tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post689025244051852085..comments2023-09-28T03:28:17.063-04:00Comments on 3 Ring Binder: Theft ActuallyLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-27323379673534603322010-02-11T23:04:32.324-05:002010-02-11T23:04:32.324-05:00If it helps, it's an Objectivist meme. ;)
Wel...If it helps, it's an Objectivist meme. ;)<br /><br />Well, I can report that I've learned, today, that I'll never get a job as a casting director.<br /><br />All I could come up with is Kristen Bell for Dagny. I've got nothing else.<br /><br />I look forward to your post, though. :DRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652128324921504753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-87838939238415827212010-02-11T14:44:30.271-05:002010-02-11T14:44:30.271-05:00A meme you say? Now I feel so . . . common.A <i><b>meme</b></i> you say? Now I feel so . . . common.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-19726525254887775052010-02-11T14:04:57.932-05:002010-02-11T14:04:57.932-05:00Oh, golly! Ummm...
I've seen that meme go aro...Oh, golly! Ummm...<br /><br />I've seen that meme go around and Im afraid I've never seriously considered it. Since you pose it to me directly, let me ponder for a bit.<br /><br />In the meantime, let me leave off with this thought:<br /><br />I prefer serials ever so much more than movies. Granted that it doesn't make sense to do AS as a serial, I would still insist that it be a lengthy mini-series (less than 6 hours and I'd be heart-broken).Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652128324921504753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-89377666237964192372010-02-11T13:57:58.737-05:002010-02-11T13:57:58.737-05:00I think I understood your point, Rachel, I just we...I think I understood your point, Rachel, I just went off on a tangent of my own apparently. <br /><br />But my point was that I won't make special efforts to put artists' philosophies out of my head, especially when they've decided to use their artistic abilities and fame in an attempt to put those ideas into my head. <br /><br />Otherwise, I simply judge on what the artist has decided to showcase through his art. <br /><br />Whether or not this news will affect my affection for <i>Love Actually</i> remains to be seen.<br /><br />I don't expect anything out of Hollywood to approach the heroes from <i>Atlas Shrugged</i>.<br /><br />Another, perhaps more fun tangent: Who would you cast as the leads in an <i>Atlas Shrugged</i> movie? (I wrote a post about this, but I don't think I ever published it.)Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-49069256305658138912010-02-11T13:13:39.020-05:002010-02-11T13:13:39.020-05:00What I meant is that I'd prefer not to know th...What I meant is that I'd prefer not to know their philosophies, but that since I've not encountered any heroes in Hollywood I'm suspicious of new artists by default; thus my comment about being jaded to the point of numbness - and my further comment about putting it out of my head and simply enjoying their art. Sorry if I wasn't clear. I just meant that I hope your knowledge of these two clowns as people won't spoil their movie(s) for you.<br /><br />As for Joss Whedon, I compare him to Rearden. But in his case, he has the benefit of Atlas Shrugged being available. I don't know the extent of Whedon's exposure to Rand's writings, but if Rearden knew what he knew at the end of the story and persisted in his errors, I would no longer regard him as a hero. And the same goes for Whedon. I remain at least cautious.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652128324921504753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-18651469663238738562010-02-11T12:35:43.076-05:002010-02-11T12:35:43.076-05:00I don't require knowing the morality of artist...I don't require knowing the morality of artists prior to deciding whether or not I like their art. Depending on the art form (e.g. books), there is sometimes no escaping it. <br /><br />However, if an artist is going to use his star power to make a political stand, particularly if I think it contradicts his work, I'm going to make note of it and try to identify where he has gone wrong, or if I was wrong in appreciating his work. <br /><br />Sometimes, as in the case of U2, it's near impossible to reconcile the joy gained from the art to the political stand of the artist, so I don't try. This may be one of those cases.<br /><br />Mr. Whedon is another case entirely. I was pretty frustrated by the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTY8-XPhTzQ" rel="nofollow">major errors he made in the last 40 seconds</a> of a speech he gave last year, but otherwise, I mostly enjoy him <i>and</i> his work.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-36023725869355779642010-02-11T11:09:01.637-05:002010-02-11T11:09:01.637-05:00Perhaps I'm so jaded in that respect that I...Perhaps I'm so jaded in that respect that I'm numb. I don't think there is an artist (actor, writer, producer, whatever) I've encountered, whose works I've enjoyed, who hasn't disappointed me. (No, not even Mr. Whedon.)<br /><br />It's gotten to the point that I have to steel myself against future disillusionment by assuming the default: If you are associated with Hollywood, you are a suspicious character.<br /><br />And then I just put out of my head any awareness that the cast and crew probably don't live up to their portrayed heroism and enjoy the show.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652128324921504753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-55954139461697933752010-02-11T10:30:09.812-05:002010-02-11T10:30:09.812-05:00Nah, I'm not suggesting a movie boycott. That...Nah, I'm not suggesting a movie boycott. That wouldn't serve any purpose. <br /><br />I do love <i>Love Actually</i> (Colin Firth AND Alan Rickman! Hello!?!) and still plan to include it in my list (to appear tomorrow). I was just dismayed to find this nasty business associated with it which could possibly color my future enjoyment of the movie. <br /><br />I'll have to watch it again and report back.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-58981441427773690372010-02-11T09:57:29.711-05:002010-02-11T09:57:29.711-05:00I hope that last sentence was hyperbole. Unfortuna...I hope that last sentence was hyperbole. Unfortunately, those ethics are ubiquitous in Hollywood and it would be a shame to stop enjoying a very nice piece of art like Love Actually just because its director and an actor are typical looters.<br /><br />Or are you suggesting a movie boycott?Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652128324921504753noreply@blogger.com