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Saint Pauly says...
5 years ago
It felt as though instead of making a film, they tried to make ART, not knowing that art cannot be made. First you make a film you love and then you hope the art magically appears when you've finished.
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Reply by LucanReynolds
5 years ago
@saint-pauly lol that's ridiculous! you are literally shitting on the entirety of the arthouse genre with that statement.
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Reply by Saint Pauly
5 years ago
@lucanreynolds Lol, I respectfully disagree. I don't think Van Gogh sat down and told himself, "I'm going to make ART now." I have the feeling he sat down and painted because it was his passion. For me, the best films are born of passion, not a need to be arty. :blush:
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Reply by Saint Pauly
5 years ago
@lucanreynolds For example, look at my recent reviews of Meteorites or All the Gods in the Sky. They are both art house fare and beautiful films because they were made from the heart, not the desire to become high art. Then look at a film called Alien Crystal Palace, where the director set out with the goal of making an arty film... and failed miserably. But that's just my opinion!
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Reply by LucanReynolds
5 years ago
@saint-pauly Van Gogh wasn't a film director. He was a painter. The basis of the arthouse genre is to DELIBERATELY be artsy and stand far away from formula, on the same level as a horror trying to be scary.<br /> Also, I have no idea what made you think this film's desire was to become high art and not from the heart in the first place. To me, it also came from the heart, and a loving heart for that matter.<br /> Sorry if I just came off too forceful in my responses and I understand and respect your opinion, it's just that I disagree with that statement. You say he tried to make art rather than a film, but what is a film? What's the definition? There is none.
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