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Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!

Posted By: Matt Date: 12/11/04 9:50 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!! (Facultas Tempestas)

: If it was a bad movie, that means they didn't care about commercializing and
: it would just die away as something that no one but us knew about.
: If its a good movie, that means that they were really looking for
: commercialism. Not only that, but if its good, everyone will go to see it.
: If my mom knows Halo's storyline, then someone's sold out.
So the lesson creative types should take away from this is:
Always strive to make the worst piece of garbage you can, especially when working on a project that already has an enthusiastic fanbase, because that will drive away everyone but the most devoted die-hards. Keeping your hard work inaccessible is what real entertainment is all about.
Everyone knows Alfred Hitchcock made too much money to ever be considered an important figure in the history of cinema. That's why his movies are derided by critics and ignored by film aficionados. Same with the Beatles. Who could bear to listen to their so-called music now that we know how commercially successful it was? Who among us could call himself a Beatles fan and live with his conscience? We can see this principle at work even today, in the hordes of conscientious gamers who avoid games like Half-Life 2 and World of Warcraft. Any game with that kind of popular profile must be a primarily commercial enterprise, and all good Americans know such things are beneath contempt.
Evaluating a movie, game, song or any creative effort on its aesthetic appeal in and of itself is a fool's errand. Sophisticates like ourselves know the real test of art is whether it has made too much money, in our estimation, for its creators.
All real art is an elitist circle jerk, all real artists starve, and nobody's mom is allowed to have good taste. No exceptions. Ever.
-Matt

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: So the lesson creative types should take away from this is: Always strive to : make the worst piece of garbage you can, especially when working on a : project that already has an enthusiastic fanbase, because that will drive : away everyone but the most devoted die-hards. Keeping your hard work : inaccessible is what real entertainment is all about. : Everyone knows Alfred Hitchcock made too much money to ever be considered an : important figure in the history of cinema. That's why his movies are : derided by critics and ignored by film aficionados. Same with the Beatles. : Who could bear to listen to their so-called music now that we know how : commercially successful it was? Who among us could call himself a Beatles : fan and live with his conscience? We can see this principle at work even : today, in the hordes of conscientious gamers who avoid games like : Half-Life 2 and World of Warcraft. Any game with that kind of popular : profile must be a primarily commercial enterprise, and all good Americans : know such things are beneath contempt. : Evaluating a movie, game, song or any creative effort on its aesthetic appeal : in and of itself is a fool's errand. Sophisticates like ourselves know the : real test of art is whether it has made too much money, in our estimation, : for its creators. : All real art is an elitist circle jerk, all real artists starve, and nobody's : mom is allowed to have good taste. No exceptions. Ever. : -Matt

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Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Bob-B-Q	12/7/04 4:46 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Lt Devon	12/7/04 5:10 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Facultas Tempestas	12/7/04 7:02 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Forrest of B.org	12/7/04 7:20 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Reiginko	12/7/04 8:12 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Facultas Tempestas	12/7/04 9:12 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Matt	12/11/04 9:50 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	ukimalefu	12/11/04 1:43 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Malakite	12/11/04 9:10 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	ukimalefu	12/12/04 4:55 p.m.
Ed Wood! NM	D-M.A.	10/7/07 10:41 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Enkidu	12/11/04 11:36 a.m.
Chill.	Claude Errera	12/8/04 4:15 a.m.
Re: Chill.	Bob-B-Q	12/8/04 7:41 a.m.
Re: Chill.	Reiginko	12/8/04 8:08 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Alexander Smith	12/8/04 7:12 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Vid Boi	12/8/04 7:38 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Andromeda_5[Kilo]	12/8/04 9:13 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	K-chi	12/8/04 9:55 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Siphonopho	12/8/04 11:30 a.m.
It better not suck then	Tyler	12/8/04 1:11 p.m.
Re: It better not suck then	K-chi	12/8/04 8:42 p.m.
Re: It better not suck then	Kommienzuspadt	12/9/04 1:33 a.m.
Re: It better not suck then	ukimalefu	12/9/04 6:59 a.m.
Re: It better not suck then	Forrest of B.org	12/9/04 7:45 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	K-chi	12/8/04 1:38 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Enkidu	12/8/04 1:50 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	ukimalefu	12/8/04 4:37 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Dave	12/9/04 12:56 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	K-chi	12/9/04 5:06 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Enkidu	12/9/04 8:40 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Dave	12/10/04 4:36 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	ukimalefu	12/10/04 9:51 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Enkidu	12/10/04 10:19 a.m.
Brains. BrrrAAAAAins...	Enkidu	12/10/04 10:21 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Malakite	12/10/04 2:08 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? YAY!	Facultas Tempestas	12/10/04 10:02 p.m.
Unfortunately...	Vid Boi	12/11/04 12:33 a.m.
Re: Unfortunately...	ukimalefu	12/11/04 5:11 a.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Smeeisqualityfoo	12/12/04 6:22 p.m.
Re: Halo Movie -- Already Announced? ARGH!!	Daedalus	12/13/04 9:11 a.m.
Yeah! It better not be, like, a ripoff! NM	Vid Boi	12/14/04 12:26 a.m.
A Halo movie?	Andromeda_5[Kilo]	12/14/04 4:19 a.m.
Re: A Halo movie?	Lance Kerensky	12/14/04 7:52 p.m.



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