
do you put on a billie holiday record just 
because you like the way it sounds?

i will not argue the aesthetics of films, but
there IS more.  the social, political, cultural, historical
factors that involves in films(or music, photography etc...)

rossellini films will show postwar italy
pasolini films show dogmatic side of catholicism
ozu films show the modern day japan back then
godard films show radical french left in the 60's
and happy together got me into piazzolla 
among other things.

one can dig deeper into a film.  i'm not suggesting everyone  pick up tarkovsky's scupting in time and have a discourse on it, but one should try to see the subtexts in films rather than remembering the catchy one liner.  there is sooo much more than content to a film and we here(forefilms.com) dig films
more than just films right?  that's why we have criticism
(be it harsh or not so harsh).  that's why one member have a extensive website devoted to foreign films.  

i don't mind the criticism("being attack" or "attacking") because how else are we going to learn?  besides...i love
the perspectives, that's why i digs this messageboard or else, i would just ignore the whole thing and watch films by myself.  

and for billie holiday records...read about her life, it's fascinating!!  jazz is much more than music like foreignfilms are more than films.  

"a pretentious film geek in love with subtitles"
--- nana

ps.  my friend said, "film is the peak of art." because it involves literature, photography, music, and threatre.


