While I agree, at the same time, I think people too often cling to the visceral emotion and fail to understand or even recognize the events that led to that experience; then, when the moment passes and the visceral excitement fades, they are left with an ephemeral and shallow experience.
If one understands the context of a work, and the process the artist envokes to lead you to a point, whether visceral or intellectual, a person can use the art in question to gauge their own experience; and thereby, better understand why they were affected, which can be much more valuable in the long run.
Art is an intellectual pursuit. Entertainment is a visceral one. Sometimes they cross paths, and when they do, it’s worth exploring the ramifications.
While I agree, at the same time, I think people too often cling to the visceral emotion and fail to understand or even recognize the events that led to that experience; then, when the moment passes and the visceral excitement fades, they are left with an ephemeral and shallow experience.
Well said.
Though, for some, the ephemeral and shallow experience is preferable to the deeply disturbing conclusions they may come to as to why they enjoy things like, for example, Japanese rape anime or Backstreet Boys music.
To be serious, though, lots of serious thought goes into making a work of art or entertainment, even one as derivative and shallow (my opinion only, based exclusively on the first installment) as Kill Bill. It’s one thing to enjoy the effects of the experience without effort, but to create those effects takes considerably more doing. And, I believe that a fuller understanding and greater pleasure awaits those who explore the creative process.
Or put another way: writers not only have higher standards for excellent writing, but they get more out of it than non-writers. The same applies to the practice of any art.
My buddy Leonard posted this on his blog about KB2
WAYS IN WHICH “KILL BILL VOL. 2” IS NOT AS GOOD AS “KILL BILL VOL. 1”
Darryl Hannah is a much worse actress than Lucy Liu
there isn’t an overwhelmingly great fight scene like the Crazy 88s/House of Blue Leaves sequence
less energy overall
steals even more flagrantly than its predecessor
when I saw Vol. 1, I wasn’t sitting behind a guy who was 9 feet tall
WAYS IN WHICH “KILL BILL VOL. 2” IS BETTER THAN “KILL BILL VOL. 1”
better-done, technically speaking
evil midget!
Uma is even hotter than before
snappier dialogue, not in Japanese (mostly)
Gordon Liu (who dies 35 times in the first movie and returns in this one as the kung fu master Pai Mei) is the kung fuiest kung fu kung fu master ever and he is so fucking kung fu great that I kung fu shit myself
I enjoy a good plate of nachos now and again. I enjoy Kill Bill. I know it’s bad for me, but sometimes I enjoy bad things.
I personally can’t wait to see V2. I laughed so hard at V1. Surely it’s not something I’d take my wife and kid to. But me and my good drinking buddy, we’re going this weekend. I also am fascinated about the public reaction - this from a professional standpoint. Every significant MA movie has a lasting effect upon our practice, whether good or not. Man, we’re still dealing with the Kung Fu tv series. I’m eager to see what effect KB will have on us as a whole. I think it’s been a bit suspended, because Tarantino has to do well with the second one to justify releasing a two-part movie. That’s pretty unprecedented*, pretty bold, and a testament to Tarantino and the power of MA films.
*Some might cite Lord of the Rings, but since that was based on a trilogy of books that already had an immense following, I’d argue that KB is different.
