Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by mvwine (A) on November 22, 2002 at 08:26:45

In Reply to: Interesting! posted by Victor Khomenko on November 22, 2002 at 08:07:22:

but wanted to avoid another controversy. I agree, with him added, it raises the level.

Yes, even on this list, how many "monumental" movies are accounted for? Not as many as one would think. I believe it stems from the cultures - Americans by and large, I believe, don't really view films as "art", but as an "event", like a county fair, or a night on the town. Fun, to be sure, but not "life affirming" or "challenging". Even the films like David Lynch's that attempt to be challenging, end up as a confusing mess, more often than not. So, it's back to the foreign film rack at the rental store for art. Of course there are exceptions, but rare ones.

And I admit, I am looking forward to "The Two Towers" as an event, not an artistic experience. I like the events when executed well, but long for art as told from an American perspective.
I gave at the office!