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Originally Posted by bronco67
So a piece of art like Fury Road (made by one of the greatest living filmmakers) isn't really about anything....because you don't have the ability to look beyond the action. But what am I talking about? You didn't even watch it because you're too cool.
It's a movie that told it's story through action, not dialogue -- exactly the way movies did before they had the luxury of sound. So it's more pure cinema than you give it credit for. Characters yapping for two hours don't make a good movie.
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I guess it's a piece of art in the sense that all movies are art (in some way) but other than that, you calling this movie art is laughable. Your next problem is calling George Miller one of the greatest living filmmakers. Seriously?
I don't think it's not about anything. Of course it's about something. But the story is of little importance; what's important is the eye-candy: explosions, car chases, bizarre costumes, hot girls, futuristic weapons, and basically all the over-the-top bullshit. So if it's about anything, it's about holding the attention of someone who thinks watching 2 hours of that is entertaining.
Silent films didn't tell their stories through hyped up, mindless action. So I'm not sure what you're getting at here. But I'll take a silent flick over this garbage any day.
And about your last comment, it seems like you STILL don't understand what I'm saying. Characters don't have to talk throughout the whole movie for it to good. I love action in a movie, but like I said before: "That's the interesting thing about action in stories, if you use it sparingly and at the precise moments, its effects are much, much more powerful. "
