tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post117080588144096853..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Maya mythology in The FountainRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-86414967609161757142008-11-30T15:42:00.000-08:002008-11-30T15:42:00.000-08:00I loved this movie!! It was very deep and finally...I loved this movie!! It was very deep and finally a break from the norm. I thought it was brilliant!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1171657422082976542007-02-16T12:23:00.000-08:002007-02-16T12:23:00.000-08:00Many paintings would be improved by written texts,...Many paintings would be improved by written texts, or at least by titles. This might make them less "mysterious," but mystery is overrated as a quality in art.<BR/><BR/>I didn't understand or appreciate a lot of art until I took an art history class in college. After reading experts explain various aspects of the art, it made more sense to me. <BR/><BR/>More to the point, I could appreciate the art more emotionally as well as intellectually. Generally speaking, the more you understand something, the deeper you feel it.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1171185498546869212007-02-11T01:18:00.000-08:002007-02-11T01:18:00.000-08:00I've wanted clarity in storytelling since I began ...I've wanted clarity in storytelling since I began reading, watching TV, and seeing movies almost half a century ago. It has nothing to do with <I>Star Wars</I>. I didn't like the overlong psychedelic ending of <I>2001</I> when I saw it in the theater, either.<BR/><BR/>Unclear storytelling is usually if not always bad. I suppose there are exceptions, and if I think of one, I'll let you know. <I>Pi</I> isn't the exception that proves the rule.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1171127755917452592007-02-10T09:15:00.000-08:002007-02-10T09:15:00.000-08:00I didn't see The Fountain, but I did see Pi. It l...I didn't see <I>The Fountain</I>, but I did see <I>Pi</I>. It left me scratching my head and wondering if Aronofsky would learn to tell stories more clearly. In other words, it was interesting but flawed.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1171071184668737312007-02-09T17:33:00.000-08:002007-02-09T17:33:00.000-08:00I think the Fountain was voted one of the worst mo...I think the Fountain was voted one of the worst movies of the year. If I remember correctly, it was in theaters only a short time.<BR/><BR/><BR/>AnonymouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com