So I've watched over 2100 films now and as a result I seem to think that I actually know something about movies. Obviously, I'm delirious and mistaken, but I'm going to allow myself this little fantasy.
I'm not exactly sure how much time I've spent watching movies, but to me this isn't time wasted. Even the bad movies are important to me. It's hard to explain. There are so many perspectives out there, each trying to be heard; how do you choose between a million-million voices?
I'm often asked which TV shows I prefer (but honestly, who even watches TV anymore when everything is on netflix or hulu), and my answer is always the same. I actually don't watch shows. I don't even like shows. There's something about the serial nature of them that put me off. I like films because there's a clearly defined beginning, middle, and end (Marvel's Cinematic Universe has somewhat bastardized this form a little bit, but that's just a consequence we're going to have to get used to given Warner Brothers having joined the party with the imminent release of Batman v. Superman). I dislike watching "shows" because of this same reason.
I couldn't get into "Dexter". I didn't enjoy "Breaking Bad", "Weeds" was just so much background noise. As a card-carying lifetime contrarian, one would think that this would be something I flaunt: it's one more thing for me to be smug all over the place about. While I do occasionally come down with a bad case of the "I-would-never's"
If nothing else, I feel as though I have gained an appreciation of the artistic medium--and I've learned that there is no right or wrong way to make a movie. I'm pretty sure that the only wrong way to present something is to present it without care. As long as the people behind the project care about their craft and one person appreciates it, the product has to be viewed as a success.
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