tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10506214.post456523318213800245..comments2024-01-23T13:41:41.463-05:00Comments on The Forager Blog: SensibilityJon Hastingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01030406521787423155noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10506214.post-69896180776977684502007-10-04T13:43:00.000-04:002007-10-04T13:43:00.000-04:00I cannot address the critical level you're talking...I cannot address the critical level you're talking about (at least in film), because when I see movies I'm blissfully unaware of technical considerations. <BR/><BR/>But I think a large part of my reaction depends on the "sensibility" of the piece as you describe it. I don't mind an artist disagreeing with me as long as they're playing fair. (This is a sliding scale, because there are a ton of issues I don't care much about.)<BR/><BR/>Like, <I>Saving Private Ryan</I> - I hated this movie, though I concede it's professionally made. The opening five minutes and the final five minutes are entirely incompatible, and overall I think Spielberg lacked the courage to trace the opening sequence to its conclusion. <BR/><BR/>Or, Michael Moore. <I>Fahrenheit 911</I> isn't a bad film, and overall i agree with the thesis, but Moore pulls some weird conspiracy type stuff in the opening 40 minutes with the Carlyle Group and Bush's National Guard chums, and it feels kinda dishonest. Moore has done this often enough in his films that I have little desire to see his work, even if (like <I>Sicko</I>) it's an issue of enormous relevance to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com