Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Bambi B on December 15, 2002 at 11:43:28

In Reply to: Good response, and the movie "Adaptation" posted by cfraser on December 15, 2002 at 09:43:48:

cfraser,

I don't expect art to always have a higher purpose to elevate- entertainment can be enough. To me, it's always interesting to separate out activities that are intended to affect people in some way and look closely. Then, there is a consciousness of what a single person or small group is saying to a larger group. With entertainment though can be packaged other content. In war-time America, it is interesting to watch the film portrayal of war and heroism. "Casablanca" is entertaining but can be also seen as beginning to end a message for the US (Rick) to stop it's isolationist attention to business (Rick's Cafe) and get into WWII (the Lazslos). M*A*S*H* and "Apolocalype Now" are fun but also talk about the meaning of becoming- or resisting becoming- warriors.

Thanks for mentioning "Adaptation." I think it is in general release this past week, but haven't seen it. The premise of the intertwining of life and film is always interesting. (There are so many strange films about film making- "Shadow of the Vampire"- director Murnau hires a real vampire to star in "Nosferatu.") It's a little difficult to imagine Cage and Streep together, but Cage has a dual role as identical twins, so it's Cage+Cage+Streep. If "A." has the quircky energy of Jonze's "Being John Malkovick" it should be fun!

BTW, I'm embarassed to say, but the only real studio preview I ever attended was "Flash Gordon" in 1980!

Cheers,

Bambi B