Everyone, it seems, loves to rant about Hollywood, to viciously mock its saturated and tedious tropes. If, like me, you spend most of your days wearing a string vest covered in bits of fried egg, sitting very still on a stool and watching the walls rot, you’re too relieved to be out of the house, in a somewhat clean pair of trousers, watching colourful images unfold in front of you, to rage against the system.
And yet rage you do. I’ve seen you outside the cinemas, hacking at holly bushes and bits of wood. Of course, the terrible truth of these Hollywood trends is that they’re our fault. Conveniently, I have a list of ten of these terrible trends, each one accompanied by unsubstantiated and entirely subjective reasons why.
10. Emotionally Manipulative String Arrangements
Forming emotional connections with the viewer is difficult for any filmmaker- it requires skill and care and time.
And yet rage you do. I’ve seen you outside the cinemas, hacking at holly bushes and bits of wood. Of course, the terrible truth of these Hollywood trends is that they’re our fault. Conveniently, I have a list of ten of these terrible trends, each one accompanied by unsubstantiated and entirely subjective reasons why.
10. Emotionally Manipulative String Arrangements
Forming emotional connections with the viewer is difficult for any filmmaker- it requires skill and care and time.
- 8/16/2013
- by Kurt Wood
- Obsessed with Film
This Sunday, tens of millions of Americans will tune in for the finale of this year's awards season: The Academy Awards. No matter how much we complain about the show, the truth is that many of us will still be glued to the television screen: from the red carpet to host Seth MacFarlane's opening act to the final "And the Oscar goes to..." to the morning-after fashion analysis. But why exactly are we so drawn to the Oscars? And, especially for those of us who don't identify as movie buffs, what is it about these shows that pull us in, year after year?
The answer, in part, is that we're social animals, explains Stuart Fischoff, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology at California State University and senior editor of the Journal of Media Psychology. And, as such, we're more likely to focus our attention on the "alpha" males and females in the pack,...
The answer, in part, is that we're social animals, explains Stuart Fischoff, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology at California State University and senior editor of the Journal of Media Psychology. And, as such, we're more likely to focus our attention on the "alpha" males and females in the pack,...
- 2/24/2013
- by Laura Schocker
- Huffington Post
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