I really feel bored.
In Hans Christian Anderson's tale The Emperor's New Clothes, two con men promise to create the finest suit of clothes for the ruler that are invisible to those unfit for their station or the very stupid. Almost all feign adoration for the clothes--that, of course, do not exist--so that they might appear intelligent or deserving except for a single boy. What we must ask of ourselves is whether we are the con men, the adoring crowd, or the boy. This story came to mind as I tolerated and loathed My Name is A by Anonymous (2012) alternately. Was the vague and mixed-up narrative interesting or vacuous editing ignorantly stabbing at profundity? Were the numerous montages lovely or cheap blank spots for me to project into the film's gaps. I'm going to go with "Boy". But don't we always think we're the boy?
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In Hans Christian Anderson's tale The Emperor's New Clothes, two con men promise to create the finest suit of clothes for the ruler that are invisible to those unfit for their station or the very stupid. Almost all feign adoration for the clothes--that, of course, do not exist--so that they might appear intelligent or deserving except for a single boy. What we must ask of ourselves is whether we are the con men, the adoring crowd, or the boy. This story came to mind as I tolerated and loathed My Name is A by Anonymous (2012) alternately. Was the vague and mixed-up narrative interesting or vacuous editing ignorantly stabbing at profundity? Were the numerous montages lovely or cheap blank spots for me to project into the film's gaps. I'm going to go with "Boy". But don't we always think we're the boy?
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- 10/9/2014
- by Jason Ratigan
- JustPressPlay.net
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