I never said it was flawed. I said the point I was making had nothing to do with that. Of course it is flawless if it is a list of 1000 that Rosenbaum deems essential.
Alpha, my point is not that the list is flawless. My point was simply, that someone who has seen 10 films out of the 1000 on this list, should really not emit an opinion on something he clearly has no possible knowledge of. I think my argument is very clear, it is not about the validity of the choices, or even the quality of the list, but merely about the definition of pretentious and what that word truly means. I completely disagree that it seems pretentious. Again, what does that even mean. To who does it seem pretentious? I think pretentious is one of those words that is thrown around, to dismiss anything that is outside of the realm of their accepted canon. A canon, I might add, that is getting smaller and less interesting by the minute. I for one do not care to see another film list with all the usual suspects that it might entail.
I think where you touched on something though, is when you say that I implied that the only person able to truly criticize this list would be someone with a profound knowledge of it.
I absolutely think that unless you have a profound knowledge of film, film history and the specific films present on this list then yes, your opinion on this list is pretty much useless.
Which, by its very nature, makes the list of people capable of such a thing very small. Is that a bad thing? Absolutely not.
In the current climate of anti-intellectualism and quick reviews, (stars, two thumbs up, "Awesome", "it sucks!!) I can see how a list such as this one, which is based on profound knowledge of film history and film criticism could tick people off.
I think terms like pretentious coming from people who have no culture or curiosity are deadly and should be avoided. As they point to their own ignorance and not to any flaw of the person or work they are criticizing. If you don't really have the knowledge to criticize something then leave it at that or investigate, learn, analyze and then make a learned comment. But to just come here and criticize something out of sheer stupidity is not to be tolerated.
I relish and treasure the unknown and people that shine a light on hidden gems or a different way of making films and for that very reason, no matter how many times I see a film I don't like on this list, I will defend it with all I got.
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A masterpiece.Movie comment on Devi
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Absolutely.Movie comment on Sorcerer
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Great stuff!!Movie comment on To Live and Die in L.A.
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Manhunter, his other great credit.Movie comment on Walker
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Oh! I might try to go there someday.Movie comment on La casa del ángel
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An incredible film. I hope Criterion releases it some day, the cinematography is stunning.Movie comment on Sleepwalk
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Incredible documentary, shamefully forgotten.Movie comment on Sylvia Scarlett
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Yes.Toplist comment on Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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I never said it was flawed. I said the point I was making had nothing to do with that. Of course it is flawless if it is a list of 1000 that Rosenbaum deems essential.Movie comment on Crank
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"Cassiodoro said:There's no way you can't love this movie"
Oh but there is. This movie and High School the Musical 3 discredit the entire list.
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Racist and embarrassing garbage!!Movie comment on The Ring
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This is a William Castle WWII propaganda short from 1943.Movie comment on The Iron Lady
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Extremely bad film.Movie comment on George Harrison: Living in the Material World
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This movie should have been made in German. The use of German accent in English by the entire cast is a pretty feeble ploy in my opinion.Movie comment on Zwartboek
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It's a very good film. But which summer blockbuster has nudity, I think I missed that one?Toplist comment on Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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Alpha, my point is not that the list is flawless. My point was simply, that someone who has seen 10 films out of the 1000 on this list, should really not emit an opinion on something he clearly has no possible knowledge of. I think my argument is very clear, it is not about the validity of the choices, or even the quality of the list, but merely about the definition of pretentious and what that word truly means. I completely disagree that it seems pretentious. Again, what does that even mean. To who does it seem pretentious? I think pretentious is one of those words that is thrown around, to dismiss anything that is outside of the realm of their accepted canon. A canon, I might add, that is getting smaller and less interesting by the minute. I for one do not care to see another film list with all the usual suspects that it might entail.I think where you touched on something though, is when you say that I implied that the only person able to truly criticize this list would be someone with a profound knowledge of it.
I absolutely think that unless you have a profound knowledge of film, film history and the specific films present on this list then yes, your opinion on this list is pretty much useless.
Which, by its very nature, makes the list of people capable of such a thing very small. Is that a bad thing? Absolutely not.
In the current climate of anti-intellectualism and quick reviews, (stars, two thumbs up, "Awesome", "it sucks!!) I can see how a list such as this one, which is based on profound knowledge of film history and film criticism could tick people off.
I think terms like pretentious coming from people who have no culture or curiosity are deadly and should be avoided. As they point to their own ignorance and not to any flaw of the person or work they are criticizing. If you don't really have the knowledge to criticize something then leave it at that or investigate, learn, analyze and then make a learned comment. But to just come here and criticize something out of sheer stupidity is not to be tolerated.
I relish and treasure the unknown and people that shine a light on hidden gems or a different way of making films and for that very reason, no matter how many times I see a film I don't like on this list, I will defend it with all I got.
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