tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099675.post3348004338501132952..comments2023-09-20T10:43:13.922-04:00Comments on film, music, philosophy, moral meaning, and storied living: Margot at the Wedding - 5~greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03643717782718495294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099675.post-61035808749931748462008-03-07T13:22:00.000-05:002008-03-07T13:22:00.000-05:00OK, I thought you were taking issue with the fact ...OK, I thought you were taking issue with the fact that here Baumbach isn't entertaining enough, which sounded that way because of the dismissive tone that you inflect when you mention that the psychologically-minded viewer will find more material interesting here than will the layman (whatever the layman even means).<BR/><BR/>I've read very contradictory reactions to this work, and it's supposedly extremely indebted to Eric Rohmer's canon, so I should be getting to this one shortly. I like the contraversy that this film draws on...<BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099675.post-51310512453977587852008-03-07T11:03:00.000-05:002008-03-07T11:03:00.000-05:00Paul,You are absolutely right about Baumbach, his ...Paul,<BR/>You are absolutely right about Baumbach, his films definitely have the confrontational nature that Pride is missing (and a main reason that I like his films). Again the flaw in ranking films shows its ugly head. Compared to his other films this is a 5. Pride is more in comparison with Crash.~greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643717782718495294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099675.post-26683657090840134812008-03-06T15:14:00.000-05:002008-03-06T15:14:00.000-05:00Greg: In your review of Pride, you note the follow...Greg: <BR/>In your review of Pride, you note the following--"the issue is reduced to a simple formula that leaves the audience entertained rather than confronted."<BR/><BR/>How can we reconcile this emotion with your reaction to Baumbach's film?<BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com