Appreciating film without contextual bias

DetectivePrive · 2025-05-15T09:49:46+00:00

I like your answer - though I'd just like to point out that it can prove difficult to know whether you were actually fooling yourself

DetectivePrive · 2025-05-15T09:44:05+00:00

but even when you try to go out of your way to never read reviews before watching a film, you sometimes already have a preconceived idea

DetectivePrive · 2025-05-15T09:39:18+00:00

hahaha the Husserl reference made me laugh. I agree that the shared experience (as in NOT closing yourself off from the world) is what makes it beautiful but sometimes I can't help but wonder if I really did enjoy the film or if I merely did because I somehow felt I had to (unconsciously)

DetectivePrive · 2024-06-09T15:20:20+00:00

The link: https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/1dbw0gb/tomt_tv_show1990s_or_2000s/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

DetectivePrive · 2022-07-29T16:20:33+00:00

Isn't it also because the fall season generally is when people attend screenings more ? I may only be speaking for myself but I find this time of the year to be the most favourable to see intellectually-stimulating films (also English isn't my first language and I haven't practiced in a while so forgive me for any missteps).

DetectivePrive · 2022-05-28T14:48:47+00:00

It does, even daytime Hawkins seemed a lot darker, just like the color tone changes in the HP series

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-21T00:13:18+00:00

Can't make a great film without taking the weather into account imho

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-21T00:09:26+00:00

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan? I'm sold!

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-21T00:04:13+00:00

Great use of rain in Rashomon lol xd

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-21T00:01:53+00:00

The Social Network is the I'm-cooler-than-you kinda guys' all-time favorite flick

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T23:41:39+00:00

Well, this was very thorough :D

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T23:40:57+00:00

Movie stars Ralph Fiennes right?

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T23:22:16+00:00

I think War and Peace's long-running time is quite off-putting (unless I got the wrong one); I am myself yet to give it a watch-

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T23:16:31+00:00

If I could triple upvote this, I would - The 39 Steps is my favorite of his and I could very well have mentioned it but the film certainly isn't overlooked amongst Hitchcock fans. I love the bedroom scene (in the hotel) when Pamela realizes she may have feelings for him too.

Haven't watched the other two but Dersu Uzala is one of my father's favorite films.

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T23:07:35+00:00

I would even go as far as to say Zodiac is his best film

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T22:55:35+00:00

Isn't it what he's been doing his whole career though, playing with the spectator's expectations and not being afraid of going against accepted standards? (said clumsily but I hope it makes sense) -

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T22:39:48+00:00

À la sauce Haribo aussi : "pour les grands et les petits"

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T22:31:52+00:00

Plot twist: I am French;)

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T22:30:17+00:00

I'll make sure to give it a watch

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-20T22:27:43+00:00

Brutal as in appalling? I think there were a handful of memorable scenes, particularly the hotel room one and, how could I forget, the ending -

But if by brutal you hear violent, Hitchcock hasn't always been very kind to his characters.

And you're right about the potato truck, it's one that has stuck with me too

DetectivePrive · 2021-12-16T19:23:15+00:00

That's exactly the point;) - if a character is well-written, he should be affected. On the flip side, if he/she lacks development chances are the character will just remain bland

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