tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post4277533924907655417..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Great Movies: "Gates of Heaven"Michael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-56722838099276263482009-10-02T18:22:01.874-07:002009-10-02T18:22:01.874-07:00I did get a little queasy feeling that if I should...I did get a little queasy feeling that if I should laugh it would be at this woman's expense and unlike reality television, I couldn't easily forgive myself and blame my reactions on the editing. (I blame the nausea from spinning newspapers on that.)<br /><br />Still, watching her this long after it has been made does offer a bit more of that artificial remove and I am able to see her as a kind of family archetype and laugh a bit at how, given an ear, some will gnaw it off. <br /><br />However, it does make me appreciate how Michael Moore will insert his antics into his movies. I have found it annoying but I would rather see him as having an opinion about something rather than being nudged to one based solely upon a snippet. His being a bit guilty makes it bearable to see others portrayed as such too. With this woman, it is as if some finger of blame is pointed at her and I am forced to do the pointing.boohttp://www.booalready.com/?page_id=24noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-415565385471427022009-10-01T07:28:46.919-07:002009-10-01T07:28:46.919-07:00@Aviatrix: We've submitted reality television ...<b>@Aviatrix: We've submitted reality television as evidence of opposite claims. From my admittedly limited experience, there is nothing particularly real about reality television. Where the "characters" of <i>Gates of Heaven</i> look into the camera and, without any apparent reservations, bare their souls for all to see, people featured on reality television are very savvy about constructing a persona for the camera. Whether yakking about their sordid personal lives in front of a studio audience or competing in some strangely contrived game, reality TV guests are adroit at playing the part of A Person On TV, and so even if we learn that they have been cheating on their girlfriend with their own sister, or whatever, we never really learn anything substantial about their thoughts and feelings. In <i>Gates of Heaven</i>, these people are stripped <i>bare</i></b>.Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-44420640334412487102009-09-30T21:08:22.140-07:002009-09-30T21:08:22.140-07:00I submit reality television as evidence against yo...I submit reality television as evidence against your theory that this could not be done today. It appears that if you point a camera at real people, they will talk. It's only the professionals who know enough to have you call their agent. I'm guilty of this myself. I've been on TV a lot. (It's a bit of a running joke in our family. I have been to some pretty remote places at the same time as a TV crew, completely by coincidence).Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-45408589925600172332009-09-22T07:12:37.278-07:002009-09-22T07:12:37.278-07:00My parents took me to a screening of this when I w...My parents took me to a screening of this when I was a teenager in the 1980's. We LOVED it. Errol Morris's style was fresh at the time as was the examination of regular folks. I liked the way he framed people and just let them speak. <br /><br />People are fascinating. I'm with Roger Ebert: Great Movie.IamSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477300247354661564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-86274631854508513522009-09-22T03:37:40.586-07:002009-09-22T03:37:40.586-07:00Kinda like Grey Gardens - you like it or you hate ...Kinda like Grey Gardens - you like it or you hate it...The Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.com