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Posted by: freesafetyblitz at May 31, 2001, 3:01 pm

Topic: MAGNOLIA (May 28 - June 3) Forum: JoBlo

Brock, great comments about Anderson and film-making in general. To be honest, I don't think we disagree on much. The part we definitely disagree on is what the director should care about. Film-making is an art form, but it is also intrinsically (I suck at spelling) a business and MUST lend itself to commercial acceptance. The artistic and commercial needs often form a tension that the director (and writers, producers, etc.) must balance. There is always leeway for those in charge to cater more towards commerciallism or artistic expression, but the tension is always present. What I mean to say is that a director can ignore the audience and only focus on his creativity, but in my opinion, this disturbs the equalibrium of film-making. A balance must be acheived. -Remember that in my original assertion, I said that film-making is a combination of artistic expression AND commercialism. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that every good movie HAS to be a commercial success, after all, who can predict what will sell tomorrow? But I do think that film is meant to be seen and admired by the public. Film is a medium that is for the masses, and the director must keep that in mind, it is not made for his own pleasure, but for the acceptance of others. One of my favorite movies is "3 Seasons" by Tony Bui. This is a movie loosely similar in structure to "Magnolia," however it was not near the success that "Magnolia" was. In "3 Seasons", Bui definitely focuses more on the artistic aspect of film-making, but cautiously leads the mostly American audience through Vietnamese culture. I bring this up just to show that I'm not against this style of film-making, I just think Anderson's final product was sub-par, and I didn't like the story. Like Bui, Anderson took care to consider his audience and lead them through the movie when directing his film, he just didn't pull it off. So I guess I disagree with you here again, Anderson was very interested in the audience. Bottom line: Anderson is an incredible director, I just didn't like "Magnolia." Of course, what do I know, I'm totally talking out-of-my-ass, it's just my opinion. [This message has been edited by freesafetyblitz (edited 05-31-2001).]

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