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May 18 2004

SURPRISE! Real Jolts are Found in Docs. A quote by Joss Whedon in last Sunday's New York Times prompts Canadian reviewer Johanna Schneller to deplore the current Hollywood trend of making movies that rely on formulaic plots and predictability. She believes documentary films are the one place we can still turn to for genuine cinematic surprises.

Joss Whedon, the creator of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, called surprise "a holy emotion. It makes you humble. It makes you small in the world, and takes you out of your own perspective. It shows you that you're wrong, the world is bigger and more complicated than you'd imagined." He was talking about television, but I think he's also onto something true about today's Hollywood films.

"There are two kinds of stories: the kind you know you want to know [the news, etc.], and the kind you don't know you want to know."

Wiseblood | General | 10:25 CET | 3 comments total | tags:

Haven't seen most of those, but she makes a good point. I personally am eager to see 'Farenheit 9/11'. I thought Moore's 'Bowling for Columbine' was excellent.

EdDantes | May 18, 21:10 CET

I think Moore was shooting to get that film out by July 4th. Have you heard the latest GOP trick? They're trying to label Miramax as illegally contributing to a political campaign by presenting the movie. Something with how the Weinstein brothers had to buy the movie back from The Mouse.

Yeah right. Half the known world could contribute to anyone but Bush and he'd still have more money. No one asks where he gets HIS.

cubiclesatan | May 18, 21:17 CET

*groan*

palehorse | May 18, 23:25 CET

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