Recently there have been a number of 70s movie remakes with more on the way. For the summer season we will see "Poseidon" and "Omen" going head to head. Of course special effects are more spectacular now than back then when Irwin Allen ruled the disaster movie genre.
So what is it that makes us redo something old over and over - as I move my thoughts to art. Haven't we seen enough still lifes, figures, landscapes and so on? If you see some abstracts, haven't you really seen everything?
As I look at video clips there are people taking what they see on television and at movie theaters to make there own versions on video. Sometimes these folks manage to do something interesting, but often times their
efforts miss.
There is an amount of comfort in things that are already familiar. However, I do prefer something new - particularly something unexpected.
You know, surprise me for once.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Repeat
An aunt of mine has seen "Walk the Line" six times. It's been a while since I'v heard of someone going back to see a movie more than once. That was more of 70s thing.
In eighth grade there was a girl who had seen "Star Wars" a bunch of times. She had "Star Wars" sheets, toothbrush and so on. When I saw "Jaws" the girls in front of me had seen it already and advised me that it would scare the hell out of me.
But then I remember the folks whose holidays are not complete if they have not watched "It's a Wonderful Life" or "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Then there are those who await an annual showing of "The Wizard of Oz" or maybe have to watch "The Sound of Music" the next time it comes on. OK, so I have soft spot for those two, too.
A friend will IM me and tell me that he's watching a particular version of "Numa Numa" video again. I think he watches that video at least once a day now, if not more. He loves happy music.
People say you see more things each time you watch something. I'm not convinced it is true with everything you watch. Maybe it's true for complicated plots or plots with many twists. There are some things that are the same for me no matter what number of times I watch. But there is at least a familiarity that is comforting. The surprises are not quite as jarring as the first go 'round.
I do get bored quickly . . . next topic.
In eighth grade there was a girl who had seen "Star Wars" a bunch of times. She had "Star Wars" sheets, toothbrush and so on. When I saw "Jaws" the girls in front of me had seen it already and advised me that it would scare the hell out of me.
But then I remember the folks whose holidays are not complete if they have not watched "It's a Wonderful Life" or "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Then there are those who await an annual showing of "The Wizard of Oz" or maybe have to watch "The Sound of Music" the next time it comes on. OK, so I have soft spot for those two, too.
A friend will IM me and tell me that he's watching a particular version of "Numa Numa" video again. I think he watches that video at least once a day now, if not more. He loves happy music.
People say you see more things each time you watch something. I'm not convinced it is true with everything you watch. Maybe it's true for complicated plots or plots with many twists. There are some things that are the same for me no matter what number of times I watch. But there is at least a familiarity that is comforting. The surprises are not quite as jarring as the first go 'round.
I do get bored quickly . . . next topic.
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