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Hi so I heard that after the play Raúl did there was a bit of snobbery going around so I’m here to give my opinion via my own experiences on how art is subjective and not bound to one opinion
(Don’t worry, the person who made the comments won’t see this, they blocked me lmao)
(Don’t worry, the person who made the comments won’t see this, they blocked me lmao)
So hi, I’m into film; I wanna be a director and tell stories, all that jazz, etc. Sometimes, when I watch a movie, I can’t help but analyze it for details, more than a popcorn viewing would warrant. I wanna study it and understand it on a deeper level
A couple weeks ago, I watched Big Hero 6 for the first time and it was a wonderful experience but it had a surprise villain twist that I don’t like. I shared this with my older sister, who also loves movies, and she wasn’t as concerned about the twist
She just went “yeah that happened” bc she wasn’t focused on the greater aspects of the movie or the structure of its story. She watched it just to watch a movie and enjoy herself
I try not to go into films to study them but it happens and sometimes I don’t realize it
I try not to go into films to study them but it happens and sometimes I don’t realize it
Film is a form of art. My interpretation of a film is going to vary when compared to another audience. I can analyze a film, but I can also turn my brain off to watch it. Just like history has different lenses to peer through, art does too.
If we try to police what ppl interpret, how they feel about art, how they react, the overall purpose of art itself is lost. Analyses dont often include the same emotions just watching a film may give us.
You can analyze it strictly without that component. But don’t judge others when they do or if they do both. Art is not supposed to be one concrete thing. It’s a complex web that can be a different thing based on where you’re looking. Deny that, and you’ve lost the point of art.
I could very well have shamed my sister for not seeing why the villain twist bothered me. But to do that would be rejecting her point of view and labeling it as less than to mine. I’d be put on a pedestal, and I would be better than her bc of it.
And that’s wrong.
And that’s wrong.
There’s a classist mentality that comes with art when it’s “not taken seriously.” As if art is not supposed to be fun and, rather, is a serious form of expression that *must* be taken seriously. If that was the case, fun wouldn’t be fun at all. For anyone.
I’m also reminded of my podcast now: there are episodes of SVU that, from an analytical perspective, are frustrating and bad. But for a casual audience member, it’s the sort of entertainment a mystery or case-based art can make us feel.
Interpretation is key. Do not shame it.
Interpretation is key. Do not shame it.
I round out this thread with this: if you feel a certain way about art, don’t criticize others for not feeling the same way. You don’t know if they do. And if you try and play it like you’re better than those ppl, you need to do some serious re-evaluation.
And, because it seems to matter a lot, if Raúl Esparza himself can’t have fun when doing a piece, then what the fuck is the point of doing it in the first place?
