Stocktaking: Movies
I seem to be somewhat restless about movies, quite often dropping a movie within the first reel. I did really like The Bad Sleep Well, which has quite a contemporary feel (save for the background music—a different style—and the use of wipes as scene transitions). I particularly like the way the story gradually opened up and how the movie kept changing directions. Quite good.
But hard to find good movies. Quite a few seem to have pushing consumerism as their focus: the movie is set in Las Vegas or on a cruise liner, and you get the impression that you’re watching an “entermercial” (like an “infomercial” but with entertainment rather than information as the bait). Endless recreation, a lot of which seems to involve shopping. Product placement gone wild, with no limits.
When I want to read a product catalog, I’ll do that. When I watch a movie, I want the focus on something other than trying to get me to spend money on vacations, products, trips, cars, and the like.
