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You know, I don’t want Film Twitter to be like Pauline Kael in many ways, but I do want them to be like her if only for the fact that she acknowledged and brought up that films, film discussion, and the people who watch films are all naturally contrarian by nature, and that...
...not every criticism, reason for enjoying some, etc. can be directly placed on all works at all, which I’ve started to realize is the true problem of film fandom. We’re too focused on believing that one quality should fit all movies positive or negative and anything...
...other than that doesn’t work. People seeing complaints about a lack of color in some movies see it as a problem with grey movies and think more movies should be brighter. Someone says to not think too hard about a particular aspect of a film, and everyone assumes...
...they mean that all movies shouldn’t have deep thought when that was a specific comment to a specific element. We do this to ourselves constantly and it’s honestly the biggest reason discussion on here is such a mess. Film Twitter has become less focused with the idea of...
...film being malleable and more that if a film doesn’t fit their criteria or does, it justifies itself. It’s frustrating. Sometimes I turn my brain off at parts of a movie and have a fun time instead, yeah. Doesn’t mean I think that’s how to enjoy film, or that...
...you can’t find depth in something. Also means you shouldn’t over analyze a film to cartoonish levels like MauLer and be so preoccupied with being mad at every thing on screen that you’re legit having no fun. (Yes, this a callout on the Cosmonaut vid, and I’m not even...
...a fan of the dude’s content, but the video going after him was atrocious). Same thing goes for the color thing. I love movies like Speed Racer and Spiderverse for how bright and colorful they are, but I also acknowledge the joy in muted colors. Heck, three of my favorite...
...films ever are very muted and down to earth. Nothing is set in stone with film, and nothing is set in stone with the criteria to enjoy it either. Just actively find ways to enjoy or analyze films, and find ways to combine the both because they’re more alike than different.
It’s why I’m not too preoccupied with going too deep into either blockbuster or art house territory. I’m just actively looking for movies that appeal to me and see my response to it. Sometimes I want to enjoy a dumb actioner. Sometimes I want art. It’s all a choice.
I dunno. I feel I ranted with almost no clarity here, but I’m so tired of film discussion being a literal pendulum all the time. Stop swinging one way or the other, because you’re never gonna engage with film better if you do.
