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I didn't say I admired his work...

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In Reply to: RE: I can appreciate your admiration of his work, posted by tinear on December 04, 2008 at 12:01:25

I said I am open to expanding my understanding of art as a reflection of personal nature. I don't run away from it because it is difficult. I take Noe at his word that he is seriously exploring, in his own way, the same territory as Haneke - contemporary human condition.

Is Noe's butcher any more repellent than the monster in Vampyr, which I've seen you praise here? What is your standard of sympathy/antipathy for film? Mine is: Is the tale well told? I don't avoid art/film because I fear it will reduce me by raising problematic emotions. Quite the contrary.

Commenting on your equation relative to Holocaust type acts is just not interesting to me for what I hope are obvious reasons. Of course you know there is ample legitimate evidence to support a contention that you have it in you to perform the most heinous acts given conducive personal circumstances. That is precisely the case that both Noe and Haneke are making.

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