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August 7, 2003
Intellectual Midget on Film Theory
Because I like being dismissive without extended explaination of my pique, I'll just post three links to articles in the L.A Times, the first of which talks much nonsense about critical theory in general, narrative theory by association, and film theory in particular. Obviously no one who knows me will have to guess who's the top of my intellectual midget list now.
(Please note: because the L.A. Times wants you to register with their site to read this crap, I've sacrificed a disposable e-mail account to give you a username and password, so you don't have to. User: latimesprintscrap pw: absolutecrap)
Lights, Camera, Action. Marxism, Semiotics, Narratology.
Some idiot who doesn't seem to quite get how much of a marxist stereotype he's making of himself.
A response to the above idiot, which I've not read, but which probably isn't great.
Film Theory: Elitist Nonsense or a Critical Life Lesson?
Letters of reply, the first by Branigan, a sampling of whose work I've actually read, and who is shown to be a rather witty intelligent man, not least by his response.
Posted by subtitles at August 7, 2003 12:11 AM | Personal