#interview with the vampire#iwtv#amc tvl#jacob anderson#sam reid
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Just to be clear....
I'm not one who thinks EVERY (keyword, "EVERY") fan sighting or anecdote is PR fakery. I'm just one who thinks not EVERY (keyword, "EVERY") fan sighting or anecdote is based on reality. I mean, that's too polarized... Either believe that they're ALL fake or believe that they're ALL real? Not exactly critical thinking there...
"Will we? Consider this. Humans have not evolved in any real sense since the dawn of civilization. Based on what we know of our oldest ancestors, they were a hell of a lot like us. Because they had little scientific knowledge, they put their faith in religious ideals and often sacrificed one another, but this isn't a far cry from what we do now: Proselytize and squabble. Are we advancing? Russia is trying to start a war with Ukraine. The United States bombs people from unmanned military drones. The poor are growing in number as the middle class shrinks and the richest people get richer. This is not new. It has happened in many, many collapsed civilizations of the past few thousand years. The way we change is on an individual basis. We learn new information and we adapt to it, but this rarely makes its way into the popular lexicon. We hardly ever "evolve" on a societal level. Sure, we can get new technology and learn new things about the universe, but in the end we will always be the paranoid existentially miserable race clamoring over each other to get the biggest fruit on the tree. And I don't like to sound like an alarmist, but in actuality, time is running out. There will probably be humans on this planet for millions of years to come, but civilization as we know it is threatened in ways that are completely unprecedented. We will ultimately be the cause of our own near-extinction. If not due to global changes in climate, then due to overpopulation. And island can only support so much life, and earth is just an island."
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"It is, but it shouldn't be marketed as a comedy. The entire movie is like hanging out with a gang, you're there, you're witnessing it all, I love that."
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"I agree. Watching a movie about a gay couple as a straight person allows you to evaluate and analyze the relationship equally from both sides. With an attractive female, you're mainly focused on wanting to *beep* her and are unable to make an unbiased assessment of the relationship and struggles they're going through."
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What irritated me was a piece to camera done by a black woman, I can't for the life of me remember her name, but thats not really important. What did strike me however, was her insistence that America and I suppose the world should never be allowed to forget slavery, or its effects, and that it was a subject that needed bringing back to the fore and needed discussing. Why can't a country, or the world be allowed to move on? What is this incessant need to drag up the past. What happened to moving on, forgiveness and reconciliation?
I completely agree with you. Complaining and whining about the past isn't going to do any good concerning the future. There is a difference between "moving on" and "forgetting" however. I agree with her when she says that this subject can't and won't be forgotten as it is the way that this nation has been built. This is part of our history. Why shouldn't we be able to discuss it, let alone make movies about it? Like I said, there's a difference between being informed, knowing what happened, learning the past and deciding to dwell on it or be vindictive about it. Of course we can give forgive, but we will never forget. What is done is done and we can only be happy about the progress we have made since.
America has come on massively since those dark days. There is no segregation due to colour anymore and sex of a person, black people, Asian people, people of all creeds and colours can pretty much do anything, say what you like about Barack Obamas performance as a President of the USA, but a black man as leader of the US? Thats pretty fvcking amazing right there, it shows how much America has grown up and moved on.
It is true that America has grown up but what you say is not true. There is no segregation but inequality, however, is still present and racism is well alive. Just give a look at African Americans' unemployment rate (I'm not saying it's a certain group of people's fault, I'm just stating facts). We must remember that all of this is recent and that the scars are not healed yet (I'm not only talking about slavery but most importantly segregation) and this racist mentality will and probably will never be dead. That's just the way humans are (I'm talking about racism of any kind not just black on white or white on black). We will never be able to judge people for their actions or thoughts instead of their color, religion or sexuality and that's just sad. You said it yourself though : "America has grown up and moved on" and thank God it had but acknowledging our past in order to have conscience of the progress we made and the luck we have to be where we are today is important in order to want and do better thing for the future. We can't take things we have for granted, just like it is stupid to be mad about what happened. Let's rather be focused on building tomorrow and making sure that slavery ends in every part of the world because it is sadly still active.
Tony Blair used to be our Prime Minister, and in 2006, thought it a jolly good idea to apologise for our part in the slave trade that the UK partook in. Why? Why did he apologise for something he was never responsible for? It had been over 200 years since slavery was abolished, no-one who was affected by the trauma of slavery at the time is alive anymore, and generations have passed since they died.
I see your point... But then again... Why not? An excuse is always good to hear and pleases the ego. What is wrong with an excuse? It doesn't hurt anyone. It just make things seem better.
And then we had some blacks and liberal whites demanding that an apology wasn't enough, that reparations (i.e. cash!) was in order.
That is, indeed, stupid...
Can we move on now? Or do we have to wallow in self pity for another couple of centuries before some can actually accept that things are quite a lot better than they were.
I think we already have moved on. I agree that the people that keep complaining about the past (the SOME you talk about in your post) are just ignorant as it is not going to change anything. I personally accept the fact that things are quite a lot better than they were, but the only reason I have the possibility do that is because I have LEARNED how things were. How? By not forgetting 'slavery, or its effects" and by accepting the fact that it is a subject that needs "discussing". I hope you understand my point. Did you appreciate the movie?
"Films are unquestionably subjective. This is why one person's favorite film is another's "Most Boring 2 Hours of my Life that I will NEVER get back!" The problem is, not a lot of people can formulate a premise, or argue their point of view without throwing a bunch of random #%^ on the wall and hoping that some of it sticks. So, what specific "influence" did Nolan give to Superman, which was onscreen? In what scene/dialogue does Superman's portrayal mimic Batman's? Why do his films suck? And even though it was Nolan and Goyer's story, the actual screenplay was written solely by Goyer. I believe that goes a lot farther to explain what you see onscreen in contrast to what Nolan might have done. Unless you can calmly and confidently state and argue your opinion, while ALSO giving your audience a chance to air their counterarguments and positions, you're just a monkey in his cage, screaming and throwing poop at others like you. Oh yeah, it's called film criticism. You should try it. And as much as you would like to believe that you are the majority, and that you secretly wish that everyone would agree with you on all of your weak points, the fact is that Nolan's top three films have a worldwide gross of $2,914,500,000. That's billions with a B. I think that, of all things, reflects that a whole lot of people love his films, while you sit in the corner and pout because not a lot of people want to join the guy whose motto is "misery loves company". For the record, Memento was brilliant, if not for the story, but just the editing alone was incredible. For a first-time director's first film, it was polished, looked great, had an extremely compelling and equally complex script, and in Denver, had people waiting in line for hours before it went wide release. Dark Knight equally good, especially in its casting of Ledger."
"youre true on that hand but on the other, its how you interpret it really. its like art throughout the centuries, artist have been inspired by certain pieces and echoe it throughout the timeline into a transformation that it becomes almost unrecognizable and thus creating a new "element" if you wish. this is just time doing its job of how we interpret"
"I remember going to the video store & cruising the isles, no idea what I wanted to rent - no idea what any of the movies were about, besides what I could ascertain from the box. More than 1/2 the time, the movie we brought home was crap. But we would still find something enjoyable about it - the experience might be different than we expected - maybe we hoped for a scary flick & it ended up being cheesy & stupid, but we didn't piss & moan about it, we'd laugh at the silliness. Life is a lot like that in a way, you never know what's coming - you rarely get to design your next experience. If I compared every moment of my life to the greatest moments of my life, perhaps my son's birth or my honeymoon, I'd always be disappointed. But I don't. I take what the day offers me & am better off for it."
