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jrWHAG42 said:Though after that ending, I wonder what happened in the final chapter of the book that was excluded from the film.
Anyways, I'd appreciate if y'all would tell me which Kubrick films are the best, where to go from here.
jrWHAG42 said:Anyways, I'd appreciate if y'all would tell me which Kubrick films are the best, where to go from here.
Neglify said:The book was written 57 years ago, there's no need for a spoiler tag.
Neglify said:Paths of Glory is number 6 for me. It used to rank higher than A Space Odyssey but last year I saw 2001 in the theaters while on acid so I bumped that up a notch.
Neglify said:Paths of Glory is number 6 for me. It used to rank higher than A Space Odyssey but last year I saw 2001 in the theaters while on acid so I bumped that up a notch.
thecuddlyninja said:Neglify said:Paths of Glory is number 6 for me. It used to rank higher than A Space Odyssey but last year I saw 2001 in the theaters while on acid so I bumped that up a notch.
I can see how that would do it!
The best compliment I can give Kubrick is that there isn't "minor" Kubrick, not for me. Every film he's made is a piece of art worthy of a lot of thought over the years. Everybody has that one director who unlocked something deeper in movies and he is that for me. I learned more about films and what they can do by digging in to his movies when I was younger. That's when I realized not just the power of cinema but how actual, literal, mechanical choices add up to the storytelling whole. Some of his films are extremely challenging but I find them all rewarding to some degree, though in very different ways.
thecuddlyninja said:there isn't "minor" Kubrick, not for me.
Moe_Syzlak said:thecuddlyninja said:Neglify said:Paths of Glory is number 6 for me. It used to rank higher than A Space Odyssey but last year I saw 2001 in the theaters while on acid so I bumped that up a notch.
I can see how that would do it!
The best compliment I can give Kubrick is that there isn't "minor" Kubrick, not for me. Every film he's made is a piece of art worthy of a lot of thought over the years. Everybody has that one director who unlocked something deeper in movies and he is that for me. I learned more about films and what they can do by digging in to his movies when I was younger. That's when I realized not just the power of cinema but how actual, literal, mechanical choices add up to the storytelling whole. Some of his films are extremely challenging but I find them all rewarding to some degree, though in very different ways.
I wouldn't want to take away from Kubrick, for sure. His work is pretty consistently fascinating, engaging, and compelling. It's just always struck me as curious how consistently he's singled out like he operated on a plane of quality and brilliance unknown or unavailable to other filmmakers.
Neglify said:thecuddlyninja said:there isn't "minor" Kubrick, not for me.
*cough* Killer's Kiss *cough*