Thursday, July 03, 2008

Movies that try to start movements

There's something I find arrogant and annoying about movies that seem to want to create cultural trends. I felt that way when watching Speed Racer which for me came across as the Wachowskis trying to jump start a photo-anime-pop fashion movement. I also felt that way about Be Kind Rewind, as if Michel Gondry was hoping to incite us all to create communal films. Network irked me because it wanted to be so prophetic and clever. And you can bet I didn't see Pay It Forward.

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