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I disagree. Life is the ultimate expression of direct cinema and thus the apex of what a movie "is", ontologically speaking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cin%
by xkeysc0re 5y ago
I disagree. Life is the ultimate expression of direct cinema and thus the apex of what a movie "is", ontologically speaking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cin%C3%A9ma_v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cin%C3%A9ma_v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9
- oh_sigh 5y agoSomeone's life but not anyone's life. Not sure why the films listed on that page are about JFK and Bob Dylan if you can make a move about anyone.
- xkeysc0re 5y agoMy personal favorite film about an "anyone" https://vimeo.com/64421202 https://vimeo.com/64421202 There's a lot of incredible cinema created from home movie footage as well as just letting the camera roll in your town https://www.topic.com/the-bard-of-braddock https://www.topic.com/the-bard-of-braddock
- alephnan 5y agoTell that to someone on minimum wage or have a terminal disease
- xkeysc0re 5y agoI really don't get your point. There are tragic, soul-wrenching films about these very subjects. Not every film is a Marvel movie
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- alephnan 5y agoLike those YouTube videos where somebody is being altruistic for the video content. Maybe the poor is more interested in having food to eat than being in the spotlight
- xkeysc0re 5y agoOP said "Sure, but the story isn't going to be like a movie, for most of us." I'm just pointing out that life is, in fact, experientially like a movie just maybe not the feel good story of the year we'd like it to be