Royale with Cheese

[juiceboy]

I finally finished watching "Pulp Fiction" for the first time. I don't know what inspired me. I was in a dark mood a few weeks back when I started it, but I only just now got around to actually finishing it. I had avoided seeing it for so long because it really didn't seem like the kind of thing I would like. Mindless violence, etc. But for

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[myjesusisbetter]

Definitely. I don't have anything to contribute to a high-level analysis of the topic, but I was just thinking this to myself the other day while watching Season 1 of "Californication" for the second time. I could write pages on what's wrong with the show, but the character development and dialog appeal to me so much that I can't hate it overall. In fact, some of the blatant homophobia, etc. (use of homophobic insults/slurs for example) serves as character development by way of showing how immature the protagonist is. Other stuff in the show can be unnecessary, crude, and offensive, but I acknowledge it, deem it problematic, and move on.

[juiceboy]

Yeah, sometimes all you can do is realize you live in an imperfect world, accept that some things that shouldn't be entertaining ideally actually are, and enjoy the ride. =)

[nikztah]

I was watching a film today "Thumbsucker" (it's in the inde section of Blockbuster) and in one scene the main character is in a debate about violence in the media. His basic argument was that we should stop focusing on the violence and more on the way that society interprets this media. In response to your question, I think there's no reason to feel guilty about appreciating something that we know is "not good". As long as we can recognize right from wrong and that our actions are only influenced POSITIVELY from films we see, then there are no worries. =)

[juiceboy]

Yeah, I like that. If we recognize the "badness" (sorry for my lack of vocabulary right now) in something, we can still appreciate it for what it is without necessarily buying into the ideas it's promoting. It's like how I enjoyed reading Ayn Rand's "Fountainhead" even though I think Ayn Rand is completely crazy and disagree with her on just about every point. Art isn't necessarily tied to the ideas it presents.

Or something, I dunno, I just overanalyze things. =) It was good hanging out with you on Sunday, we should do it more often!

[592311]

Pulp Fiction is such a classic cult film -- so great! Don't feel guilty!

[juiceboy]

Haha, your argument is so convincing!