Have you seen Once Upon a Time in the West?The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is possibly my favorite movie of all time. Not coincidentally, Unforgiven is way up there too.
Have you seen Once Upon a Time in the West?The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is possibly my favorite movie of all time. Not coincidentally, Unforgiven is way up there too.
I think it's also fun escapism. Sometimes it's fun to watch something with very small, petty problems because it's an escape from the very real, very big problems of real life. This is why I'll never look down on someone for enjoying reality tv or other light, fluffy media... Everyone needs an escape!Yeah the characters' struggles (well, you know, rich people problems) are relatable. In the good shows at least. And sometimes it's just the prettiness of it all. I mean, Bridgerton is just sooooo pretty. Another show I love: Gilmore Girls; the story of a young girl who gets pregnant and goes it on her own with nothing to fall back on except her millionaire parents. But gosh it looks so idyllic.
Oh, btw, I laughed at "Plus it's fun to see all the wealthy stuff we will never get to own!" I just want to be clear I wasn't laughing at you or the other parts of your post.
This is a bit tangential, but my wife and I were talking about how sometimes we find a lot to relate to in media that we don't actually, well, relate to.Since it’s true movie confessions time: I’m technically a person of color but I love the films of Wes Anderson & Whit Stillman (Metropolitan & Barcelona are two of my favorite films). And despite left-of-center (for the US at any rate) politics, I will always love Mr. Roberts, the finest war movie Old Hollywood ever produced (unless Casablanca is).
I think it's also fun escapism. Sometimes it's fun to watch something with very small, petty problems because it's an escape from the very real, very big problems of real life. This is why I'll never look down on someone for enjoying reality tv or other light, fluffy media... Everyone needs an escape!
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Re. escapism. I totally agree. There's a reason why, during times of widespread uncertainty, that media consumption goes up. Just the sense of being elsewhere gives us respite from our own problems.
The screwball comedies of the 1930s were so popular in part because during the Great Depression laughing at the comedic follies of the rich was immensely cathartic.
I have! Though I don't love it in the same way.Have you seen Once Upon a Time in the West?
should have it's own thread
Nice! Gonna rock my 65" sammy and Sonos set up to that bad boy! Who needs the theater?So, for those of you who didn't get to see The Batman in the theaters, here is your reminder that it launches on HBO Max ....
TODAY! That's right, it's streaming today.
Nice! Gonna rock my 65" sammy and Sonos set up to that bad boy! Who needs the theater?