Maybe somebody can just delete this thread because I would have sworn I posted it several years ago but I couldn't find it. At both moviejustice.com and metacriticforums.com, I posted a similar thread and both seemed to explode and have lots of discussion. I used to write up something approximating a huge essay trying to explain what I mean, but since after a day or two, nobody ever bothered to read the first post, I'm not sure there's a point. I'll also tell you that the consensus at both sites was that movies are BOTH art and entertainment but there was never any agreement about what exactly constitutes both or what movies tend to fall on one side or the other.
For example, is there some reason that during the history of filmmaking that non-English films should be considered more Artistic than English-language ones? Are English-language films really supposed to be "more-entertaining" than their counterparts? Based on how many people love various Asian films around here (as well as others), I would think that many of you believe that Asian films are "more-entertaining". But hell, what do I know? The longer I post here, the more-irrelevant I feel (honestly).
So I hope this thread works as well here as it did elsewhere. I think a few of you here may even remember this thread from before. What this thread used to turn into was something approaching the concept of the Elite Vs. the Masses. I hope we can get past that but I'll take anything which comes, and I'll try to keep feeding this thread whenever I feel necessary.
For example, is there some reason that during the history of filmmaking that non-English films should be considered more Artistic than English-language ones? Are English-language films really supposed to be "more-entertaining" than their counterparts? Based on how many people love various Asian films around here (as well as others), I would think that many of you believe that Asian films are "more-entertaining". But hell, what do I know? The longer I post here, the more-irrelevant I feel (honestly).
So I hope this thread works as well here as it did elsewhere. I think a few of you here may even remember this thread from before. What this thread used to turn into was something approaching the concept of the Elite Vs. the Masses. I hope we can get past that but I'll take anything which comes, and I'll try to keep feeding this thread whenever I feel necessary.
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Last edited by mark f; 06-27-11 at 01:24 AM.