Roundtable 5 : Bad Contemplative Films
Last week of the blogathon! Last chance to post your contribution if you haven't yet.
As the activity slows down anyway, let's take a look at failing contemplation. Films trying hard to be as minimalist as CC but not quite getting there, thus becoming actually boring, without a rewarding enlightment. It's not easy to go for minimalism, so a mimic of the form is not enough to reach the essence of CC.
What are the reasons a film would fail to appear contemplative to even the most tolerant cinephiles?
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As the activity slows down anyway, let's take a look at failing contemplation. Films trying hard to be as minimalist as CC but not quite getting there, thus becoming actually boring, without a rewarding enlightment. It's not easy to go for minimalism, so a mimic of the form is not enough to reach the essence of CC.
What are the reasons a film would fail to appear contemplative to even the most tolerant cinephiles?
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It "ultimately collapses from the elliptical vacuity and insubstantialness of its glossy, self-important travelogue images"
and I think that's how profound, humble contemplation can turn into real boredom.