Lat night I watched a terrible movie. Normally if a movie is unbearably bad, I have no problem simply turning it off. This one was so painfully rediculous I had to see if it had any redeeming qualities.
It didn't.
Thinking about this movie reminds me of others I've seen, and some books that I've read.
I can't stand witty, pretentious unrealistic banter. Who talks like that? Who has a funny comment for everything? They are not real people. If the characters are not realistic, how can people relate?
You may know that I adore old cheesey movies. The language spoken could be considered to be theatrical, but, that is how it is supposed to be, and that's a good thing - only if you like it. I wouldn't insult your intelligence by attempting to convince you otherwise. If you have an opinion, (especially if it is original and genuine) I'll respect it.
I'm not brilliant, but I'm not stupid. I 'get' most ideas presented to me. I can see meaning within symbolism, and I understand metaphors.
It bothers me when people say that they can relate to a book or movie that makes absolutely no sense. An example off the top of my head is the book, 'The Catcher in the Rye'. "Oh, it's brilliant....I carry it with me everywhere I go.... I pack a catcher's mitt in my car's trunk to remind me of who I am....literary genius...." Bullshit. It was okay. The language and the background was interesting. There really was no story line. The kid was troubled, selfish, and not that smart. He was not deep, or inspiring. If you can, explain it to me. Enlighten me, please, really I mean it. I'll listen.
People who adopt other's opinions as their own, send me around the bend. They heard something they thought was profound, so they simply repeat what they've been told with no real opinion of their own. They assume people will admire their intellect, so they talk about things they don't know. I think that this mentality is contagious.
I would like to know what books and movies people think are intellectual masterpieces. I would like to know why. I'll listen to you, if you listen to me.
1 comment:
I hear you. I have on occasion heard someone talk about something like it's the best thing going, along with everyone else, for example Titanic. I try to reserve forming my own opinion until after I have experienced it. Good thing, I hated it. Just like the song "How Can I Breathe Without You?", are these people kidding? Should it not be called how can I remove my brain and live my life through you, or maybe we should remind these people that they have diaphragms and intercostal muscles for that very purpose.
On the other hand, I have experienced movies and books that have moved me. I don't know that I'm qualified to say what may or may not be a "masterpiece", but I believe they were pieces that captured the sentiment of what I was feeling or experiencing at the time or at some point in my life. Maybe that is all that good literature is, maybe there are no masterpieces, just those that in some way touch people at the right moment in time.
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