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In Reply to: starstuff posted by late on November 03, 2001 at 18:18:05:
He assumed the audience had an attention span that would allow them to sit quietly in a cinema and watch a film for about 2 hours- without furry little creatures, comic relief and things blowing up. And you are allowed to think while you are watching- the director doesn't have to hold you by the hand and walk you through each image."some of it seems quite dated"
No offence, but this is one of the most inane criticisms that could be levelled at any work- literature, cinema or music. Of course it is dated, but its modernity lies in its ideas- not in its Art Direction.
(Art Direction which is flawless in its execution - as are all of Kubrick's films, particularly Barry Lyndon,in this often overlooked aspect of cinema.)
Kubrick may have not been the greatest director of the 20th. century, but few today would rival his eye- his ability to direct an image, to deliver to an audience his exact vision, his ability to use the medium.
Nor are there many directors who are prepared to make films for adults (Magnolia comes to mind- I guess the same people who "don't get" 2001 are the same people who don't know what the frogs "mean"), nor are there any in Hollywood that could aspire to create a film with the impact and effect that 2001 had more than 30 years ago.
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I thought it was funny as hell and not a bad way to end a dreary, but well-acted movie.
Rob CThe world was made for people not cursed with self-awareness
I have to disagree, oh Mutt of Maize,Magnolia stands as one of the most emotionally honest films to come out of Hollywood. Each shot was well crafted- a joy to watch a director use the lens rather than just shoot what the storyboard says- as most directors just do. I did not find it dreary in the least (and the acting was terrific- who'd have thought Cruise was so good)- it moved along at good pace and Anderson was not scared to play with the medium- the characters singing, the allegorical quiz show, the frogs from the sky. The frogs are just a device- a funny variation on the deux ex machina used in ancient plays. That night was a defining moment in the lives of the characters- and the frogs were there to prove it. Life is like that sometimes- frogs just happen.
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