I think that he is more concerned than most with systems, but that this does not render him unconcerned with individuals. I think he is particularly concerned with the interplay between the individual and the system. It is probably accurate to say that he is far less concerned than most with 'character.' But perhaps he thinks that 'character' is a nice story for people who don't want to think too much about their relationship to a system, and that he doesn't want his movies to be so encumbered.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 10 March 2005 20:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Thursday, 10 March 2005 20:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Thursday, 10 March 2005 20:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Thursday, 10 March 2005 20:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 March 2005 20:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 01:43 (eighteen years ago) link
Is the contrast here supposed to be that we're not supposed to empathize with Alec in the book? Because I don't think Burgess would agree with that.
― phil d. (Phil D.), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 02:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Masked Gazza, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 02:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ian in Brooklyn, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 04:07 (eighteen years ago) link
otm, 'character' is so overrated in movies, the same as how lyrics are overrated in songs.
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 04:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Brad Laner (Brad Laner), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 04:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 06:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 14:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 22:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― latebloomer: virtuous, pure and masculine like only an American male can be (lat, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 22:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 22:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 22:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― A BOLD QUAHOG (ex machina), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 01:15 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/doc/0096.html
― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 11:25 (eighteen years ago) link
WHOOAAAAA
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 18 January 2006 13:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― latebloomer: virtuous, pure and masculine like only an American male can be (lat, Wednesday, 18 January 2006 13:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― latebloomer: virtuous, pure and masculine like only an American male can be (lat, Wednesday, 18 January 2006 13:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― cheshire05, Wednesday, 18 January 2006 16:54 (eighteen years ago) link
http://movingimage.us/site/screenings/mainpage/stanley_kubrick.html
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:41 (eighteen years ago) link
i swear to god, part of me just died.
― jed_ (jed), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:29 (seventeen years ago) link
I read the first 50 Thackeray pages once; it's more overtly jokey, somewhat a la Fielding (tho the early part of the film's pretty funny too).
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:41 (seventeen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Friday, 27 October 2006 14:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― timmy tannin (pompous), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:30 (seventeen years ago) link
Kubrick's best casting prank before Tom Cruise; a lummox as a lummox.
Nah. Again, haven't read the Thackeray novel, but O'Neal didn't mangle the brogue, was adept with a sword, and was believable as a passive lover.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:41 (seventeen years ago) link
Kubrick is as C as C can fucking get.
― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Friday, 27 October 2006 15:45 (seventeen years ago) link
The last third of Barry Lyndon is far more passionate and intelligent about violence and revenge than all of Clockwork Orange.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 27 October 2006 16:28 (seventeen years ago) link
Kubrick isn't exactly reknowned for his breakneck pacing. I get what Morbius is saying about the stunt casting, too. Casting Ryan O'Neal (whose rep at the time was as a shallow pretty boy actor - though he probably picked up some bounce in cred for Paper Moon) and Marisa Berenson (a model) is akin to Anthony Minghella announcing that the stars of his next epic are Skeet Ulrich and Kate Moss.
I was quite taken aback by how much I enjoyed Barry Lyndon the first time I saw it. I wouldn't call it Kubrick's best, but it's near the top. I think The Shining is, in some way, Kubrick's reaction to Barry Lyndon's lukewarm reception upon release - as if he wanted to punish the audience for turning its back.
― Edward III (edward iii), Friday, 27 October 2006 19:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 27 October 2006 20:04 (seventeen years ago) link
A dying boy will get'em in the gut every time.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 27 October 2006 20:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 27 October 2006 20:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 27 October 2006 21:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 27 October 2006 21:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― a.b. (alanbanana), Monday, 30 October 2006 09:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 30 October 2006 09:54 (seventeen years ago) link
this isn't *terribly* important is it?
― benrique (Enrique), Monday, 30 October 2006 13:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― teh_kit returns! (g-kit), Monday, 30 October 2006 13:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― benrique (Enrique), Monday, 30 October 2006 13:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 30 October 2006 13:35 (seventeen years ago) link