Conversation

Notices

1. † top dog :pedomustdie: (dcc@annihilation.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 13:21:52 JST † top dog :pedomustdie:

   in reply to

   • :verified_2:防空識別區𝒔𝒐𝒄𝟶
   @adiz You have never watched Dr. Strangelove.
   • :verified_2:防空識別區𝒔𝒐𝒄𝟶 (adiz@soc0.outrnat.nl)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 13:21:54 JST :verified_2:防空識別區𝒔𝒐𝒄𝟶

     in reply to

     It's kind of amazing how good Japanese and Chinese movies in the 1950s and 60s were compared to their Western counterparts. Contemporary movies therein in the West were, by contrast, extremely sterile and formulaic. This is perhaps due to the "safety" of larger budgets? Or censors? Or a lack of imagination or desire for experimentation? I'm unsure. But, their Eastern counterparts were, comparatively, very experimental, therefore, hold up quite a bit better when viewed today. I wonder if it was the need to "do more with less". It all reminds me of German cinema in the 1910s and 1920s in its similarities of exploration in the medium and being unafraid to experiment with the genre.

   • :verified_2:防空識別區𝒔𝒐𝒄𝟶 (adiz@soc0.outrnat.nl)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 13:21:55 JST :verified_2:防空識別區𝒔𝒐𝒄𝟶

     All these old Chinese movies make smoking cigarettes look so cool.