right in the world to prefer not watching films you find depressing, but I don't know that, in general, the quality is to be rejected ipso facto.
I'm not talking about the film in any way here, by the way. Haven't seen it. But the way you phrased your reaction raised this as a possible point for discussion.
What do others think about this?
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Follow Ups
- Just curious... - EBerlin 19:25:55 11/08/07 (7)
- RE: Just curious... - troutbum 06:28:34 11/09/07 (1)
- Fair enough! - EBerlin 10:48:07 11/09/07 (0)
- Let's go back to the beginning, Greek tragedy. - tinear 05:01:03 11/09/07 (1)
- Your remarkably florid contribution is actually hard to disagree with... - EBerlin 05:10:41 11/09/07 (0)
- I agree - Analog Scott 23:31:59 11/08/07 (1)
- Sincerely, please list any you'd like. nt - tinear 05:05:57 11/10/07 (0)
- RE: I'm waiting for the Directors Cut, which promises - grinagog 20:15:25 11/08/07 (0)