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As a side note, the blog poster, and the blog post he references, characterizing the movie as terrible annoys me and shows that they both absolutely missed the

by steven2012 11y ago

As a side note, the blog poster, and the blog post he references, characterizing the movie as terrible annoys me and shows that they both absolutely missed the point of the movie. The movie depicts all sorts of different types of "love". Lust is characterized by the man who cheats on his wife; Sex is characterized by the guy who goes to the US; Platonic Love is the love between the rock star and his manager; First Love is the story of the young boy; Unrequited Love or Unattainable Love is the man who is in love with his best friend's wife, and so forth. It's not a terrible movie at all, it's freaking brilliant.

tailgate 11y ago
It's a pretty screenwriting 101 level of symbolism. Why does that make it brillant?
- duncanawoods 11y ago
  The poster successfully conveyed the insight that made it brilliant film for them and their enthusiasm makes me wish to see it again. I don't know what practices are actually taught in 101, but the greatest artists won't be those that think themselves above them, but those who really appreciate them. You wish to suggest you are superior but multiple stories to give different angles of a concept isn't symbolism, its a theme. The narrative structure is definitely unusual in the genre, frequently described as clever/innovative by reviewers and stands as a substantial achievement to have brought so many stories together successfully. None of that means you have to like it but the cheap middle-brow dismissal fools no-one.
- the_mitsuhiko 11y ago
  I don't think that part implied that the movie is brilliant but that the movie is brilliant in itself as a work of art.
- viraptor 11y ago
  The "how" is more defining than the "what". All bloody kill-em-all movies contain bad one liners, swearing, guts, as-much-almost-nudity-as-allowed-on-tv, etc. But there's a difference between any Tarantino movie and some all-star Rambo-like movie which came out this year.

tailgate 11y ago

It's a pretty screenwriting 101 level of symbolism. Why does that make it brillant?

duncanawoods 11y ago
The poster successfully conveyed the insight that made it brilliant film for them and their enthusiasm makes me wish to see it again. I don't know what practices are actually taught in 101, but the greatest artists won't be those that think themselves above them, but those who really appreciate them. You wish to suggest you are superior but multiple stories to give different angles of a concept isn't symbolism, its a theme. The narrative structure is definitely unusual in the genre, frequently described as clever/innovative by reviewers and stands as a substantial achievement to have brought so many stories together successfully. None of that means you have to like it but the cheap middle-brow dismissal fools no-one.
the_mitsuhiko 11y ago
I don't think that part implied that the movie is brilliant but that the movie is brilliant in itself as a work of art.
viraptor 11y ago
The "how" is more defining than the "what". All bloody kill-em-all movies contain bad one liners, swearing, guts, as-much-almost-nudity-as-allowed-on-tv, etc. But there's a difference between any Tarantino movie and some all-star Rambo-like movie which came out this year.