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this might be a mundane observation, but i've gotten more relaxed about my movie watching. i used to have these two types that i'd sort all of the movies i'd watch into: (1) entertainment movies that are only about my pleasure without close attention, (2) serious movies that i must dedicate my close and unwavering attention to formally, thematically, etc.
loosening up about category 2 movies feels similar to the loosening up that i experienced with my reading practice. i think i learned skimming as a mode of engagement with different ends/means than the mode of close reading. both are enriching in different ways.
gonna try to do more relaxed movie watching
Statistics: Posted by jylt — Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:40 am
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Statistics: Posted by thephfactor — Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:00 pm
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also saw Southland Tales last night - Richard Kelly's next film after Donnie Darko - total hot mess but really fun and honestly fairly prescient in kind of absurd ways. Wouldn't recommend too highly under normal circumstances but it's not like any of us have better things to be doing rn ahaha
Statistics: Posted by 106-2 — Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:04 pm
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im currently revisiting edward yang
Statistics: Posted by fun_yunchables — Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:07 pm
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Statistics: Posted by jylt — Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:53 am
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mostly been rewatching old movies i love: snowpiercer, the other guys, life acquatic...
I did watch Bacarau on 's recommendation and enjoyed it
Statistics: Posted by rjbman — Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:32 am
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julianne moore, william h. macy, and philip seymour hoffman's characters especially have these desires and struggles that are so viscerally real; small in scope but still unbearably sad. successful romances always feel good to watch but there's something about unrequited desire/love/devotion that's so poignant and painful to watch
Statistics: Posted by CheerUpBrokeBoy — Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:43 pm
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and I feel like representation took two steps back...
its more like “to all the white boys (+ one token minority for diversity*) i’ve loved before”
which just reinforces the white beauty hegemony (at least for males) which in itself is problematic
I cant believe AA people are actually stanning this kinda crap
hopefully crazy rich asians is more well balanced... goign to watch it v soon. if its just as bad representationally i’m just gonna stick my head in the sand and go back to watching hk new cinema art films
*there’s one black guy. upon further research, this guy was originally white in the novel (making all of them white in the source material) and the race was changed in casting
Statistics: Posted by fun_yunchables — Sun Aug 19, 2018 4:52 am
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