Im a T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-Tough Guy
I saw "Art School Confidential" tonite. Last movie Ill ever see in my Boston college years. Perhaps one of the worst movies Ive seen this whole year. Id rather watch Van Helsing than have to sit through this steaming pile of crap. Basically its a rehashed Teen movie wrapped up in a facade of a satire on art students. After thinking about it for a bit, the basic plot of this movie tries to be up there somewhere with abstract films ala Charlie Kaufman but falls flat. The jokes run dry and the film outlast its charm by the second half. Two things really bothered me. The movie had a very hollywood feel about how it portrayed artist. On one hand I did like how it poked fun at modern art and its tendancy to be viewed too deeply (I thought the best commentary was at political grafitti influenced art and art displaying a play of words or some "bold" phrase). Despite it being a comedy, a genre that likes to poke fun at stereotypes, I thought its views of art and artists were bland and cliched. I cant think of the exact way to say it but basically the film tries to hard at exaggerating stereotyped artists for a laugh. Also I thought its "real art doesnt make money" message (if there was any message at all)was stupid and dull.
The second thing that bothered me was the row of girls in front of me that were laughing non-stop to this pile of shit. There was absolutely nothing funny about this movie but they were laughing there heads off. Theres nothing more annoying than sitting near people who enjoy something you dont. I really did not find much humor in the film. Perhaps there were some subtle art jokes that you could only pick up on if you were an art major.
The film did have one effect on me. I really wished I went to art school instead of history. More so I wish I practiced drawing and painting more often. Ive got this great talent that I barely keep up at. I keep telling myself that every summer Ill be productive and practice guitar and drawing. Turns out tho that video games get the best of me. Oh well, maybe this summer.
I got dinner with my parents today. I set their alarm clock for 5:30 am for a laugh. Im getting breakfast with them tomorrow...Things might get ugly...
The second thing that bothered me was the row of girls in front of me that were laughing non-stop to this pile of shit. There was absolutely nothing funny about this movie but they were laughing there heads off. Theres nothing more annoying than sitting near people who enjoy something you dont. I really did not find much humor in the film. Perhaps there were some subtle art jokes that you could only pick up on if you were an art major.
The film did have one effect on me. I really wished I went to art school instead of history. More so I wish I practiced drawing and painting more often. Ive got this great talent that I barely keep up at. I keep telling myself that every summer Ill be productive and practice guitar and drawing. Turns out tho that video games get the best of me. Oh well, maybe this summer.
I got dinner with my parents today. I set their alarm clock for 5:30 am for a laugh. Im getting breakfast with them tomorrow...Things might get ugly...