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I can't imagine worrying about Alan Moore's (or Scorsese's) narrow opinions when choosing entertainment. For one thing, I think Moore is clearly wrong about wh

by jmull 7y ago

I can't imagine worrying about Alan Moore's (or Scorsese's) narrow opinions when choosing entertainment. For one thing, I think Moore is clearly wrong about what adults typically get out of superhero movies. I think it's entertainment, and not some kind of deeper emotional experience. Put it this way: if people generally need movies for meaningful emotional experiences, there are some profound problems in our society that goes far beyond cinema. It really is OK, and not a sign of some deficiency, that people are making and enjoying well-made, epic action/fantasy films. Anyway, when I see something like this: > He says superheroes are written and drawn by people who've never stood up for their own rights against the companies that employ them - saying they appear "to be largely employed as cowardice compensators". I think he's really struggling with understanding the perspective of people who don't see the world or think of it the way he does.

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leftyted 7y ago
I think it is a "deeper emotional experience". But I'm skeptical that this is anything new. Today we (or at least me and Alan Moore) look back at the 60s and 70s and think "wow a movie like Easy Rider was a hit. How times have changed". Maybe. But maybe we just remember the hits from 40 years ago that were actually good. And maybe 40 years from now we'll remember a handful of good movies made today that did well in the box office but we'll forget all the junk. Part of me does think that big movies today are essentially philistine. But it's also true that movies are cheaper to make than ever. And plenty of wonderful movies are being made, so I find myself unable to get too sad about our situation. There's more interesting movies coming out than I have time to watch, so if I was complaining, I'd be complaining that "other people don't have the same taste as me," which seems childish. > Put it this way: if people generally need movies for meaningful emotional experiences, there are some profound problems in our society that goes far beyond cinema. I think you're deeply wrong. People experience "meaningful emotional experiences" via narrative, fictional or not. This has always been the case and there's no reason to assume it will ever not be the case. Movies are just another narrative form.
pixelbath 7y ago
This is the same guy who claimed The Watchmen could never be made into a film; "could only work in a comic" were his actual words. I thought the movie, while not great, deep, or even a top-twenty-superhero film, was a fantastic rendition of the graphic novel. He still refuses to have anything to do with that legacy, and that's fine. I'm not looking to Alan Moore for film reviews or really, any commentary on modern society.

by jmull 7y ago

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leftyted 7y ago

I think it is a "deeper emotional experience". But I'm skeptical that this is anything new. Today we (or at least me and Alan Moore) look back at the 60s and 70s and think "wow a movie like Easy Rider was a hit. How times have changed". Maybe. But maybe we just remember the hits from 40 years ago that were actually good. And maybe 40 years from now we'll remember a handful of good movies made today that did well in the box office but we'll forget all the junk. Part of me does think that big movies today are essentially philistine. But it's also true that movies are cheaper to make than ever. And plenty of wonderful movies are being made, so I find myself unable to get too sad about our situation. There's more interesting movies coming out than I have time to watch, so if I was complaining, I'd be complaining that "other people don't have the same taste as me," which seems childish. > Put it this way: if people generally need movies for meaningful emotional experiences, there are some profound problems in our society that goes far beyond cinema. I think you're deeply wrong. People experience "meaningful emotional experiences" via narrative, fictional or not. This has always been the case and there's no reason to assume it will ever not be the case. Movies are just another narrative form.

pixelbath 7y ago

This is the same guy who claimed The Watchmen could never be made into a film; "could only work in a comic" were his actual words. I thought the movie, while not great, deep, or even a top-twenty-superhero film, was a fantastic rendition of the graphic novel. He still refuses to have anything to do with that legacy, and that's fine. I'm not looking to Alan Moore for film reviews or really, any commentary on modern society.