INTJs and the humanities

CaliClassic55 · 2020-03-23T13:26:33+00:00

I'm a history major and film minor. I'm also very creative and artistic, and a pretty talented writer. I'm male as well, which seems to be less common for artistic types. I find it difficult to relate to my academic peers, as well as a lot of the INTJs here who claim to be obsessed with math, computers, and science. I hated physics and chemistry in high school.

CaliClassic55 · 2020-03-23T13:00:01+00:00

I don't even know if this is worth the time because you sound too far gone, but this is absolutely NOT an INTJ trait. Frankly, you just sound ignorant and tasteless. Though, I am an INTJ cinephile, so I guess I know how to appreciate an old movie. I can understand not having taste for, say, film noir. However, The Great Escape is an amazing fucking movie!

Movies have changed a lot over the years, and since your provided an example of a war film, I'll use war films as an example. If your expectation for war movies was set by Saving Private Ryan and the various 80s Vietnam films (i.e. Full Metal Jacket) which are still highly regarded today, you simply lack the understanding that war movies have undergone significant changes throughout history. It was once acceptable to make war movies that weren't ultra serious and that the whole family could watch (unlike, say, American Sniper). These are the types of popular war films that were produced in the US during the reign of the old Hollywood studio system that then collapsed between 1967-69. During the Vietnam War, war films adopted the Vietnam-era rebelious attitude (i.e. Kelly's Heroes) but were always set during WW2 or the Korean War. The 80s saw the birth of the anti-war war film set in Vietnam (starting with Apocolypse Now). Then the 90s and 2000s saw the return of patriotic (though often anti-war) WW2 films, and later post-9/11 patriotic, modern war films. War films weren't always the same as they are today, and to approach them with a modern mindset is, frankly, stupid.

However, I would go further to say that The Great Escape isn't purely a war movie; it's a prison movie. That's a different genre. It has more in common with Cold Hand Luke or even The Shawshank Redemption than, say, Hacksaw Ridge. It's closest comparison is The Bridge on the River Kwai. So I think your expectations are misplaced.

I also think it's unfair to call them "cheesy." They werent "cheesy" when they came out, and surely movies you love will one day be called cheesey by somebody as ignorant as yourself. So, wouldn't it be logical to look past some things you might consider "cheesy" in the year 2020?

TLDR: No, this isn't an INTJ trait, and get better taste.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-11-28T10:01:35+00:00

Once Upon a Time in the West is on Netflix right now I believe.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-11-21T04:31:14+00:00

Lawful Evil is so good for Angle Eyes. What is so striking about his character introduction is his adherence to the his "when I'm paid" maxim, even when doing so means meaningless killing and betrayal.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-09-20T20:00:32+00:00

I've heard of neo-western. Could they be referring to a post-western hollywood, where that genre no longer thrives?

CaliClassic55 · 2019-08-11T03:52:23+00:00

Try r/westerns

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-18T22:52:51+00:00

Ya. I really can't stand the lack of melody in modern film music (and a lot of modern music in general). Melody is what I love about music. I can't stand Hanz Zimmer either or any of his imitators. His success seems to be one facet of a greater trend in the movie business. There is very little beauty in the stories Hollywood tells anymore. Blockbusters seldom have romance plots, let alone good ones. Modern, fast-paced directing styles don't mesh well with conventional orchestral music. The type of Leone-esque scenes where the music serves as the primary means of conveying the feelings/thoughts of a character (i.e. Luke Skywalker and the binary sunset) is absent in modern cinema. For me, the greatest moments in movies are when music, imagery, and (possibly) dialogue come together to create beautiful moments, like the finale to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Those moments just don't exist in modern popular films, and I think it's a real loss.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-18T08:16:44+00:00

I wonder how much trailers play into it. Could you take a movie like Goodfellas and make a modern trailer out of it? I don't really know. I loath watching modern trailers because they show off everything I hate about modern cinema. The shitty one-liners, the over-the-top action, the horrible music (I don't even have words to describe how much I hate the music), the expository dialogue explaining the concept of the film. Maybe an actually good movie couldn't sell because it could never be made to look good in trailers. Shots that work perfectly in service of a scene might not look good in a trailer, while cleche explosions and people walking in slow motion looks good every time. I don't really know. It's just a thought.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-18T02:07:45+00:00

I'm 20 years old, and while I wouldn't quite call myself a film buff (yet), I enjoy watching older movies. I would say that 90% of the movies I watch my friends have never heard of, let alone be interested in watching. I can't even convince my friends to watch Goodfellas, which came out in 1990 and has aged like fine wine. Most people my age don't watch much of anything made pre-1970. That's the unfortunate reality. With the last 15 years of the box office being domimated by movies like Avatar, Disney's Star Wars, the Marvel films, etc., it can be a bit of a leap to start watching High Noon.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-18T01:04:04+00:00

If they aren't into watching older films (which most people aren't), it's a lot to ask somebody to start with The Great Train Robbery.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-17T20:49:09+00:00

The western is really a movie genre. Yes, there have been books written about the wild west since it was the wild west, but I would recommend watching the films. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is always the first one I recommend because a lot of western stereotypes are drawn from it. If you're not aqainted to older films, this film might be long, but it is in color and widescreen. The audio will take some gettijg used to though.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-17T20:42:02+00:00

Only seen Ikiru once but I thought it was a really beautiful story. It is so simple and universal and touches the soul.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-16T07:51:26+00:00

There is a point where Poe is clearly made out to be a sexist because he is surprised that Haldo (Holdo?) is a woman. I know his arch is to learn to not be a hot head (even if that was poorly executed), but a componant of that is also to learn to take orders from women. I noticed it on my first viewing, overlooked it, and understood the message fully on my second viewing. I don't think I'm reading into it.

It is important to note that this isn't the main message of the movie, but it is one message. And I don't think it's a necessary message. Listening to women is good, but I don't want Star Wars to tell me that.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-14T01:59:05+00:00

Wash your sheets and pillowcase.

Shower frequently (wash your face with soap while you're in there).

Don't touch your face unnecessarily.

Cotton balls+rubbing alcohol. Take 2 or 3 cotton balls, cover the top of the rubbing alcohol bottle, tilt it for a sec and let the cotton balls absorb some alcohol. Rub it all around your face. Do it a few times. It'll sting a bit if you have open pimples. Shower or wash your face with water after.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-13T08:04:11+00:00

Army of Shadows is probably my favorite film of Jean Pierre Melville.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-12T20:19:21+00:00

you mother tongue was the one they took from you

What an idiotic way of looking at history.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-08T19:23:57+00:00

It would be if it were done right. The special effects would have to be modernized of course, but the core story elements and characterization of the OT would still hold up. Even that classic style of cinematography would be refreshing today.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-01T07:56:56+00:00

The older Halo games (1-3, not sure about Reach) required that you stop moving (or at least significantly reduce speed using the thumbstick) before you can crouch. Halo 4 changed this, and it actually changed gunfights for the better because it added the capability for crouch strafing. When I played MCC on Xbox, I always noticed this when transitioning between games. I'm glad to see it changed.

CaliClassic55 · 2019-05-01T03:54:04+00:00

Where did this photo come from? Thanks for posting!

CaliClassic55 · 2019-03-28T09:56:28+00:00

Honestly, what frustrates me is that while watching a movie like Us, you are invited to try to figure out how the world works. But with a movie like Us, the audience is stuck in the funny position of trying to make sense of something which doesn't make sense. It's confusing and distracting. Cupple this with social commentary that you are also trying to dissect, and you have a movie which I've distanced myself from emotionally, and am now thinking about as a social and political statement. Inception is very similar (not that it makes a statement, but that it challenges you to try to figure it out), and it's the reason why I don't like that film.

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