"Someday, the filmmaker who launches himself in the direction of the sun might actually touch it—or maybe he’ll inspire other people to try,"
I always thought the fable of Icarus was to teach one to fly but getting too close to the sun if not touching it would lead to a crash landing. For me in the sense of art is that, yes fly Icarus fly…
"Someday, the filmmaker who launches himself in the direction of the sun might actually touch it—or maybe he’ll inspire other people to try,"
I always thought the fable of Icarus was to teach one to fly but getting too close to the sun if not touching it would lead to a crash landing. For me in the sense of art is that, yes fly Icarus fly but not too close to the sun because you will never survive to tell the tale.
We are living in an age of narcissism, and this might be as you have described it the greatest narcissistic movie ever made and that says a lot because there are plenty that top the list. Art can be daring but ultimately the greatest works have something to say to the public, the common man, not just the author!
You make a fair point about narcissism, but I will accept some and allow for the indulgences of those who have flown closer to the sun than most without falling - the alternative seems to be Spiderman 10 or a remake of an average movie from the 80's or the movie version of a TV show. BTWs, anyone notice AppleTV doing the series from a movie thing (Presumed Innocent, Time Bandits)?
"Someday, the filmmaker who launches himself in the direction of the sun might actually touch it—or maybe he’ll inspire other people to try,"
I always thought the fable of Icarus was to teach one to fly but getting too close to the sun if not touching it would lead to a crash landing. For me in the sense of art is that, yes fly Icarus fly but not too close to the sun because you will never survive to tell the tale.
We are living in an age of narcissism, and this might be as you have described it the greatest narcissistic movie ever made and that says a lot because there are plenty that top the list. Art can be daring but ultimately the greatest works have something to say to the public, the common man, not just the author!
You make a fair point about narcissism, but I will accept some and allow for the indulgences of those who have flown closer to the sun than most without falling - the alternative seems to be Spiderman 10 or a remake of an average movie from the 80's or the movie version of a TV show. BTWs, anyone notice AppleTV doing the series from a movie thing (Presumed Innocent, Time Bandits)?