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Willing unsuspension of disbelief.
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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Film theory buffs might enjoy this essay about the growing problem of "the Plausibles": the moviegoers constantly on the watch for technical slip-ups and plot holes that disclose that the film they're watching is a creation, as opposed to a reality show's hidden camera. The concern is that filmmakers must face a skeptical audience that is unwilling to suspend its disbelief to be entertained, and that the plot devices employed to overcome this are running thin.
The modern moviegoer's insistence that film rigidly conform to depict reality has forced this generation of filmmakers to pioneer the "mindfuck movie" that explains away all inconsistencies and implausibilities by making them the product of a character's mind (Jacob’s Ladder, Abre Los Ojos, Pi, The Sixth Sense, Fight Club, Memento, Donnie Darko and Identity are the given examples) and that well is running dry.
I don't particularly care for the author's focus on Brian DePalma, but I'd have to agree that Bobby Ewing can only come out of the shower so many times. If we can reobtain the willing suspension of disbelief in darkened theaters, Cubby Broccoli's heirs and assigns can breathe a sigh of relief.
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So is this why there was much laughing during 10.5 when the Space Needle's supporting legs crumbled like crackers (they're steel) and it fell on a building and Pike Place Market flooded (it's on a high bluff) but the rest of the city didn't and THAT's why is was a crappy made for TV movie? Because the continuity people sucked?
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Ritchie Incognito is a shitbag.
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