Re: "Work of Art"?

Posted by halfnote (A) on November 30, 2005 at 20:53:21

In Reply to: I thought it was a cleverly crafted work of Art (nt) posted by grinagog on November 30, 2005 at 00:17:03:

As per my response to another of the film's defenders, tell me what makes this bit of comic book of a movie (and, yes, I acknowledge Tarrentino's own homage to the influence comics have on his sensibility in the movie with the line-art interlude) a work of art.

I admire some of QT's other work, but this one struck me as thin and predictable, more mired in the comic-book sensibility itself than distilling anything poetic or artistic from it.

Give me something to think about the next time I have a chance to see it. Maybe it'll change my view.

But what I saw the first time was a film that became preoccupied with the conventions of comic books and eastern martial arts films to the exclusion of almost every other cinematic concern. It seemed more like a film Beavis and Butthead would make, than one Tarrentino would make. I can almost hear them chuckling when the john is about to mount the pimped and comatose Uma Thurman.

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Topic - Kill "Kill Bill, Volume 1" - halfnote 20:51:25 11/29/05 (16)

Re: Kill "Kill Bill, Volume 1" - cmc 12:48:54 12/01/05 (1)

Re: Kill "Kill Bill, Volume 1" - halfnote 19:55:24 12/01/05 (0)

Prurient? - cfitzger 09:57:44 12/01/05 (1)

Re: Prurient? - halfnote 20:08:57 12/01/05 (0)

Tarantino is a brilliant film maker.....(Sonny Chiba & Uma Thurman) - Audio Pharaoh 19:01:34 11/30/05 (0)

First, I saw the last 30 minutes of it - Victor Khomenko 06:06:15 11/30/05 (7)

Re: "the artistic side"? - halfnote 19:14:07 11/30/05 (1)

Re: "the artistic side"? - Victor Khomenko 19:43:26 11/30/05 (0)

Seldom has a man shown so clearly his prejudices. C'mon, - tinear 09:49:55 11/30/05 (4)

You seem to equate skills with genius - they are not the same. - Victor Khomenko 10:12:22 11/30/05 (3)

Heart? How about a Mom chasing down her daughter? Is there a - tinear 12:18:08 11/30/05 (2)

It feels too artificial in KB1 - Victor Khomenko 17:21:14 11/30/05 (1)

Well, remember as you watch KB1 that it was made to be of one cloth - tinear 17:55:53 11/30/05 (0)

Like the Stones albums of the 70s, Tarantino's movies radically - tinear 05:08:53 11/30/05 (0)

I thought it was a cleverly crafted work of Art (nt) - grinagog 00:17:03 11/30/05 (1)

Re: "Work of Art"? - halfnote 20:53:21 11/30/05 (0)

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