> > I have an acquaintance who fancies himself a movie director though > he's never sold anything commercially. I've found I've stopped > discussing movies I like because I watch a movie to be entertained. He > watches a movie to critique it, and that takes all the fun out of it. > > Tom C.
That may be because of his approach rather than criticism in general. Since starting my French cinema class last year I've found that I enjoy all films far more than I ever did before because I watch them with a critical eye rather than 'just' to be entertained - it adds a new dimension to my enjoyment. Some of the films we've watched can be quite hard work, but the analysis and criticism itself is enjoyable, and we learn a lot so that we can appreciate the films even if we don't enjoy them. My approach generally is to make notes and come to my own conclusions about them, write my essay, then read what other critics have to say, and listen carefully to our prof when she gives her analysis. This is always very enriching. The same approach works for pretty much anything - photography, paintings, theatre, literature, whatever. That's the true function of critics. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
