Is the concept of having a recent film (past five years) a favourite bemusing...

[Magnetez]

...and silly?

A certain fool on this here forum seems to think so. ;) What an absurd, pretentious and snobbish thing to say.

Edited by Cosmic (Forum Moderator) Please do not create threads for the mere purpose of targeting other members and causing arguments, thanks.

[Misawa]

Actually, it was two years that I said. And thanks, but I'm neither pretentious nor silly. I guess I got where I am by being clueless. Also, I said it was bemusing to me.

[Magnetez]

You said two to five years. I just want to know why you find this bemusing. You finding this bemusing is pretentious and snobbish, there is no denying that! It's an outlandish as hell statement that no one who is serious about film would ever say. You clearly can't be as passionate about the medium as others are.

[Inseriousity.]

Did you just make this thread to target said member?

Anyway, on topic, I disagree ofc. They're people's favourite films because they are fresh in their minds. It really depends on the person as well. Someone who watches loads of films are more likely to be more interested in them and have older films as their favourites while those who just dip in and out of films and only watch a couple will more likely have the more recent as their favourites.

I'm the latter and my favourite films are the harry potter films. They entertain me. Don't care about the directing, the cinematography etc as long as it does what it's intended to do; keep me occupied for the next 2 hours or so. :D

[Magnetez]

Yeah. The way I see it is, a film is a good film, the age does not come into it. If I only just recently watched, say, Citizen Kane for the first time and say it's my favourite, how is that even remotely different than having just watched Inception and saying it's my favourite? I watched them both at the same time in my life. I have no idea where Misawa is coming from with this, and I presume he's just another one of those psychos who believes films were better 'back in the day' which is clearly not true. Every decade has had good films and bad films, but with, say, the1950s, who really remembers the bad ones? He's a negative Nancy.

[Misawa]

Yes, obviously I have no passion for film... Hmm, I don't have the credentials that I do at 19 years old through having a lack of passion, do I? I'm not a film and TV journalist, film producer, professional writer, screenwriter, Channel 4 FrightFest and GoreZone Magazine writer through having no passion, am I. Jog on love. This existence of this thread is really quite pathetic.

The point of what I said is that people who say a film that just came out is their all-time favourite I find bemusing, since they've usually only seen it once. I am of the opinion that films mature with age. I would have no problem with someone, in 2010, saying that The Dark Knight is their all-time favourite film, as they have had the time to genuinely admire the film and see it multiple times. Okay, I didn't mean to say five years if I did, which I cannot remember.

[The Don]

Off-topic : Misawa said that to me and I didnt get so worked up about it, why are you magnetez?

On Topic : I watch a wide variety of films, and one of my favourites is kick-ass because in my opinion it's really enjoyable to watch and keeps me amused, even though there are a wide variety which arent as recent which are still favourites of mine such as goodfellas ((1990) not that old but still :P) and The usual suspects (1994 I think) but just because thats misawa's opinion doesnt mean everyone has that same opinion as him but as he said it's bemusing to him personaly, he never said others feel that way and just because thats his opinion doesnt make the whole conecept of it silly its just how he feels about it and who are you to question his opinion. As I've highlighted, what he said was his personall opinion and I'm sure you have opinions which other people would disagree with but that doesnt give them the right to question it and make a thread attacking what they beleive.

Oh btw misawa, I've seen kick-Ass three times in the cinema ;)

[Fez]

Making a thread to target a 'fool' who's whole life is based around working in film and film journalism isn't a wise thing to do. I too find it odd whenever people say their favourite film is a more recent one, but not as much as two years. I think as time goes on, a film matures, a la 2001 A Space Odyssey, at the time it was a rather polarising film. But as more people looked into it, and it inspired many of modern day Sci-fi films (Moon is a forefront example), it's not just my most favourite film of all time because it's good on itself, but also good for the whole industry in general.

By all means, have a modern film be your favourite, but I find it strikingly odd when you don't allow your brain to chew it's mental food. I recently watched Up for the first time and I did find it entertaining, but every so often I think about it, I think different things.



Oh btw misawa, I've seen kick-Ass three times in the cinema ;)

I think you're right to call a film one of your most favourites, or hail it as just (in general) a great film when you feel so devoted to it.

[Magnetez]

I don't understand how a film can mature over age? Unless it's directed by Ridley Scott, a film is likely to remain exactly the same since its release, bar a few instances. Surely you two crazies mean the general consensus toward the film itself changes? Regardless, this doesn't disprove the idea that someone can have a favourite film that is new.

Misawa, all that you just spouted does not at all make you more knowledgeable, and even if it did, it doesn't mean you're suddenly correct. I'm sure Uwe Boll has a lot of what you've got there, but is anyone gonna trust his opinion? ;) The existence of this thread is not pathetic, I'm merely pointing out the absurd and outlandish theory you have regarding the subject matter of this thread, as well as wanting to discuss the merits of the argument you have etc.

Calm it, sonny, don't sweat it. You're wrong, but that's okay, you're working for Channel 4 FrightZone! ;)

[Misawa]

Age can have a grand effect on films.

It is my opinion of this bemusement which I have stated. Get a grip? The Don actually understands. You say "don't sweat it", yet you're the one making a huge fuss because you've created this thread, and a good while after I posted in the first place. What are you doing, searching my name and scouring what I've written? Please...

And yes, thanks, my credentials prove a lot and so does the desire of my thousands of readers who wish to hear what I have to say. Get out and do something productive, and then take shots when you actually have people who care.

[Fez]

I don't understand how a film can mature over age? Unless it's directed by Ridley Scott, a film is likely to remain exactly the same since its release, bar a few instances.)

I think that's a very uneducated thing to say. Obviously, films often have relevance to the decade that they are made within, but techniques and such are popularized in such a manner that they begin to feed into the hive-mind of directors across decades. You can say, a film by itself does not age. It will always be the same script but I see it how you see a film for the second time. You notice things, you see things that you've not seen before.

Symbology often has relevance past a film's 'finite' legacy; but more than likely, new thematics and such will be unearthed across decades by new critics and generally full communities attempting to analyse films.

This is an entirely different form of entertainment to what I usually specialise in (videogames) but I think it rings true here. Games such as Shadow of the Colossus were seen as new and presented such alien exhibits of game design that it was slightly dismissed for the time it came into. I didn't see it as my favourite videogame of all time, up until I revisited it later and saw the double-meaning behind everything. Now there's a new surge in the gaming machine that tells us that games can be something more than just a progressive source of entertainment; but have long-lasting appeal and emotional connection with those who play them. Shadow of the Colossus aged very well in this instance then, and I see this as the same with films. As new critical points are discovered, more films are drawn out, new comparisons can be made and you can dive deeper into the rabbit hole of films.

This is a wild guess and quite a rude accusation, but I've doubt you've ever taken a Media Studies class.

[Magnetez]

Hehehe! Well, what you're describing there doesn't have any relevence on the maturity of a film and how it can 'age'. You're talking here as if the film is alive, which it isn't. Bloody hell!

And Missywaaaa, calm down! I'm very calm, I'm just doing this thread for the doom factor it gives me. You have deterioriated to the level of a dumb beast in your most recent extension to this thread, in which you have now resorted to personal comments that have no relevence to the argument at hand. I presume next time you will insult me for any grammatical errors or typos I commit. Eek!

[Lost_Addict]

I'm am mixed on this one.
I agree with Misawa on the fct i a film comes out and someone call it their favorite ever i'm very sceptical. However over a 2 year period i do believe it's possible for a film to become your favorite.

Almost all my fave films are prior to 2002 however the Star Trek film i found utter genious and would class that highly in my top 10.

It's down to personal preferane as a classic film can come out at any time.