Weirdo minoritiesicewolf010December 23 2007, 15:42:01 UTC
I know how you feel, but for opposite reasons.
I find most films to make any kind of year end "best" lists to be either 1.)depressing or 2.)sophomoric.
The first category I don't go to see and I don't miss seeing because I'm depressive, and films capture my imagination for days. I think you're seeing where this is going. The imbalance of chemicals in my brain does a fine job, thank you very much, and doesn't need help from the movies.
As for the second group, well, I'm a prude. I may as well come out and say it. For a long time I had issues with sex, and I don't find bodily functions funny. I think I have a Canadian sense of humor: I'm too literal to really love British comedy (sadly, many of Monty Python's later skits fly right over my head), and not into slapstick enough to thoroughly enjoy American comedy.
When you add that to my demand for intelligent writing and a straightforward storytelling experience (I do not go to the movies for a "cinematic experience." Tell me a story, dammit!), well, I don't get out to the movies very much. In fact, the last movie I saw in the theater was The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Re: Weirdo minoritiesthehefnerDecember 23 2007, 16:56:16 UTC
Wow, I had no idea! It makes sense, though.
And yeah, let me tell you, I thoroughly sympathize with the "Tell me a story, dammit!" mentality. There are exceptions, sure, but sometimes that alone is what can put me in the weirdo minority position.
So... you gonna be seeing PRINCE CASPIAN in the theater?
I find most films to make any kind of year end "best" lists to be either 1.)depressing or 2.)sophomoric.
The first category I don't go to see and I don't miss seeing because I'm depressive, and films capture my imagination for days. I think you're seeing where this is going. The imbalance of chemicals in my brain does a fine job, thank you very much, and doesn't need help from the movies.
As for the second group, well, I'm a prude. I may as well come out and say it. For a long time I had issues with sex, and I don't find bodily functions funny. I think I have a Canadian sense of humor: I'm too literal to really love British comedy (sadly, many of Monty Python's later skits fly right over my head), and not into slapstick enough to thoroughly enjoy American comedy.
When you add that to my demand for intelligent writing and a straightforward storytelling experience (I do not go to the movies for a "cinematic experience." Tell me a story, dammit!), well, I don't get out to the movies very much. In fact, the last movie I saw in the theater was The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
*passes tissues for your inevitable weeping*
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And yeah, let me tell you, I thoroughly sympathize with the "Tell me a story, dammit!" mentality. There are exceptions, sure, but sometimes that alone is what can put me in the weirdo minority position.
So... you gonna be seeing PRINCE CASPIAN in the theater?
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