{"id":12,"date":"2007-02-04T23:24:03","date_gmt":"2007-02-05T04:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elsweb.org\/nsftmfx\/2007\/02\/04\/ecclesiastes-101\/"},"modified":"2008-07-03T23:55:23","modified_gmt":"2008-07-04T03:55:23","slug":"ecclesiastes-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elsweb.org\/nsftmfx\/2007\/02\/04\/ecclesiastes-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecclesiastes 10:1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It’s interesting to think about Genre Films in an outsider\/artistic perspective, not in what they show or how they’re made, but simply in the fact of their being made in the first place, but I’m still not sure I agree with their general study. I do agree for the most part that film is an oft-forgotten field of artistic development, & I like that nowadays more directors who spent countless amounts of time & energy are being recognized with steady reissues of their works, etc. However, I cannot see very much integrity in so many movies being released today (& in the past, too, sure), even ironically. There may be little nuances involved in every film, but a nuance can be mistaken for symbolic representation too easily, even when all it is might be some split-minute decision of movement or light by the producer, director, or even cameraman. Saying something like Date Movie<\/a> preserves the “art of film” just as much as something with seemingly infinite amounts of originality<\/a>, creativity<\/a>, & emotional resonance<\/a> seems too far-fetched to me. I can’t help but wonder if such rash statements are made concerning art just to spark pointless controversy. I do<\/em> think there exists a fine line between what makes a movie good & bad, & I’m trying hard not to say it just to get some sort of hip film cred. There’s really no way to save face when talking about personal preferences, tho, & in the end all I can do is suggest popping in some Bill & Ted on the weekends, & saving the heavy stuff <\/a>for film class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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