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why do you like the things you like? does everything have to be oscar bait? what happened to fun and games? I love taking media at face value and appreciating the genius in mediocrity. It truly is never that deep (the new mean girls movie may be Bad but it DID change my life re: Renee Rapp)
Jan 18, 2024
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i think about this a lot specifically where film is concerned because that's the medium that most resonates with me but i think it could apply to any type of art. consider those "top four favorites" letterboxd videos - every time someone lists a bunch of old or foreign movies, tons of the comments accuse that person of being sooo pretentious, and then whoever picks legally blonde or something gets lauded for being "so real" and "actually honest with their answer". like hello?? you're following letterboxd on social media, watching a video of accomplished filmmakers and artists passionate about their field list their favorite movies, and turn on them when they pick the night of the hunter instead of star wars?? i used to regularly listen to students in film classes with me complain about all the old and "weird" movies we had to watch. i have met tons of people who want nothing more than to make movies or otherwise pursue art yet regularly write things off as too weird, too long, too old, too hard to understand.
what is the point of engaging with art then if you refuse to try and understand it when it's hard, don't look back to the older influences of modern art you enjoy, don't want to step outside of what you know and find comfort in? even if someone's watching all these movies with the goal of having big letterboxd numbers or falsely looking knowledgable about film, at least they're thoroughly engaging with the medium instead of watching nothing but american classics and writing off the rest.
Nov 26, 2024
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I've posted about this once before and will post about it again, I'm sure. One of the things that I have noticed since getting letterboxed last year is how afraid people are to admit they like something. that new animated k-pop movie on netflix made me notice this again when three of the people that I have on there prefaced their reviews with a variant of "i consumed this ironically, but it was actually kind of good..."
...LAME... and a little bit pathetic to see tbh.
We really need to remember that you only live once. just fucking enjoy the stuff you like, and stop asking the world for permission and acceptance to do so! being so afraid of what others will think when you post a review under a kid's movie is more cringe than admitting you like a kid's movie.
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You know what I miss, just a casual conversation about movies.
Not everything has to be so deep. Just love the movie for what it is on the surface. The lighting, the shots, the costumes, the sets. IT’S ART.
I know movies are telling a story and sometimes it has a political agenda.
But sometimes it’s nice just to sit back and just watch.
Feb 20, 2025
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I saw Eileen a while back and realised… lesbian media is so back. While Netflix will stop at no length to cancel every WLW tv show to ever exist, Eileen is such a quintessential wholistic unhinged 50s lesbian film. Key points: lucky strike cigarettes blonde hairspray martinis without olives homoerotic tension and shoving snow down ur panties… plus Anne Hathaway.
Jan 18, 2024
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especially if you don’t have a traditionally western name. there is beauty in your name coming up on the first google search page. except if you’re giving your name to starbucks. boycott starbucks.
Jan 18, 2024