i just watched black swan... the word "overrated" comes to mind.
i looked at some of the imdb reviews and was glad to find many people who were in line with me. the film was at best a sophomoric, cheap attempt at art/artsiness.
some thoughts that i agree with:
"The film is utterly predictable in that Nina becomes increasingly unhinged to the point that we, the viewer, no longer know whether what we're watching is "real" of one of her hallucinations, which greatly resemble horror movie clichés: she's stalked by her doppelganger, her reflection moves with a mind of its own, she imagines mutilating herself, etc. None of these images are particularly inspired and they spell out the theme of the story in the most obvious way."
mindfuck? uhh, no. actually yes - overwhelmingly unimaginative to the point of mindfuck.
"Pulling up the standard prosaic and narrow film ideas to imply art, Hollywood brings this time one more dull and unimaginative film work... And no art sparkles at all. It is the same tense in the beginning as at the end."
"Others will say that I am not "refined" enough to understand. But that is not true. The sad thing about it is that I do get it. I just don't understand all the fuss."
"An awful film that spoon feeds cliché gimmicks to the audience"
the whole black-and-white contrast was nothing but subtle... come on, black wing tattoos?
this film is overrated to the point of hilarity.
that said, some good things:
music, portman (not nina), acting
2011. 1. 30.
2011. 1. 28.
2011. 1. 22.
who are you?
who are you?
theoretically, only God can provide a complete evaluation of the question.
yet, humans are prone to seek the answers to the question for themselves,
and funnily, for others as well. the problem is that we often focus on the latter.
we like to believe that we are perfectly rightful is judging others' merit.
the validity of such thought is in question and should remain in question,
but i'll give my two cents on this topic anyways.
the conclusions of the most enlightened people have revolved around the very idea of
"know thyself," suggesting that we should be more prone to evaluate OURSELVES than others.
is it a coincidence that buddha and socrates made the same argument?
"who we think we are" is, of course, is fallible,
but it serves as the inception towards seeking self-knowledge.
so what about the idea of judging others and being judged by others?
it is almost impossible to restrain from quickly labeling others, including the blind worshiping
of others (exemplified by the idol music culture in Korea).
such tendency and reality leads to my solution:
understanding and communication.
because it's practically impossible to not pass judgment on others,
we must focus on making efforts to widen our scope.
is she actually a bitch? why? why is she in a bitchy mood? so what if she is a bitch?
communication and understanding are in dire need.
and my solution is not out of the blue; even the scripture hints it.
while everyone (probably a symbol of mainstream and prejudice) threw
rocks at the prostitute, jesus defended her, loving her.
such an act roots from understanding and that is exactly what this society needs.
understanding and communication are probably ideal.
the simple progress towards something ideal and just in itself is beautiful.
that's why we have such phrases like "what would jesus do"
although we all know that it is absolutely ridiculous to think that
we can be as righteous as he was.
and, quickly rejecting idealism is the biggest insult to all the dreamers in this world.
theoretically, only God can provide a complete evaluation of the question.
yet, humans are prone to seek the answers to the question for themselves,
and funnily, for others as well. the problem is that we often focus on the latter.
we like to believe that we are perfectly rightful is judging others' merit.
the validity of such thought is in question and should remain in question,
but i'll give my two cents on this topic anyways.
the conclusions of the most enlightened people have revolved around the very idea of
"know thyself," suggesting that we should be more prone to evaluate OURSELVES than others.
is it a coincidence that buddha and socrates made the same argument?
"who we think we are" is, of course, is fallible,
but it serves as the inception towards seeking self-knowledge.
so what about the idea of judging others and being judged by others?
it is almost impossible to restrain from quickly labeling others, including the blind worshiping
of others (exemplified by the idol music culture in Korea).
such tendency and reality leads to my solution:
understanding and communication.
because it's practically impossible to not pass judgment on others,
we must focus on making efforts to widen our scope.
is she actually a bitch? why? why is she in a bitchy mood? so what if she is a bitch?
communication and understanding are in dire need.
and my solution is not out of the blue; even the scripture hints it.
while everyone (probably a symbol of mainstream and prejudice) threw
rocks at the prostitute, jesus defended her, loving her.
such an act roots from understanding and that is exactly what this society needs.
understanding and communication are probably ideal.
the simple progress towards something ideal and just in itself is beautiful.
that's why we have such phrases like "what would jesus do"
although we all know that it is absolutely ridiculous to think that
we can be as righteous as he was.
and, quickly rejecting idealism is the biggest insult to all the dreamers in this world.
2011. 1. 21.
2011. 1. 14.
2011. 1. 10.
2011. 1. 3.
피드 구독하기:
글 (Atom)