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The arguing about what genre these movies fit in sounds like metal or electronica fans arguing about which band is in which sub-sub-genre. I personally think of
by __david__ 8y ago
The arguing about what genre these movies fit in sounds like metal or electronica fans arguing about which band is in which sub-sub-genre. I personally think of genres as tags rather than exclusive silos. The best stuff often doesn't fit neatly into a single genre.
As for "Intelligent Horror" demeaning "normal" horror—I'm not sure I've ever heard people complaining about IDM[1] vs EDM[2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_dance_music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_dance_music
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_dance_music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_dance_music
- plorkyeran 8y agoEr, straight from the wikipedia page you linked: > The term "intelligent dance music" has been widely criticised and rejected by artists associated with the style, including Aphex Twin and µ-Ziq, as elitist and derogatory towards other genres. [...] In 2014, music critic Sasha Frere-Jones observed that the term "is widely reviled but still commonly used". Half the page is discussing the backlash against the term on the exact same grounds.