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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
Got it, thanks for the clarification  Nothing wrong with not wanting to put thought into who directed the film or who acts in it, etc. One point where I have to disagree, though, is the characterization that putting this kind of thought into a movie is "like cramming for an exam." There are very few movies I can think of where that kind of attention is required to enjoy it. Rather, these are just the things that film enthusiasts like to discuss and analyze. To each their own, you know?
Here's how I look at it: There are lots of different kinds of books. Some are enjoyable fluff. Others require a little analysis and thought to get the most out of the story. Movies are no different. Some people prefer watching movies that are simply an "escape." Others enjoy putting more effort into analyzing the movie, and sometimes enjoy putting thought into the movie before and after the viewing experience.
Point is, no one expects you to put that kind of effort into thinking about movies or directors or actors... but a discussion about "most overrated film director" is kind of specifically tailored for people who do enjoy such mental endeavors |
I know it's not required to research a film to enjoy it, I'm just pointing out that in our present-day society, (as illustrated by that other current film/audience analysis thread in this forum) it is an ever-increasing majority of "normal" consumers who feel they need to at least read a review of the film, find out who's acting in it, where the story developed from, and then ask their friends beforehand what they thought of the film before they even give it a chance. And if someone were to mention any little plot details they thought were important, it's the "shut up. don't spoil the film/ending" remark.
I do understand your point, though, and I'm sorry if I somehow coalesced the two contentions in my previous explanation, it's just that I like to analyze my films as I am watching them, not beforehand, not because of the director's / producer's credits, and what they have come to produce in the past; I watch, (emote), analyze, (ponder) and then repeat as many times as necessary for any one film, and in that precise order.
I'll give a weird example here, and I'm not sure it will prove a point, but anyways:
I think this discussion is comparing apples to oranges, or like comparing
Alien to
Aliens, or comparing
The Terminator to
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, even though only one these film franchises may have had the same director for both of them. Some might like the sequel more, or hail the original as a masterpiece, and the sequel as merely an acceptable follow-up. I don't know where that led, other than me finding out James Cameron actually directed three of my four examples, and also figuring out that I never saw how either the original
Alien or
Terminator ended, but I tried. Either way, I like the taste of a good film experience above all, and if the director is a hack or the next coming of the
Minnelli, at least in my mind, it doesn't matter as much.