nightride

I like movies that can shift my view on reality; ones that can show me different angles of looking at life. Not necessarily mind blowing ones, or even ones regarded as good or classic, a fair one will do as long as it's true to itself and those which represents. Mind you, there is not that many of such movies around.

Most movies pretend something; e.g. blockbusters, through entertaining audience, are made to make money, however they often tend to look packed with ideas and higher meanings. Obviously, these ideas tend to be either sketchy (if a movie is aimed at mindful audience) or almost non-existent (for the rest). However, lately it becomes quite imperative that these movies or rather their creators claim to have profound intentions and/or something compelling to point out. Emptiness, it is, though.

On the other hand, artsy flicks can be plagued by too many thoughts, themes, motives, and feelings, often too distant and vague for an ordinary man; or — what I find worst — are just an ostensive public show-off of some (pseudo?) intellectual jerk. Clearly, I don't find much value in such masquerade either.

By pointing out pretending, I'm in no case trying to say I'm into cinema vérité — as, of course, it would limit my favourite movies to an amusingly small number. Most movies tell story — they have to — and it does not matter if it's a real or a fictional one, for this merit staged or rather scripted, as long as it's believable and sound, and one can sense its rationale.

It's really pleasing to see a movie that concentrates on what it was originally intended for, without, no matter how deliberately, drawing attention to back door interests.

Interestingly, what I've just said of movies relates pretty much to everyday life and people, too. Including me. So I just hope I'm not pretending too much by this little midnight article and can bear consequent ironic remarks about being a jerk myself. Though I hope some can sense my rationale...