movies have come such a long way since back then.
it's probably because cameras didn't have built-in screens, but so many old movies have these weird glares, reflection, and other artefacts obstructing the actor.
just another reminder that some things *are* getting better.
@wydna777 I feel it's the highest form of art, combining writing, visual arts and sound/music. In that precise sens, I feel it has replaced opera as the ultimate art form.
we’re in a movie slandering discourse rn because 95% of movies today are agitprop or greenscreen slop. watch good movies before 1979 & you’ll be rewarded just as much as great literature, in some ways more so because of the all-encompassing “7th Art” experiential mode of movies
Cinema is an inferior artform. Movies are too easy to watch. The letterboxd crowd watches 500 movies a year and frame each one as a life changing artistic encounter, but 90% of it wont stick. Its a passive form of consumption.
this applies fake “optimization” thinking to the experience of art, assuming one can speedrun creative self-edification. Would I rather have another Herman Melville novel or a David Lean movie? the question is a silly premise. Not to mention film is the 7th art & encompasses all
Film isn't a mature enough art to deserve a fandom. The first 20-30 years of film are unwatchable and the last 20 years of film are unwatchable
You're only engaging with 40 years any decent output. Which means a dozen or so great films a decade.
Essentially, it's an art form that can be appreciated with just 2-3 years of your life and then you can move on.
There's not enough there
@PaulSkallas this applies fake “optimization” thinking to the experience of art, assuming one can speedrun creative self-edification. Would I rather have another Herman Melville novel or a David Lean movie? the question is a silly premise. Not to mention film is the 7th art & encompasses all
Here's my list of the Best Conservative Films. 🧵
Identifying conservative movies requires defining conservatism. In this context, we mean temperamental conservatism which may overlap — but is not necessarily synonymous — with politically right-wing.
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