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Anything JJ Abrams produces is entirely made to be visually effective, rather than philosophically interesting or even internally congruent. Occasionally, I wa
by okamiueru 5y ago
Anything JJ Abrams produces is entirely made to be visually effective, rather than philosophically interesting or even internally congruent.
Occasionally, I want to watch something more for the visual and coolness factor, and I can appreciate when productions don't take themselves too seriously.
However JJ takes it too far, and I've ended up despising everything he has ever had a hand in writing and producing. Aside from the visuals, every single story element is so devoid of any logical coherence, that they are an affront to the mind or anyone who would care about things making sense.
Take a look at some of the amusing "pitch meeting" videos on JJ movies, and you'll quickly see the common thread of nothing ever making any sense. He's a great visual composer, but his story writing abilities is worse than that of an average 10 year old.
- TeMPOraL 5y ago> Anything JJ Abrams produces is entirely made to be visually effective, rather than philosophically interesting or even internally congruent. There is one exception. Probably the only one, or at least the only one I know of. JJ Abrams was an executive producer on Person of Interest series, which is to date the best coverage of AI in television[0]. I was shocked when I noticed JJ's name in credits, because the show is very good in the cerebral sense, unlike everything else I've seen his name on[1]. I'm not denying his film-making skills. He's sharp. But his specialty is action and visuals, not deep plots. -- [0] - It starts pretending to be a run-of-the-mill crime solving drama with a sci-fi twist - the protagonists receive tips of possible violent crimes from an AI. But very quickly it turns into a discussion of AI ethics, state surveillance (the show managed to depict Snowden revelations before they happened!), information security, pros and cons of black-box vs. glass-box algorithms, and AI control/alignment problem. That's on top of good character development and regular (but not overdone) firefights that keep things interesting. [1] - Most notably Westworld, which, like PoI, was created by Jonathan Nolan, and had a chance of being a spiritual successor - but it became a repetitive, violent action series from 2nd season on, with a plot that serves mostly as an excuse for characters to murder each other.
- chess_buster 5y agoI agree regarding Person of Interest. I just love the show.
- okamiueru 5y agoThanks for the heads up of Person of Interest. It sounds right up my alley, and I'm sure I would have given it a pass if not for that.