Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by mikenyc on September 16, 2002 at 05:47:02

In Reply to: Re: What do you think of David Mamet? posted by Dmitry on September 16, 2002 at 01:13:31:

For my taste, a writer should be "silent", and their personality, shouldn't be elevated above the work. That is, if you "know" who wrote it is, the writer didn't do their job of just being a writer.

For some reason, today, writers and other film technicians want to be Stars and Personalities. Joe Ester-"whatever his last name is" is a good case in point, of how absurd this film culture is in our society. Who cares about him, really ? He's just a hack writer, right ? It indicates to me, that this person is mediocre and trying too hard, to make his work meaningful to EVERYONE...when it really doesn't merit it.

Mamet is one of the most distinctive writers of this generation, because he is Talented.

That in itself, is a commendable accomplishment, and it sadly illustrates, just how bad the situation is with writers, in general, these days, and how we are being sunk, with mostly Junk. He doesn't hit the mark all of the time, but he in there swinging, and not just using a shotgun to find out what garbage sticks on the wall !