Comments on: Aesthetic VS Context http://freelunchforlife.com/2009/04/27/aesthetic-vs-context/ Free Lunch For Life, fed to you by Angel & Brad - Best friends showing you an interesting world. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: linderust http://freelunchforlife.com/2009/04/27/aesthetic-vs-context/comment-page-1/#comment-181 linderust Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:27:19 +0000 http://freelunchforlife.com/?p=861#comment-181 I remember sitting eagerly in my butter-soaked movie theater seat, legs awkwardly pressed together to keep my popcorn-filled napkin from falling off my lap, listening to Johnny Depp sing his introductory lines in the beginning scene of Sweeney Todd. A few minutes pass by before I turn to my left for a sip of my 5 dollar Sprite, and observe in amazement as a line forms to exit the theater. That’s right, exit, not enter. I couldn’t believe it! These people obviously enjoy movies otherwise they wouldn’t be here, they probably enjoy dark, clever and twisted plots and imagery, and I’m sure they like Johnny Depp as an actor, so just because this is a musical they’re going to give up on it and immediately disregard in it's entirety?! I seriously watched at least a third of that audience walked out within the first 15 minutes of the movie. One of those people probably went to Olive Garden afterward and ordered a delicious pasta, only to find out after consuming almost all of it and congratulating the chef, that there were mushrooms in the sauce and he did not like mushrooms and left unsatisfied. I remember sitting eagerly in my butter-soaked movie theater seat, legs awkwardly pressed together to keep my popcorn-filled napkin from falling off my lap, listening to Johnny Depp sing his introductory lines in the beginning scene of Sweeney Todd. A few minutes pass by before I turn to my left for a sip of my 5 dollar Sprite, and observe in amazement as a line forms to exit the theater. That’s right, exit, not enter. I couldn’t believe it! These people obviously enjoy movies otherwise they wouldn’t be here, they probably enjoy dark, clever and twisted plots and imagery, and I’m sure they like Johnny Depp as an actor, so just because this is a musical they’re going to give up on it and immediately disregard in it's entirety?! I seriously watched at least a third of that audience walked out within the first 15 minutes of the movie. One of those people probably went to Olive Garden afterward and ordered a delicious pasta, only to find out after consuming almost all of it and congratulating the chef, that there were mushrooms in the sauce and he did not like mushrooms and left unsatisfied.

]]> By: linderust http://freelunchforlife.com/2009/04/27/aesthetic-vs-context/comment-page-1/#comment-150 linderust Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:27:19 +0000 http://freelunchforlife.com/?p=861#comment-150 I remember sitting eagerly in my butter-soaked movie theater seat, legs awkwardly pressed together to keep my popcorn-filled napkin from falling off my lap, listening to Johnny Depp sing his introductory lines in the beginning scene of Sweeney Todd. A few minutes pass by before I turn to my left for a sip of my 5 dollar Sprite, and observe in amazement as a line forms to exit the theater. That’s right, exit, not enter. I couldn’t believe it! These people obviously enjoy movies otherwise they wouldn’t be here, they probably enjoy dark, clever and twisted plots and imagery, and I’m sure they like Johnny Depp as an actor, so just because this is a musical they’re going to give up on it and immediately disregard in it's entirety?! I seriously watched at least a third of that audience walked out within the first 15 minutes of the movie. One of those people probably went to Olive Garden afterward and ordered a delicious pasta, only to find out after consuming almost all of it and congratulating the chef, that there were mushrooms in the sauce and he did not like mushrooms and left unsatisfied. I remember sitting eagerly in my butter-soaked movie theater seat, legs awkwardly pressed together to keep my popcorn-filled napkin from falling off my lap, listening to Johnny Depp sing his introductory lines in the beginning scene of Sweeney Todd. A few minutes pass by before I turn to my left for a sip of my 5 dollar Sprite, and observe in amazement as a line forms to exit the theater. That’s right, exit, not enter. I couldn’t believe it! These people obviously enjoy movies otherwise they wouldn’t be here, they probably enjoy dark, clever and twisted plots and imagery, and I’m sure they like Johnny Depp as an actor, so just because this is a musical they’re going to give up on it and immediately disregard in it's entirety?! I seriously watched at least a third of that audience walked out within the first 15 minutes of the movie. One of those people probably went to Olive Garden afterward and ordered a delicious pasta, only to find out after consuming almost all of it and congratulating the chef, that there were mushrooms in the sauce and he did not like mushrooms and left unsatisfied.

]]> By: Angel Daniel Gonzalez http://freelunchforlife.com/2009/04/27/aesthetic-vs-context/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Angel Daniel Gonzalez Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:16:12 +0000 http://freelunchforlife.com/?p=861#comment-132 Chick flick is a weird term for a genre too. In a way, it's used negatively to dismiss a film as being too cheesy to be good. If a "chick flick" is good, people refer to it as some other "acceptable genre" (drama or comedy), or they'll say, "Yeah. It was a chick flick, but it was good. You know, for a chick flick." Is that the equivalent of a male coworker giving you an open-palmed pat on the bottom and saying, "You know, you're pretty smart...for a girl."? Chick flick is a weird term for a genre too. In a way, it's used negatively to dismiss a film as being too cheesy to be good. If a “chick flick” is good, people refer to it as some other “acceptable genre” (drama or comedy), or they'll say, “Yeah. It was a chick flick, but it was good. You know, for a chick flick.” Is that the equivalent of a male coworker giving you an open-palmed pat on the bottom and saying, “You know, you're pretty smart…for a girl.”?

]]> By: bradleyjond http://freelunchforlife.com/2009/04/27/aesthetic-vs-context/comment-page-1/#comment-131 bradleyjond Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:41:47 +0000 http://freelunchforlife.com/?p=861#comment-131 I think this starts in when we are children. Even as children, people have different degrees of openness to things. Not wanting to try different foods or participate in certain activities are examples of this. As we grow older we collect life experiences that affect our assumptions. I think the more assumptions we collect, the less likely we are to experience. I think this starts in when we are children. Even as children, people have different degrees of openness to things. Not wanting to try different foods or participate in certain activities are examples of this. As we grow older we collect life experiences that affect our assumptions. I think the more assumptions we collect, the less likely we are to experience.

]]> By: Cat Schwamm http://freelunchforlife.com/2009/04/27/aesthetic-vs-context/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Cat Schwamm Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:12:22 +0000 http://freelunchforlife.com/?p=861#comment-130 Well, I have qualms about all the people who say they hate chick flicks right off the bat. There are plenty of quality movies that probably fall into that category, and people shouldn't just rule them right out. Casablanca is a classic, but that's a chick flick. Same for The African Queen and How to Marry a Millionaire; those movies are INCREDIBLY HILARIOUS but many people won't watch them because of the branding. Even people who say they listen to "everything but country" (which used to be me), that's unfair categorizing of a whole genre. Granted, I still don't like any country songs, but I am open to the fact that music is amazing, therefore try lots of it.<br><br>I know several guys who like movies like Love Actually, The Holiday, and How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, but they'd never admit it. I understand not wanting to look like a sissy, but I think a guy who can say that he likes a chick flick, then get ridiculed, then say "piss off, it's a good movie" is a dreamboat. Mmmm... Well, I have qualms about all the people who say they hate chick flicks right off the bat. There are plenty of quality movies that probably fall into that category, and people shouldn't just rule them right out. Casablanca is a classic, but that's a chick flick. Same for The African Queen and How to Marry a Millionaire; those movies are INCREDIBLY HILARIOUS but many people won't watch them because of the branding. Even people who say they listen to “everything but country” (which used to be me), that's unfair categorizing of a whole genre. Granted, I still don't like any country songs, but I am open to the fact that music is amazing, therefore try lots of it.

I know several guys who like movies like Love Actually, The Holiday, and How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, but they'd never admit it. I understand not wanting to look like a sissy, but I think a guy who can say that he likes a chick flick, then get ridiculed, then say “piss off, it's a good movie” is a dreamboat. Mmmm…

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