Roger Ebert, Glenn Kenny and A.O. Scott Weigh in on the Collapse of Cinema and Culture
source: http://www.thefilmtalk.com/2009/08/13/roger-ebert-glenn-kenny-and-a-o-scott-weigh-in-on-the-...
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Much gnashing of teeth of late on the webs re: the collapse of cinema and cinema-going culture. Click the link above and check out these posts, (and the comments from their Readers), from the always-necessary Roger Ebert, Some Came Running's Glenn Kenny and and One-Ben Replacement A.O. Scott.
What do I think?
Well…though I’m tempted to say that every generation always tells the next to “Get off my lawn!”, I think there’s no denying that cinema, (meaning modern projected images w/sound in a theatre), has declined since my youth – in the quality of the pics, the importance of them in mainstream culture, and in people’s desire to see good, thought-provoking stories.
But that’s just me. What do you think?
What do I think?
Well…though I’m tempted to say that every generation always tells the next to “Get off my lawn!”, I think there’s no denying that cinema, (meaning modern projected images w/sound in a theatre), has declined since my youth – in the quality of the pics, the importance of them in mainstream culture, and in people’s desire to see good, thought-provoking stories.
But that’s just me. What do you think?
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endovenoso
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I would start with an overhaul of the MPAA rating system
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endovenoso
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idealist
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perhaps people are tired of seeing the same thing over and over again. and figure if its gonna be the same crap they may as well down load it for free..
- 2 years ago
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MarshallsCarousel
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Well I'm sure Michael Bay has no issues with this.
Now on a more serious note. It's so much more deep-rooted to be dumb now. No one cares to educate themselves nearly as much, and the directors who used to bring something thought-provoking to cinema now often times fail (i.e. Woody Allen).
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dainjdc
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MarshallsCarousel:
I could never watch a Woody Allen movie. Maybe it was because he married his daughter.
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