I love lists, I love movies, I love ticking off the movies that I have seen on movie lists. As testament to that, I have this account which I update every few weeks or so.
So why on earth would I pass on adding the "1001 movies you must see before you die" to my list? I respect Steven Jay Schneider as a film scholar. But looking through the list, I do not want to waste my time on westerns, on action and sci-fi flicks. I see a lot of Kurosawa films and I always feel nauseous after watching Kurosawas. I'm sure there are some great hidden gems in that list but I am not going to push myself to watch films that may waste my time.
Am I being closed-minded for declaring this? Maybe. Probably. Oh well. But saying that an average film is 1 hr 45 min long, watching all 1001 films means about 73 (non-stop) days of my life. Although film-watching is basically my life, watching films that make me bored or nauseous or want to look out the window and play with the real world is not part of my life.
Why I Refuse to Follow 1001 Movies You Must See
Publié par
Shui Kay...er, Jennifer
samedi 28 août 2010
2 commentaires:
I feel the same way, there are genres that one favours more than others but being completely limited or completely "open" isn't realistic. I think you can watch whatever but it may lessen the art form if you feel like it's a chore. I had a phase of watching stuff that were "important" and it just made me resentful.
Film = Art. Art is subjective. right?
Hey! didn't know you commented until now. Thanks for letting me know someone actually reads this blog. And I hope you don't mind but I follow yours from time to time. Blog stalking!
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