Open Thread

What's on your cinematic mind? You've been so quiet and we can't read minds!  

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[DJDeeJay]

Pam - a week (maybe two?) or so ago there was a post asking what we had seen over the weekend and quite a few of us mentioned seeing the 13th and what we thought of it.

[Craig]

I was fortunate to see Chan-wook Park's The Handmaiden last week, and was blown away by it. Definitely at least the equal -- but I think better -- than his previous best, Oldboy. It really deserves an Oscar nomination for best foreign film. It's perplexing that Asian films are overlooked by the Academy.

Also caught Moonlight and Paris 05:59 last week -- both received high accolades from the audience discussions after the film viewing (albeit sprinkled with legitimate criticism). And I will be seeing a special screening of Loving tonight.

[Pam]

DJDeeJay- I guess I meant the greater public. Folks always talk about good stuff here.

Also on my cinematic mind--that baseball game last night! The highs and lows, edge-of-my-seat madness, oy! VERY cinematic!

[Gold]

'strong female character' - this is something that I hear often with journalists when praising performances they like. For example, Kirs Tapley kept using this phrase on this podcast. I appreciate the praise (because I think he ment it as a comliment), but I'm curious if anyone else feels this term is overused - and is simplified. I personally think that what they mean (when say 'strong female character') is 'comlicated' and 'fully human' but for some reason 'stong female character' has become synoymous. Has anyone else noticed this trend? I wish the educated journalists would use words other than 'stong' to express that someone/some character is comelex. Does a comeplex woman eqal 'stong'? ..

[DJDeeJay]

Gold - I've noticed that, too. I do think it's lazy shorthand at this point. In my mind I translate it to "strongLY WRITTEN female character" but I know that's more of a mouthful to say. But really, if screenwriters were doing their job this wouldn't be an issue because there'd be so many "strong female characters" that it wouldn't be worth noting when it happens.