I really enjoyed this video and this letter. As with all of your videos, it has taught me a lot and got me thinking. But I think this one is probably one of your most important, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since I watched it early yesterday. I really liked how you refrained from saying these 'non-cinema' films are bad because they aren't cinema, which is something I often forget. Being the high-schooler I am, I'm quick to become that pretentious film enthusiast who says the Marvel movies are terrible, my friends don't know what good movies are because they like movies like those, and I am a film-genius. There were also lots of other points you made that really helped me to understand what cinema is and isn't, and how that plays into our modern media landscape.
After a year or two of following your videos, this is probably the video I will keep coming back to for a while.
For me, the distinction has grown clearer now. MCU is not ready to take risks, phases are announced, directors are not even given creative control. Edgar Wright was not able to direct Ant man because of their interference and the final product was just a dull film. MCU has become predicable and formulaic. There has been a commercial aspect throughout the history of cinema but the directors have always had a vision. It's not like I don't like MCU at all , I enjoy them but still there is nothing special now in their films.
Mr. Flight. I have recently discovered your video essays on cinema. Absolutely brilliant. I have been obsessing about the Irishman since its release and have fixated on Scorsese's comment on the film's highly reflective lens. My obesession: I was overcome by the Irishman's theme of loyalty/consequences and discovered what I feel to be an overwhelming use of the Yellow/Gold motif. I may be reading too much into it (I do that sometimes) but I can't stop thinking about the colours being linked to tobacco, being linked to mortality, regret, consequence, legacy....on many levels. Personal choices, professional choices, moral, societal/cultural choices, etc.
Am I off base? I would love to hear your take on it, if any.
I really enjoyed this video and this letter. As with all of your videos, it has taught me a lot and got me thinking. But I think this one is probably one of your most important, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since I watched it early yesterday. I really liked how you refrained from saying these 'non-cinema' films are bad because they aren't cinema, which is something I often forget. Being the high-schooler I am, I'm quick to become that pretentious film enthusiast who says the Marvel movies are terrible, my friends don't know what good movies are because they like movies like those, and I am a film-genius. There were also lots of other points you made that really helped me to understand what cinema is and isn't, and how that plays into our modern media landscape.
After a year or two of following your videos, this is probably the video I will keep coming back to for a while.
For me, the distinction has grown clearer now. MCU is not ready to take risks, phases are announced, directors are not even given creative control. Edgar Wright was not able to direct Ant man because of their interference and the final product was just a dull film. MCU has become predicable and formulaic. There has been a commercial aspect throughout the history of cinema but the directors have always had a vision. It's not like I don't like MCU at all , I enjoy them but still there is nothing special now in their films.
I don't personally like musicals but I can't label them as "NOT CINEMA". That would be so stupid and meaningless.
Acabei de ler seu artigo e achei o blog muito interessante, tem muita informação que eu estava procurando, parabéns.
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Mr. Flight. I have recently discovered your video essays on cinema. Absolutely brilliant. I have been obsessing about the Irishman since its release and have fixated on Scorsese's comment on the film's highly reflective lens. My obesession: I was overcome by the Irishman's theme of loyalty/consequences and discovered what I feel to be an overwhelming use of the Yellow/Gold motif. I may be reading too much into it (I do that sometimes) but I can't stop thinking about the colours being linked to tobacco, being linked to mortality, regret, consequence, legacy....on many levels. Personal choices, professional choices, moral, societal/cultural choices, etc.
Am I off base? I would love to hear your take on it, if any.
Lorenzo