I didn't even change my clothes today.

[lukeboi]

Wow, I am so tired of all this talk about the goddamn "Metrosexual" phenomenon. The local arts/culture weekly has a cover story on it as if it just entered public dialogue. I don't know why it irritated me so much.

Anyone seen Intolerable Cruelty? I didn't realize it was a Coen brothers film until today, maybe I'll go see it now. I think I'm

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[lukeboi]

Hmm, I'd never thought it was supposed to be anything but intentional humor, but that might earn it a little more respect from me. If so, its pretty subtle as most people seemed to be laughing in their seats or describing it as funny. Furthermore, I just saw very little substance in the movie, it was boring me to death at points with some pretty crappy passages of dialogue. I will say there were a few shots that really struck me, the one of Charlotte in the dark hotel room that lasts only a few seconds. A friend of mine was saying something about it being a "feminine" movie in the little interest paid to typical plot trajectory and its favoring of exploring the abstract and interpersonal, but I'm not sure if that's too simple. As for the mic dipping down, how would that be the fault of the projectionist? Do they crop the exposed film or something? I suppose its a little endearing after all.

What did you like about it?

[lukeboi]

That's really interesting about the projectionist thing.

The conversation about "feminine" movies came out of a conversation my friend's mom (screenwriter) was having with her friend (a playwright) in which they were discussing whether storytelling is a masculine thing...something about trajectories of life with men striving for heroism or a sort of one big splash thing (the beginning, climax, and denouement) whereas womens' lives are made up of lots of smaller events or whatever. I just thought it was really interesting anyway. I have never seen Fellini's movies, so I'm not sure what to think about them.

I think that's cool you felt affected by the movie for days afterward. That's important.

[dair]

I liked Lost in Translation. I assumed that those offensive bits of dialogue (ugh, the 'black toe' monologue at the sushi bar) were intentionally cringe-making, not really supposed to be funny but adding a little texture to the character. If they wandered around this foreign land with total reverence there might not be that pull of like/dislike the audience goes through. People are that callous. Also irritating were the stupid faxes/phone calls from the wife, but again I felt like they served some purpose. Actually I saw the whole movie as a fine balancing act, balancing the tension between the two main characters and balancing subtle interactions with more stagey ones (like the faxes and phone calls). Especially in the latter half, the tension had been built up so much and was so palpable between them, but so delicate and it was amazing to watch it rise and fall, correcting itself. I'm thinking especially of the scene where they're watching a movie late at night on the bed, and the feeling builds then breaks and builds again. highly

[lukeboi]

ooh, yeah the wife business was so tacky.

Good point about the tension. I definitely felt uncomfortable and edgy throughout the movie, maybe that's why. Hmmm, yes, the movie-watching scene. You are right.