[NiceWorg]

Originally posted by Yorick: quote: Originally posted by NiceWorg: This is getting interesting. "Being touch with what millions of people are experiencing". Why? Why would I want to do so? You see, I read books and watch movies that I think are interesting, and couldn´t care much less if I´m the only one who spends his time searching for those precious hidden gems. The rest can do what they want. And I do dislike popular culture..

See this is a contradiction.

You basically say you don't care what people think about a work, yet then say you dislike popular culture. That shows that you DO care - negatively -otherwise "popular" wouldn't be an issue. You'd prefer to be the only one searching for your 'hidden gem'.

What I'm putting forth is not letting popularity affect your judgement of a work. You are letting the numbers of people appreciating a work PRE-judice it. It's giving you a negative bias to the point of not even investigating it. I applaud your attitude of not being dictated to by the publicity machines, but you've overcompensated to the other extreme.

----Finding good low budget books&films after hard searching is much more rewarding than be taken to the premiere of Two Towers in a limo. I actually meant it vice versa, I would like more people to pay attention to lesser known films than to the likes of LOTR. I don´t necessarily want to be the only one in the field. "The rest can do what they want" doesn´t mean it´s my attitude towards everything, and I could have been more exact with it.
I want to keep the balance, as well. So Im not interested in LOTR, but who knows would I be even if no one would know it? Millions of people are crazed by it, well it doesn´t affect me. If I would have seen the book(s) in library, I would have probably taken it, but I haven´t. Besides, it gives me immense pleasure to have the ability to 100% choose myself what to read or watch. I´m afraid you can´t change that, buddy.----

The film is an incredible work for that medium. It is the most ambitious and groundbreaking work yet. > It´s a matter of opinion. There are plenty more examples of ambitious movies. How do you even measure that?

[qb]You measure it in terms of the craft. The way it was made, the technology used, the scope. It has nothing to do with subjective taste and everything to do with the art of filmaking and it's techniques. Lord of the Rings has expanded the mediums possibilities. Power to Jackson et al.

---- Sort of. Titanic, Star Wars.. Two Towers was made in about year. LOTR has done nothing to expand possibilites.. it´s just using the fruits that technology has given to us. I´d imagine making movies the old days would have been behind bigger work. I don´t think that because the book is so popular it would make the movie more ambitious. If the first attempt fails, you can always try it again with different director and actors.----

< To have a finger 'on the pulse' of what people across the globe are experiencing. Information, knowledge, experience. > ... I can´t see why someone would be interested to know what people on the other side of the globe are thinking. It doesn´t really profit you anyhow. But thanks for replying anyway.

You're on the internet writing and reading on an international forum aren't you?
Why don't you answer your own question. [/QUOTE]But you must understand, you didn´t really answer my question either. I´m here basically to get help with computer games, not to read unknown peoples opinions about Iraq. Getting replies to questions about games is not considered "opinions" in the matter you say it. So there. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 12-18-2002, 05:22 AM: Message edited by: NiceWorg ]