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MeinPanzer posted:This is such a lazy counterpoint that always gets trotted out in CD threads. Why does film criticism have to begin and end with assessing the film as presented? It's perfectly legitimate to explore what works and what doesn't in filmmaking by thinking about how a film could have been done differently, provided it doesn't become some elaborate and masturbatory fanfic exercise. Because no one else has access to the hypothetical "better" version being imagined! If we were to discuss that version we'd have to speculate on what is already a speculation. It could very well be better; making only slight changes as opposed to elaborate ones - but we haven't seen it, it doesn't exist! It's just easier to talk and argue about the actual movie because it's something irl that we all saw, can rewatch/check, etc. Fwiw I think it's fine to imagine how a story could be improved and so on, as long as the speculation is grounded first in the actual movie being discussed. But it's also an approach that seems prone to cases of misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the film as is.
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MeinPanzer posted:me: imagining a slightly different version of the trinity test scene. And these "movie police" as you call them, are they in the thread with us now?
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Cojawfee posted:I don't think it's a joke. The person is just wondering why they were acting their asses off for minor characters that wouldn't be put up for awards. Perfect film twitter logic
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