Why is it that if someone doesn't care to see a particular film, doesn't like the latest movies, or doesn't like what Hollywood is putting out these days is considered dumb, prude, or not with it?
It seems to me that people that are obsessed with movies (especially in the NYC area) and funding Hollywood really don't have much of a life outside of film.
They love to live in fantasy land. I mean, seeing a film once in a while is good but some people go way overboard. Films and TV are so overrated.
There's more to life than sitting at home and waiting for the latest NetFlix package to arrive.
Why is it that if someone doesn't care to see a particular film, doesn't like the latest movies, or doesn't like what Hollywood is putting out these days is considered dumb, prude, or not with it?
No, the problem is when someone condemns a movie he knows nothing about. I almost never go to the movies. I do rent 20 or so videos per year. But I don't rant about movies I've never seen. If you don't care about movies, that's fine. But then don't set up a soapbox to scream about movies you haven't seen.
It seems to me that people that are obsessed with movies (especially in the NYC area) and funding Hollywood really don't have much of a life outside of film.
They love to live in fantasy land. I mean, seeing a film once in a while is good but some people go way overboard. Films and TV are so overrated.
There's more to life than sitting at home and waiting for the latest NetFlix package to arrive.
Your last three paragraphs are beside the point.
I don't think that about you. However, arguments about a movie are more productive when both sides have seen the film and know the content first hand. That goes for any debate. If I wanted to tell someone that I dislike Forrest Gump, it wouldn't work if I hadn't seen the film.
It seems to me that people that are obsessed with movies (especially in the NYC area) and funding Hollywood really don't have much of a life outside of film.
I can only speak for myself here. I love movies. They're something I greatly enjoy. It's on par with my love for, say, the Red Sox. In fact, people who are sports fans are typically just as passionate, if not moreso, about sports than movie fans are about movies. You wouldn't put me down for loving the Red Sox, would you?
They love to live in fantasy land
What? A good book is even more of an immersive "fantasy land" than a movie. I find movies to be rather detached, meant for observation. Books are what immerse you. If that is a negative in your mind, target books.
I mean, seeing a film once in a while is good but some people go way overboard.
How many movies you like to see has no bearing on what others should do. I'll agree to some extent that there are people who'll see everything for the sake of it. But still, what is "overboard" for you?
Films and TV are so overrated.
That's your opinion. I might think something is overrated, but I won't start bashing people for it.
There's more to life than sitting at home and waiting for the latest NetFlix package to arrive.
I'm sure any film fan would agree. Netflix allows for one to spend more of their life doing something rather than spending time going to the video store. You get home, and the movie is there already. Time is precious.