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I'm not done yet. I usually only water at work. :blowzy::lookaroun
Your take on classifying "good" or "bad" movies reminds me of a pitch where Jerry and George were trying to convince NBC to air their pilot show in the sitcom Seinfeld:
George: We are going to make a show about nothing.
NBC Executive: Nothing?
George: Nothing! Every show is about something, so we are going to make a show about nothing!
NBC Executive: Then why people want to watch it?
George: Because it's on TV.
Hilarious as this may sound, it's actually quite true, including myself. But there are movies that I'd like to watch again and again, and there are movies that I got sucked into watching and that's the end of that, and there are movies that I simply couldn't bare to finish. I'd probably want to watch the Incredibles again when it's out on VU, just for the dazzeling array of superb animations. I think your understanding of what I call "pure movie" somehow differs from mine, perhaps I wasn't clear. "Pure movie" doesn't mean it's a good movie, it's a movie without pretenses. The Incredibles is a movie with pretenses (family value, fitting in, believing oneself...I'm actually not sure), so it's not a "pure movie", but it's a good movie nonetheless. I wouldn't regret the $8 I spent on movie ticket, and that's my standard on a good movie.
Back to Nemo. Marlin is the hero in this movie, and like every other story, a hero's got have a friend, that's Dory. Nemo is merely a thread that links all pieces together. The whole story is about "finding Nemo", so the plot is rooted in the action "finding". What I like particular about this movie is that it's like a continuous journey that keeps taking me (the audience) to places that we wouldn't normally go: colorful ocean bed, dark and scary deep ocean, jellyfish top, the EAC, a whale's stomach, Nigel's mouth, Sydney's water treatment plant, and so many more. In a way, we are not simply wathing a movie, we are part of Marlin's journey to find his beloved son, and that's what facinated me the most. You could say that nemo情节是勉强拼起来的, but there is a centrally powerful theme that underlines these pieces, and that's love - Marlin's uncontidional, universal love of a parent. Besides, when the main characters are this strong, the minor weakness in story is negligible.
I kinda have an issue with people who talk down on Hollywood movies, as if that's somehow superior. Not all artsy movies are worth watching; and not all Hollywood movies are dumb and boring. I happen to think that Hollywood is among the greatest assets that the Americans have contributed to the world, along with Blue and American justice system. Without Hollywood the movie-making industry would not have been this dynamic, fun and versatile. That being said, I do think that a masterpiece is hard to make these days, without worrying about box-office. However my gut feeling is that directors today have a greater freedom to make movies that challenge the traditional block-busters. Can you imagine a documentary like Fahrenheit 911 being made a decade ago and still made money, huge money? Can you imagine a Chinese language film with English sub-title like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (not that it's a good movie or anything) competing in Oscar for best film 20 years ago? Hollywood made things happen, and I think it deserves our appreciation.
I bet you are not a movie buff,
because watching DVD is not the same as watching a movie in a cinema.
Your take on classifying "good" or "bad" movies reminds me of a pitch where Jerry and George were trying to convince NBC to air their pilot show in the sitcom Seinfeld:
George: We are going to make a show about nothing.
NBC Executive: Nothing?
George: Nothing! Every show is about something, so we are going to make a show about nothing!
NBC Executive: Then why people want to watch it?
George: Because it's on TV.
Hilarious as this may sound, it's actually quite true, including myself. But there are movies that I'd like to watch again and again, and there are movies that I got sucked into watching and that's the end of that, and there are movies that I simply couldn't bare to finish. I'd probably want to watch the Incredibles again when it's out on VU, just for the dazzeling array of superb animations. I think your understanding of what I call "pure movie" somehow differs from mine, perhaps I wasn't clear. "Pure movie" doesn't mean it's a good movie, it's a movie without pretenses. The Incredibles is a movie with pretenses (family value, fitting in, believing oneself...I'm actually not sure), so it's not a "pure movie", but it's a good movie nonetheless. I wouldn't regret the $8 I spent on movie ticket, and that's my standard on a good movie.
Back to Nemo. Marlin is the hero in this movie, and like every other story, a hero's got have a friend, that's Dory. Nemo is merely a thread that links all pieces together. The whole story is about "finding Nemo", so the plot is rooted in the action "finding". What I like particular about this movie is that it's like a continuous journey that keeps taking me (the audience) to places that we wouldn't normally go: colorful ocean bed, dark and scary deep ocean, jellyfish top, the EAC, a whale's stomach, Nigel's mouth, Sydney's water treatment plant, and so many more. In a way, we are not simply wathing a movie, we are part of Marlin's journey to find his beloved son, and that's what facinated me the most. You could say that nemo情节是勉强拼起来的, but there is a centrally powerful theme that underlines these pieces, and that's love - Marlin's uncontidional, universal love of a parent. Besides, when the main characters are this strong, the minor weakness in story is negligible.
I kinda have an issue with people who talk down on Hollywood movies, as if that's somehow superior. Not all artsy movies are worth watching; and not all Hollywood movies are dumb and boring. I happen to think that Hollywood is among the greatest assets that the Americans have contributed to the world, along with Blue and American justice system. Without Hollywood the movie-making industry would not have been this dynamic, fun and versatile. That being said, I do think that a masterpiece is hard to make these days, without worrying about box-office. However my gut feeling is that directors today have a greater freedom to make movies that challenge the traditional block-busters. Can you imagine a documentary like Fahrenheit 911 being made a decade ago and still made money, huge money? Can you imagine a Chinese language film with English sub-title like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (not that it's a good movie or anything) competing in Oscar for best film 20 years ago? Hollywood made things happen, and I think it deserves our appreciation.
I bet you are not a movie buff,
because watching DVD is not the same as watching a movie in a cinema.
