Christoffer
Puritan Board Sophomore
When I was growing up you could tell if a movie was great just by watching it. For example: Aliens, Terminator 2, Indiana Jones and Star Wars. I remember leaving the theatre after being blown away. It was easy to recognize the "thing" that made these movies great.
Nowadays, I need professional people to tell me if a movie is good. For example, I rented "The Hurt Locker" a couple of days ago. It has recieved 9 Oscar nominations or something. The cover was full of positive reviews from finnish newspapers.
I watched it, and sure there were some interesting scenes. But what was the "thing" about the movie? There wasn't so much spectacular action. Neither was there much tension. Nor was there much sad stuff.
What is it that I have I missed?
The same things is true of Quentin Tarantinos movies. I don't get them at all. Why are they great?
Does anyone else feel that movies are not what they used to be?
Is there some postmodern influence in moviemaking nowadays, that expects you to "see" (in some unexplainable way) the "thing"?
Nowadays, I need professional people to tell me if a movie is good. For example, I rented "The Hurt Locker" a couple of days ago. It has recieved 9 Oscar nominations or something. The cover was full of positive reviews from finnish newspapers.
I watched it, and sure there were some interesting scenes. But what was the "thing" about the movie? There wasn't so much spectacular action. Neither was there much tension. Nor was there much sad stuff.
What is it that I have I missed?
The same things is true of Quentin Tarantinos movies. I don't get them at all. Why are they great?
Does anyone else feel that movies are not what they used to be?
Is there some postmodern influence in moviemaking nowadays, that expects you to "see" (in some unexplainable way) the "thing"?