[ SECRET POST #2788 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2788 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.


__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.


__________________________________________________



10.


__________________________________________________



11.










Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 011 secrets from Secret Submission Post #398.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[sarillia]

The extreme reactions are pretty funny, that's true.

I actually prefer the prequels. The original movies are better made but they just don't do much for me. There's something about 70s and 80s films in general that I have a hard time getting into. There's so much I love from the 30s to the 60s but then we hit the 70s and my enthusiasm drops.

[cushlamochree]

That's interesting! Not even on a Star Wars level, just the periods of film history. Even the more artistic or serious films that are actually good unlike Star Wars? The Godfathers and Apocalypse Nows and all those don't do it for you?

[sarillia]

I actually haven't gotten around to the Godfather movies yet. (So many good movies out there and so little time!) I like Apocalypse Now but it doesn't inspire me to watch it over and over again and dwell on my favorite parts (and not because I just don't think I can watch it again; Ace in the Hole is like that for me, really good but the particular way the cynicism and callousness of that movie played out was hard for me to watch for whatever reason). Actually one of my favorite 70s movies is an obscure mystery called The Last of Sheila, but even that has a 70s-feel that kind of puts me off.

[cushlamochree]

Ha! I know what you mean about too many good movies. The Last Of Sheila looks pretty interesting, I'll definitely check it out.

I don't know, I kind of love that 70s feel personally. I can really enjoy the cynicism and callousness, when it's presented as well and as artistically as I think it is in Apocalypse Now and other New Hollywood things. I completely get why someone wouldn't like it, though. It's just a really fascinating era of film to me, in terms of the realism and naturalism that comes to the fore, and also the visual aesthetic. Probably my favorite era for films overall, although I would say 30s/40s is a very close second. It's interesting how those eras can divide up differently though.

[(Anonymous)]

Personally, I dislike the movies of the 70s. Star Wars is an exception because it didn't try to follow the contemporary trend of "realism" (ie unclear dialogue, rambling plot and sexism) but was a pure fun homage to earlier space operas.

Apocalypse Now and MASH are two of the worst offenders of that era. The Godfather trilogy is just okay. Give me film noir of the 40s any day. Movies are an art form; they're supposed to be stylish and well-lit, with dialogue that doesn't sound like it was mumbled up on the spot by an actor.

[sarillia]

Hmm, I'm not sure what it is about movies from that era that doesn't work for me, but I don't think this is it. Besides, there are plenty of movies from the 40s that aren't stylish or well-lit and with iffy dialogue.

[cushlamochree]

Well, I think a lot of those movies are pretty stylish, definitely pretty stylized; it's just a very different aesthetic from the one that dominated in the 30s and 40s (which I also love quite a bit).

I do think it's interesting that you talk about lighting, because one of the great visual things in noir that I love is the way that noir films play with light and shadow - it's such a recurrent visual element in those movies and I absolutely love it there. There is certainly a shift towards naturalism/realism, though, in the visuals and the dialogue and the plots. I just think it works really well for a lot of films. I also don't think that shift is unique to the 70s; I mean, Brando was pretty mumbly already in On The Waterfront and that was made in 1954. But I can certainly see why it wouldn't appeal to some people.