Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Posted: Thu April 28, 2022 8:31 pm
I AM THE LAW
JK!
But I don't think this offense is banworthy.
Don't give up. Whoever watches the most movies wins. They are the best person.The Argonaut wrote:My meticulous tracking of everything I watch introduces an element of gamification into my movie watching habit. That halps me to stay motivated to keep watching even when I'm not super into it.BurtReynolds wrote:I've been thinking about the dreaded CONTENT lately. Are we drowning in art? How much do we really need? How much is too much?
For people that watch movies every day, or multiple movies a day, what are you getting out of it?
My pace also slowed recently, I think maybe because I hadn't seen anything great recently. The gamification element keeps me moving through those low periods. And then I watch something that really excites me and I want to watch more to find more stuff like that and feel alive again
That's interesting. Say more about that.tree_ wrote:A high volume of cultural consumption might have something to do with FOMO
You know, like maybe there's something new that will REALLY blow your socks off this time. But in fact it's all the same shit being recycled through different lenses over and over again. Or in another way, fear of missing something everybody else has seen and will be discussing at the water cooler the next day. Like, it's your only connection to that world. And you're very lonely and empty other wise.epilogue wrote:That's interesting. Say more about that.tree_ wrote:A high volume of cultural consumption might have something to do with FOMO
Oh, bummer. That's not been my experience, nor the experience of those close to me. I don't think that's it. But I appreciate the response.tree_ wrote:You know, like maybe there's something new that will REALLY blow your socks off this time. But in fact it's all the same shit being recycled through different lenses over and over again. Or in another way, fear of missing something everybody else has seen and will be discussing at the water cooler the next day. Like, it's your only connection to that world. And you're very lonely and empty other wise.epilogue wrote:That's interesting. Say more about that.tree_ wrote:A high volume of cultural consumption might have something to do with FOMO
That doesn't sound like me.tree_ wrote:I was more thinking of Argo. You seem like the person who just wants to distract yourself from mundanity.
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
That's kind of my point. I know the gamification isn't the point. But I know there are greatovies out there that I haven't seen yet. Movies that will make me happy and movies that will change the way I think about the world every day. But in order to find those movies, I need to watch a lot. I need to slog through some bummers. The gamification helps me slog through the bummers so I can get to the stuff that mattersBurtReynolds wrote:Don't give up. Whoever watches the most movies wins. They are the best person.The Argonaut wrote:My meticulous tracking of everything I watch introduces an element of gamification into my movie watching habit. That halps me to stay motivated to keep watching even when I'm not super into it.BurtReynolds wrote:I've been thinking about the dreaded CONTENT lately. Are we drowning in art? How much do we really need? How much is too much?
For people that watch movies every day, or multiple movies a day, what are you getting out of it?
My pace also slowed recently, I think maybe because I hadn't seen anything great recently. The gamification element keeps me moving through those low periods. And then I watch something that really excites me and I want to watch more to find more stuff like that and feel alive again
Categorically not true. It's been years since I've seen a television show that truly moved me. Happens with like every tenth movie.epilogue wrote:TV is better than movies.
I've been following a similar strategy for the past few years and it really does push me to watch new things but I think I hit a wall.The Argonaut wrote:That's kind of my point. I know the gamification isn't the point. But I know there are greatovies out there that I haven't seen yet. Movies that will make me happy and movies that will change the way I think about the world every day. But in order to find those movies, I need to watch a lot. I need to slog through some bummers. The gamification helps me slog through the bummers so I can get to the stuff that mattersBurtReynolds wrote:Don't give up. Whoever watches the most movies wins. They are the best person.The Argonaut wrote:My meticulous tracking of everything I watch introduces an element of gamification into my movie watching habit. That halps me to stay motivated to keep watching even when I'm not super into it.BurtReynolds wrote:I've been thinking about the dreaded CONTENT lately. Are we drowning in art? How much do we really need? How much is too much?
For people that watch movies every day, or multiple movies a day, what are you getting out of it?
My pace also slowed recently, I think maybe because I hadn't seen anything great recently. The gamification element keeps me moving through those low periods. And then I watch something that really excites me and I want to watch more to find more stuff like that and feel alive again