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Jan. 28th, 2003 08:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zana16So I like that movies have messages. And I like that sometimes I can understand the messages, relate to them, etc. That's great. Spiffy. Moving on. But my problem is this: what if the message, while meaningful and relating to me, is something I already know? Then that's a waste of an hour and a half of my time unless there was a cute guy in the movie. Like, if the movie has a message, it should stretch things farther, make me realize MORE about the message than I already knew.
Beth didn't like "Chasing Amy" cause she already had the message, and it was a why bother kind of thing. I liked it cause I thought the message really had to be out there in a patriarchal and homophobic society, and besides it pushed things farther for me and helped me discover how I look at things. I can see how "The Banger Sisters" message could be important, but I already learned this lesson and incorporated it into my life so I was left feeling disappointed. Why do movies have to be only an hour and a half? So not fair. Cheats us out of lots, especially if well-written. On the other hand, more than 90 minutes of "Knockaround Guys" would have led to homicide on my part. So there is a reason.
Ramble.
Beth didn't like "Chasing Amy" cause she already had the message, and it was a why bother kind of thing. I liked it cause I thought the message really had to be out there in a patriarchal and homophobic society, and besides it pushed things farther for me and helped me discover how I look at things. I can see how "The Banger Sisters" message could be important, but I already learned this lesson and incorporated it into my life so I was left feeling disappointed. Why do movies have to be only an hour and a half? So not fair. Cheats us out of lots, especially if well-written. On the other hand, more than 90 minutes of "Knockaround Guys" would have led to homicide on my part. So there is a reason.
Ramble.
