This was an utterly brilliant series. There are conclusions reached in this last episode alone that obliterate everything you know around you. It should be seen by everyone, not just lovers of filmmakers or Los Angeles.
@huttcore - yes, film has no obligation or responsibility to anyone. however, it's useful to be able to recognize when a film is lying or telling the truth. the difference is subjective to a point.
Although I have some qualms with the conclusions reached by Mr. Andersen, I must express how impressed I am with the impactful, voluminous force with which he has constructed his critiques. Thank you for making this extraordinary essay available. Distasteful abbreviation aside, I am curious to what his reaction would be to the videogame L.A. Noire, in which the locations, fictionalized but often photo-realistic, play as much a role as the human characters.
@huttcore - I don't agree that he has a specific thesis or that he sees all films as art. Movies are a commercial enterprise that occasionally rise to the level of art. The main thing I see is how he reacts to the shifting nature of our relationship with movies, for example how a Film Noir from the 40's can be seen as art today, and how the definition of film as art gets tied up with our personal experiences and memories of specific times and places in our past.
Thank you for posting. Unfortunately I found his thesis very unconvincing. Like most art, feature films seek to illuminate so as to reveal a truth. By truth I do not mean an honest accounting of an objective reality. Rather a deeper truth that is more transcendent that we understand often subconsciously and viscerally. Andersen's vision of films obligations and responsibilities appear more in keeping with that of an accountant.
Outstanding, thank you for putting this up.
lizzard71 1 month ago
This was an utterly brilliant series. There are conclusions reached in this last episode alone that obliterate everything you know around you. It should be seen by everyone, not just lovers of filmmakers or Los Angeles.
Benovite 4 months ago
that was brilliant. and a sort of religious experience. where the god of entertainment is merciless. and has not even an open hand for the neighbour.
i cannot imagine how much work went into this film, but thanks.
xaver54 5 months ago
thank you for taking the time to post this!
@huttcore - yes, film has no obligation or responsibility to anyone. however, it's useful to be able to recognize when a film is lying or telling the truth. the difference is subjective to a point.
joeypropeller 6 months ago
Although I have some qualms with the conclusions reached by Mr. Andersen, I must express how impressed I am with the impactful, voluminous force with which he has constructed his critiques. Thank you for making this extraordinary essay available. Distasteful abbreviation aside, I am curious to what his reaction would be to the videogame L.A. Noire, in which the locations, fictionalized but often photo-realistic, play as much a role as the human characters.
swiley1983 7 months ago
@huttcore - I don't agree that he has a specific thesis or that he sees all films as art. Movies are a commercial enterprise that occasionally rise to the level of art. The main thing I see is how he reacts to the shifting nature of our relationship with movies, for example how a Film Noir from the 40's can be seen as art today, and how the definition of film as art gets tied up with our personal experiences and memories of specific times and places in our past.
smithrs 8 months ago
Thank you for posting. Unfortunately I found his thesis very unconvincing. Like most art, feature films seek to illuminate so as to reveal a truth. By truth I do not mean an honest accounting of an objective reality. Rather a deeper truth that is more transcendent that we understand often subconsciously and viscerally. Andersen's vision of films obligations and responsibilities appear more in keeping with that of an accountant.
huttcore 8 months ago