tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post7183328464007026286..comments2023-07-12T09:16:45.437-04:00Comments on The Cinema: Cronenberg on Sex, Violence, and CinemaTed Pigeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-30171378550514529922007-09-18T20:50:00.000-04:002007-09-18T20:50:00.000-04:00I, like austination, long for the old Cronenberg. ...I, like austination, long for the old Cronenberg. I may be the only person who did not care of History Of Violence one bit and thought it to be laughably bad in a lot of parts. But I would be lying if I said that I'm not slightly intrigued by this new path. The plots may be changing dramatically, but he is still the Cronenberg of old. He is still fascinated by the body, by the flesh and sex is still a major part of almost every film he shoots. He is just not as overt as he once was with it.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-67225897832872599152007-09-13T12:30:00.000-04:002007-09-13T12:30:00.000-04:00Videodrome was all about nailing the subtext, pers...<I>Videodrome</I> was all about nailing the subtext, personally. Its layering is deceitful because it presents Woods' 'feminization' in such an obvious and quickly attributed manner -- but not so. I think <I>Scanners</I> (which is extremely underrated) was like that, too.Austintationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852471677134619719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-58969523153691690542007-09-13T10:47:00.000-04:002007-09-13T10:47:00.000-04:00That tends to be my experience with many Cronenber...That tends to be my experience with many Cronenberg films. I am at first seduced by them, then repulsed by them, then the critical-logic takes over and I'm convinced it was "a good movie, but not great". Then it lingers in my mind. Then I see it again and love every moment. Not all of his movies have followed that process, but it's a fairly common one.Ted Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-83726049982709943822007-09-13T10:17:00.000-04:002007-09-13T10:17:00.000-04:00Sounds exactly like my experience with Videodrome ...Sounds exactly like my experience with <I>Videodrome</I> to me.Austintationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852471677134619719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-54042080527381915532007-09-13T07:31:00.000-04:002007-09-13T07:31:00.000-04:00Well, I have seen A History of Violence several ti...Well, I have seen <I>A History of Violence</I> several times. What I didn't make clear in my last comment is that I only marginally liked it the first time I saw it. In fact, now that I look at that comment, it really seems like I knew it was great on first viewing, which is quite the opposite. But two years with the film has only increased my love of it.Ted Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-32073183023051351132007-09-13T01:55:00.000-04:002007-09-13T01:55:00.000-04:00I still have some doubts about its proliferating g...I still have some doubts about its proliferating greatness; I've always felt that it's the product of being well-aligned within an appropriate oeuvre than an actual "great film". Then again, all I'm working on, like you, is one viewing two years ago...so, maybe I'll give it another shot. Then again, I can't fathom <I>any film</I> within the last 7 years being "better" than Cuaron, Lynch's, or S. Coppola's recent masterpieces ;)Austintationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852471677134619719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-3549745364670837572007-09-12T22:39:00.000-04:002007-09-12T22:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link, Jeremy. What an excellent ana...Thanks for the link, Jeremy. What an excellent analysis; so good, I was envious. I was hoping to write something on <I>A History of Violence</I> at some point, and I still might. But I want to examine these themes in an exhasutive analysis of the film. I know the film has been written about before, but I'm thinking of submitting to a online journal or something. It's been two years since I first saw <I>A History of Violence</I>, and I remain convinced that it may very well be the best movie of the 21st century. It's layered beyond layered, yet can be watched and enjoyed on a very simple level too. That's the beauty of it. Thematically, stylistically, structurally, the movie is an out-and-out miracle.Ted Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580771530471531574.post-87002632677448322162007-09-12T21:41:00.000-04:002007-09-12T21:41:00.000-04:00Despite vastly preferring 80s Cronenberg, I think ...Despite vastly preferring 80s Cronenberg, I think I'll still give this one a shot. <BR/><BR/>Btw, great analysis:<BR/>http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/006484.htmlAustintationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852471677134619719noreply@blogger.com