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This is so subjective. I’ve seen people jerk themselves silly over Heart of Darkness and it is so ordinary. It is the epitome of “tell, don’t show”. I can’t bel
by nindalf 5y ago
This is so subjective. I’ve seen people jerk themselves silly over Heart of Darkness and it is so ordinary. It is the epitome of “tell, don’t show”. I can’t believe something so mediocre is considered a classic.
The English Patient - didn’t read it but the movie is pretty terrible. Exactly nothing interesting happens for 3 hours.
Reasonable people can disagree, but at least don’t present these examples as universally acclaimed books and movies.
- bigDinosaur 5y agoHeart of Darkness doesn't show or tell you what the actual horrors are, as far as I remember. Isn't it kind of psychological horror that only hits you after you finish it and then start really reflecting on what probably/possibly happened? I think it's a bit of a weirdly paced novel though, and from recollection it's really easy to miss certain implied meanings if you miss a single sentence or so towards the end.
- Brian_K_White 5y agoAcclaim only matters for the dollars. Dissinterest is different from uninteresting.
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- coward123 5y agoYou realize that the core story of Heart of Darkness has become countless reinterpretation like Apocalypse Now, right? I mean, how bad can it really be if it spawned an entire motif of sorts? As for English Patient - look, you might not like romantic sagas, but it's rather flippant to call it pretty terrible given the awards it won. Clearly someone enjoyed it.