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  1. fair enough. i still don't really think i get where you're coming from, because "art for art's sake" or "symbolism for symbolism's" sake, to me, is verging on being prescriptive, and obviously very subjective. when is a symbol not for symbolism's sake? how do we know? does "artsy" stuff have to be presented in a certain way in order for it to be appreciated as art, and anything more is "excessive artsiness" and therefore not artful? saying something is 'pretentious' is a conversation killer to me, especially when it's generally reserved for movies, books, shows, etc. that could generate some pretty good discussion. (i don't think Tree of Life is pretentious at all!) and i think if people were to honestly have a criteria for 'pretentiousness' then you'd probably dismiss an entire world of cinema (and i mean that almost literally), since international and classic cinema doesn't really fall in line with traditional Hollywood structure, it would be easy for a Michael Bay fan to dismiss Fellini movies, for example, as 'pretentious' when, really, they are just different
  2. can you give examples of this? do you apply the same sort of judgment to, say, a novel? is a Pynchon novel pretentious? What about Joyce? can scenes not be obfuscated for both appearances and because of talent? if something is pretentious, does that make it bad? (not necessarily disagreeing with you, i just don't know what you mean exactly)
  3. IM NOT ROMPIN AROUND HE BETTER BE READY AND PREPARED TO BE STOMPED IN THE GROUND
  4. what did you think was pretentious about it? what makes a movie pretentious? what makes a movie not pretentious? etc
  5. i know, wasn't trying to take you to task for it, was just curious cuz 'pretentious' is kind of vague yet intense sounding
  6. do you find all of Kaufman's movies to be pretentious? what about Adaptation? And if something is pretentious, does that make it bad, IYO?
  7. try to use them to describe it anyway
  8. charlie kaufman wrote and directed a movie called Synechdoche, New York that sorta flew under the radar. if you're interested in watching a slow burning, strangely-structured, mega-depressing meditation on how your life is an utterly meaningless waste of time, give it a watch
  9. Benning on 1040 now talking about his love for the Bruins
  10. don't ask why, but I watched Notting Hill, sort of. one of the very few movies i actually turned off. thought it was total trash. witless emotional porn from the very start
  11. for the liberal arts wanky sort, here is a good little talk about celebrity culture from joffrey
  12. i'm not a huge jazz guy, but i love some of bill evans' stuff. sunday at the village vanguard is perfect meal-cooking music and this song is just so cute
  13. i had really high hopes for that movie, but i totally hated it, i think i gave it like a three or something. maybe my expectations were just too high, since i saw some of his korean movies and thought they were quite good.
  14. gross misconduct, i don't mean any offence by this at all, but you honestly have the weirdest taste in music of anyone i know (or know of)
  15. . Or, they have not done proper reseach. Not in this case at all. In a lot of films, they are so "talky" that you can see the screenwriter patting himself/herself on the back for being so clever because of their dialogue; not so with this. It's imperative that you pay attention to what is going on, because of the subtleties, but the characters are real people who have real conversations (I'm looking at you Juno). Such a powerful film. haha, ya. i've actually seen it 4 or 5 times now (usually from making others watch it), and despite it being kind of slow, i find it totally engaging each time.
  16. (speaking of Bowie and LCD, this riff sounds like Bowie's "heroes")
  17. why don't you just tell me what the difference is when is it okay to be critical and when isn't it? what does "discussing" mean?
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