As far as I can see it’s 60 minutes of some guy talking about Garfield. Unless I’ve missed something, how is that a movie?
It’s a commentary on our post modern world, setting its sights on the very idea of criticism with biting irony and satire, without a hint of sarcasm that so often befalls other works of parody. It employs actors, production design, uses the entire Philip Glass score for Kundun, and in a similar vein to Best Picture winner Birdman and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, uses a single, unbroken take. It’s production values are high enough to be considered a professional effort, I don’t know what to really call it if not a movie, it is certainly art of some kind.
Seems more like some sort of video essay? I mean the concept of “movie” is a rather nebulous term so technically you could apply it to all manner of videos. That doesn’t mean you should, though.
Then F for Fake isn’t really a movie if “video essays” are excluded? It’s much more than just that one video, it’s really crazy the further you dig into it, requiring a near decade worth of preparation. I just felt like sharing it. I honestly did not expect controversy posting it, I put it here after being reprimanded for posting a video in the random images thread, since there’s no thread for non-Star Wars video finds.
F for Fake is a documentary too, though, and was released theatrically. (and now that I think of it, video essay isn’t really a good descriptor for that video because usually they’re essays presented through the cinematic medium rather than just told to the camera and they definitely tend to fall more into the category of “movies.” maybe video lecture would be better? a video lecture plus fun stuff that pops up.)
Listen, I don’t personally have an issue with you calling it a movie, I just think it’s a really weird thing to do.
Also, I feel like there must be an off topic equivalent of this: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/YouTube-Vimeo-etc-Star-Wars-finds/id/11772
because I’m sure I’ve seen it before, and if there isn’t I see no reason why someone can’t just start that thread.
Honestly, it’s not as if TFA is some kind of masterpiece even worth raving about. It was okay, not amazing, not awful. I’m sick of seeing all this condescension over it.
Isn’t this post itself condescending?
I don’t give a damn, I’m sick of seeing the same fight over and over again in every thread.
Me too (and I know I’m part of the problem), just thought it was weird that you criticize using the same behavior being criticized.
Also, I think it’s pretty clear DE is on the same page as you there.
I don’t. He was one of two instigators which prompted my post.
Yeah but that was a joke man. Look at literally another post by DE on the subject, including this one from the same exact page: http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1058897
where he says that he’d rate the film 7/10 (or average, how you described it), if it weren’t for the Starkiller Base, which makes him rate it 6/10 (or below average).
I’m taking a break from this place.
Sure, if that’s what you think is best. I personally think you just need to lighten up a bit and stop taking things so seriously.