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vtpeaknik on March 6, 2007 - 11:28am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

On the contrary, as we've discussed on DrumBeat recently, facts alone are not enough, especially for the uninitiated. You've got to hit their emotions too, as much as my geeky self hates to admit that. I saw EOS again last fall after a break of a year, and I was actually impressed. It's a bit too long, but otherwise mostly well done. It is still my first choice for an intro to the subject for the average American. I've seen "imposed by nature" and I think it is less suitable for that purpose. Waiting to see the 2 or 3 new films with the word "crude" in their title (I can't keep them straight in my mind!).

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derix on March 6, 2007 - 5:23pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

You've got to hit their emotions too

Yes you do, but not the way this film sometimes falls into doing it--that is "jazz" it up a touch, make it pop out, "gotta raise your voice to be heard above the din of popular culture!" No, the emotion comes by staying true to the subject--the emotion will come through naturally, not pasting emotion on so it will go down more comfortably with the masses. I don't want to utterly rip it, it is decent--I just feel the subject deserves better and that a "still, small voice" is the one that will stand out against the din...my 'pinion! I just think its a little off, and that its a shame. We are uncomfortable with emotion in this country--we either get none at all or an exaggerated, reason-blinding caricature.

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