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Topic: Composer/Score Main Event - Round 2: James Horner, Period Historical Epics
sean
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Yeah, Andrew, how about you respond and defend your silly movie.
posted 11-29-2007 06:37 PM PT (US) Kirkinson
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Originally posted by nuts_score:
Thanks for the incite Kirk; I'm very familiar with Tarr's work, but I've never seen any of his features in its entireity. Where should I start?
I've still only seen Werckmeister Harmonies. I've been putting off watching the rest of his films for much the same reasons that I put off watching the rest of that one. I should correct that soon, since I've actually owned Damnation, Family Nest, and The Outsider for some time now. So I guess I recommend starting with Werckmeister...though if you have a region-free player, the UK edition is preferable. I haven't seen the US release, but I hear that several scenes which are supposed to simply be quite dark instead just descend into total blackness on that version. In any case, I really, really hope you like it (I expect you will).Kirk
posted 11-30-2007 12:41 AM PT (US) Kirkinson
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Originally posted by StarlessWinter:
I don't think a film has to have a moral message or some potent commentary about the world and its people to be considered great. Can't a film be masterful just by telling a wonderful story?
Absolutely! My only gripe is with people who seem to suggest that any film trying to raise questions and challenges is doing something that films for some reason should not be doing. I think there's plenty of middle ground between my gripe and yours.Kirk
posted 11-30-2007 01:02 AM PT (US) StarlessWinter
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Originally posted by Kirkinson:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by StarlessWinter:
[b]I don't think a film has to have a moral message or some potent commentary about the world and its people to be considered great. Can't a film be masterful just by telling a wonderful story?<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>
Absolutely! My only gripe is with people who seem to suggest that any film trying to raise questions and challenges is doing something that films for some reason should not be doing. I think there's plenty of middle ground between my gripe and yours.Kirk[/B]
Ok, that's good, but still it seems like whenever "the greatest films ever made" lists are made, the films that DO have a message or are symbolic in some way are far above those that do not.
posted 11-30-2007 06:40 PM PT (US) Kirkinson
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Well, I don't put much stock in "greatest films ever made" lists, except maybe my own -- and that's obviously going to reflect whatever I personally find most interesting -- or a list made by some friend, critic, or other person whose tastes are far enough off-the-beaten-path that I expect them to alert me to something I haven't seen before. And I'm sure we can still disagree on (a) what constitutes a good story and (b) the films that tell them most masterfully. But I see disagreements of this sort as a very positive thing: honest diversity of opinion is greatly preferable to some sort of forced consensus.
posted 12-01-2007 02:33 AM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB