Comment Re:Speilberg's A.I. (Score 1) 202
Apples and oranges man. Kubrik was a FREAK (I mean that in the most respectful sense). Spielberg is a big-budget, big-explosion, big-technology, big-money-maker. They each do(did) thier jobs well.
You equate popularity with selling out (sounds like it to me). I equate popularity with giving people what they want. If you are too high-brow to watch a SS movie, then don't watch it. Don't begrudge the unwashed masses thier entertainment. I agree there is too much corporate influence in the world as we know it (if you don't believe me, go watch that 2.5hr FedEx commercial starring Tom Hanks), but people tend to gravitate to something they can understand. It makes them feel comfortable.
I don't claim to understand Kubrik, nor do I want to. All I want to know about Kubrik is; WHO PLAYED THAT DAMNED PIANO IN EYES WIDE SHUT?
Sincerely,
The sheep
You equate popularity with selling out (sounds like it to me). I equate popularity with giving people what they want. If you are too high-brow to watch a SS movie, then don't watch it. Don't begrudge the unwashed masses thier entertainment. I agree there is too much corporate influence in the world as we know it (if you don't believe me, go watch that 2.5hr FedEx commercial starring Tom Hanks), but people tend to gravitate to something they can understand. It makes them feel comfortable.
I don't claim to understand Kubrik, nor do I want to. All I want to know about Kubrik is; WHO PLAYED THAT DAMNED PIANO IN EYES WIDE SHUT?
Sincerely,
The sheep
