Comments on: The Disappearance of Simple Story Arcs in Cinema

By: Harper Eliot

Harper Eliot — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:58:00 +0000

Had a moment of contemplation on whether to publish your SPOLIER-FILLED comment, haha, but fuck it – anyone who wants to see it and hasn’t already can’t be that bothered about spoilers.

I suppose that really I shouldn’t have expected Jackson to respect the neatly-tied-up beauty of The Hobbit; even if he wanted to, I bet the effect of making LOTR changes how you view cinema – because he used to be able to make small films… In any case, it’s truly upset me that no one can see my point!

Let me know what you think when you see it.

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:56:36 +0000

We have not yet seen the Hobbit but are currently reading it as our family reading book (each person takes a turn with a chapter) It has been a long time since I have read it and to be honest I had forgotten how good it was. It really is a perfectly told tale all wrapped up in one bundle and there is a great deal to be said for that.

I guess what you saying is that that rather beautiful bundle has not been transferred to the big screen but has instead been turned into something glossy, grand and unwieldy? If so I agree with you, what a terrible waste of an opportunity to make something beautiful on paper come to life on screen.

Oh and I HATED Skyfall. I thought it was pointless nonsense. I know James Bond is meant to be a bit of that but this just seemed daft. After sitting through over 2 hours of Daniel Craig looking moody and very unbond like we then find out that it was all a waste of time because she dies in the end anyway. He might as well have shot her himself at the beginning and saved us all the agony. I did like the scene where the baddie appear to have some gay leanings towards Bond but it was so fleeting there was hardly time to enjoy it before we were back on the trail of nothing much.

However I have come to realise that I am in fact the only person on the planet (apart from Sir)who feels this way… Haha!

Mollyxxx

By: Harper Eliot

Harper Eliot — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:11:22 +0000

I’m not so concerned with escapism as I am with artfully told stories. I don’t particularly have trouble following the storylines – I just don’t want the storylines to suffer because filmmakers are more concerned with special effects or stretching things so they can make more money. But, I do see your point, definitely.

By: Jillian Boyd

Jillian Boyd — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:03:49 +0000

Although I can’t comment on The Hobbit as a whole (because I actually had the audacity to fall asleep during), I completely agree with what you have to say. Cinema for me has lost a bit of its escapist vibe. You want to get lost in a story, not let the story get you lost. If that makes sense.

Excellent post, Harper.

xoxo