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In Reply to: RE: If realism can be ............. posted by afilado on September 17, 2010 at 07:08:52

I'll speak to something that I have some experience in for an example. I am a lawyer, and unfortunately find myself in a Courtroom on an almost daily basis. You have seen A Civil Action starring John Travolta? Remeber the scene in the beginning of the film in which his injured client is sitting at a table, moaning, which prompts Travolta to pass a note to the defense lawyer, who then looks like a dear in the headlights, who then, after several notes are passed back and forth, agrees to add some zeroes on the settlement? Someone who has no idea about the way lawyers and insurance companies work would know that would never happen in reality. It is simply a fact. The defense lawyer would know everything about that Plaintiff, would have had him surveilled, and would not be adding zeroes to a settlement based on some moans. It certainly makes for great entertainment, but it hardly reality.

The headline may say that, but Scorcese does not. The day I start believing headlines as fact is that the day I stop reading the content. Someone else mentioned City of God? I missed that. Pulp Fiction? Missed that too. I mentioned those other films because they came to mind, and I like them a lot, by which I mean I can watch them multiple times and still be entertained. It is not my fault if other people feel the same way.

I did not realize I was supposed to look for obscure films no other people mentioned in an effort to prove how much of an erudite film watcher I was. How 'bout Key Largo with Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart, my favorite actor. Or Tsotsi, from South Africa. Brilliant and violent film.

I will admit that my film watching has gone from about 25 films a month to about 5 a month. I prefer to spend what little free time I have playing with my 7 and 4 1/2 year old boys. My Music Reference amp. and Ayre disc player have ratcheted up my music listening. I really like what they do for my music.

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