New York magazine has just published a lengthy piece by Noreen Malone entitled “The Kids Are Actually Sort of Alright” that merits consideration. I’m not linking to it because the NYM website is full of scandalous material. I will quote extensively from it in engaging some of its ideas. Malone is a Georgetown University graduate [...]
The Storm and Thunder of Hollywood Adolescence: Or, Why Many Movies Bore Me
July 16, 2008 By 2 Comments
Over the last month I’ve watched several movies that have suffered from a common flaw. It is this: their directors build their stories around adult characters who behave like adolescents. They then stylize their films with all kinds of jump cuts, colorful photos, eye-catching clothing, use of music and sound, and so on. In general, [...]
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