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GoSpeedGo!
no more Mr. Nice Guy
Registered: May 2006
Location: Eisenstein's laboratory
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quote: | Originally posted by WittyHandle
I'm fine with a film speaking to some and not others; it would be unrealistic to think otherwise, but you really think it's not possible to make a boring movie? |
Of course, there are many bad movies out there, and I still find myself bored when watching some of them.
The way I see it, though, you really have two options: be bored, or try to find a way to enjoy it. I remember that one time, when I was watching something I decided was horrible, I stopped following the dialogue/story and focused on editing (how long are the shots etc.) and mise-en-scene (how are the shots composed). I still do that when watching any movie, but this time I guess I concentrated on that a lot more. That's not to say this is the only way to do it, but simply saying a film was boring seems to be too often just a poor justification for not even trying to think about what's being shown.
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Feb-03-2012 21:53
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GoSpeedGo!
no more Mr. Nice Guy
Registered: May 2006
Location: Eisenstein's laboratory
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quote: | Originally posted by WittyHandle
You can try to see the silver lining in them (cinematography, editing, etc), but in the end, if a film is not entertaining, the viewer is completely justified in stating their negative views. Art is inherently subjective. |
I know, but that subjectivity kind of depends on your approach to watching film(s) and that can be changed. In other words, you can make more out of a movie if you watch it actively than if you're in for some passive entertainment. Many comedies now rely on its audience's knowledge of popculture and/or genre conventions; knowledge that has to be used in order to get the jokes. Imagine someone not well versed in this watching such a film - they probably wouldn't find it entertaining because they would miss all the funny stuff. This works on a deeper level of knowledge, too.
My statement about "no boring movies" is consciously radical, in that it aims to move the responsibility for "the entertainment" from the movie on to the viewer - again, to advocate more active viewing.
Last edited by GoSpeedGo! on Feb-04-2012 at 17:34
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Feb-04-2012 08:35
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