Deconstructive Creativity
Okay, remember what i said bout Khalid Mohamed?? Hes more interested in rhyming and coming up with now not so funny witticisms that he forgets his main objective. Either that or hes become too political and has decided to support only a few filmmakers and actors. All he doles out are one and two stars. At the end of the review, people are still confused as to whether to watch the movie or not. Nothing is good enough for him. All he sees are flaws and defects. Maybe finally, after all these years of movie watching, movies have started to look like a job to him. He probably doesnt enjoy them anymore and only watches them because he has too. Lest he forget, someone better remind him that his main job is to tell the people whether they will enjoy a movie or not. Hes not being paid to whine about how he felt the movie is, no one cares about what he likes or dislikes.
As for the Hollywood reviewers in India, initially they thought that every foreign movie deserved at least three stars. Now, they are beginning to believe that panning something foreign and exotic is oh so cool cuz everyone is simply blown away by them, so even the best of efforts only get two and a half or three stars. Again, they are here to tell people whether they will get their moneys worth and have a good two hours or not. Also i think every movie should be categoriezed according to a few varities of people that exist. Cuz lets face it, not everyone is ecclectic enought to enjoy everything.
I have noticed this tendency in many professions. People tend to get overcreative. They let their quest for creativity overtake practicality. They lose sight of their main target and put everything into making the package look pretty. Its like a cheap porno novel with a leatherbound cover or a movie with all jazzy zoom ins and special effects but no storyline (no quest no war no nothing). Presentation certainly counts but what is being presented is still infinitely more important.
A different variety of this disease is when people tend to tinker with stuff. Just to give their creative input or get the feeling of involvement, they will force their inputs or ideas into the fray. They may turn coriander soup into horseshit but their cup runneth over with joy and satisfaction......and horseshit of course.
No cure for that except to overplay what litte contribution they are allowed to make safely. Just make them feel wanted and satisfy their creative needs and they are as happy as a child whose build his own model helicopter.....never mind that the rotors on the back instead of the top.
Moral of the story is...no one does it the old fashioned way anymore. No one gives it to us straight out without any frills or bullcrap. They like to confuse us with their pretentious phrases and big words.
As for the Hollywood reviewers in India, initially they thought that every foreign movie deserved at least three stars. Now, they are beginning to believe that panning something foreign and exotic is oh so cool cuz everyone is simply blown away by them, so even the best of efforts only get two and a half or three stars. Again, they are here to tell people whether they will get their moneys worth and have a good two hours or not. Also i think every movie should be categoriezed according to a few varities of people that exist. Cuz lets face it, not everyone is ecclectic enought to enjoy everything.
I have noticed this tendency in many professions. People tend to get overcreative. They let their quest for creativity overtake practicality. They lose sight of their main target and put everything into making the package look pretty. Its like a cheap porno novel with a leatherbound cover or a movie with all jazzy zoom ins and special effects but no storyline (no quest no war no nothing). Presentation certainly counts but what is being presented is still infinitely more important.
A different variety of this disease is when people tend to tinker with stuff. Just to give their creative input or get the feeling of involvement, they will force their inputs or ideas into the fray. They may turn coriander soup into horseshit but their cup runneth over with joy and satisfaction......and horseshit of course.
No cure for that except to overplay what litte contribution they are allowed to make safely. Just make them feel wanted and satisfy their creative needs and they are as happy as a child whose build his own model helicopter.....never mind that the rotors on the back instead of the top.
Moral of the story is...no one does it the old fashioned way anymore. No one gives it to us straight out without any frills or bullcrap. They like to confuse us with their pretentious phrases and big words.
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