My review of (500) Days of Summer
“I want to make movies because there are stories to be told, not because there is money to be made.”
mrmontagne
“Art is a physical manifestation of beauty, and the greatest art, like the greatest beauty, comes from within.”
mrmontagne, a lover of art and artists
Death and Jealousy
Put these on a forum, I like them, I want to keep them, here they are.
On death
I can’t imagine dying will be particularly pleasant but I think death will be just like before I was born - no use being sad about a scenario in which you won’t exist. And if there is an afterlife then I would like to believe that a presumably benevolent deity would judge me for my actions and not my religious belief. Death motivates me to spend my life wisely - live every day in a manner that is rewarding and good. When death happens it happens. There’s nothing more to say on the subject really.
On jealousy
Well it depends on what I experience jealousy over. If it is something material and/or shallow, such as money or sycophants, then I laugh at how much of a tosser I’m being and get on with my life. Just because I want it doesn’t mean I will ever enjoy it. If I long for the affection of someone or romance then I simply tell myself that it will happen when it happens. I am a hopeless romantic falling in love with every girl I meet eyes with so I experience longing very often, and it is fun to get the butterflies in your stomach and the awkward glances and the blushing and the wild fantasies of weddings in orange groves and large families sat around giant tables in a villa in France. I enjoy creating a dream world that involves this total stranger I know nothing about. If nothing comes of it then so be it - I just get on with my life. In some things my jealousy will lead me to being a bit too competitive, and in retrospect I will always acknowledge that I was a complete arsehole in those moments of bull-headed, macho wacho crap, but it happens so I just get on with my life.
So there’s my answer - I just get on with my life.
Video i’m thinking of making. Think of it as Krapp’s Last Tape meets thinking of others complexly… I doubt it will be anywhere near as intelligent and mind blowing as that makes it sound.
I’ve been thinking about chick flicks a lot recently and the role they play in society and our perception of and actions in the world.
Books in to movies
Made in response to someone trying to explain why a movie of a book can never be a good thing and, as a result, should never be made
I think you need to understand the movie industry more. The only things books and movies have in common is that they both have a story. Taking the story from a book and putting it on the screen is very difficult.
Firstly you need to arrange the scenes in such a way that the movie has a wide appeal and is not too confusing to the mainstream consumer. Movies cannot viably have too many subplots and as such, only what is deemed the most essential content will be included in the film.
Budget is also a HUGE factor in the movie. Let’s say there are 5 big scenes in a book that all involve explosions, magic and all that fancy stuff. So you have to hire pyrotechnicians, safety managers, animators, sound recorders, tech support etc. etc. etc. That is a huge cost… multiplied by five. If you can’t afford it you can’t put it in the film.
There are so many things that hinder the making of a book adaptation that the movie will never satisfy the fans because there will never be a perfect adaptation. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the movie itself is bad.
