Perspective…
August 8, 2013 in Education, Humour | Tags: Humour, Perspective | by The Arbourist
Just sayn’
Just sayn’
Your opinions…
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7 comments
August 8, 2013 at 6:52 am
john zande
Needed that!
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August 8, 2013 at 7:18 am
The Arbourist
@JZ
Do what I can around here. :)
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August 8, 2013 at 10:20 am
syrbal
Thank you! Since I saw a lengthy blog post complaining about an “artform” and “cinema experience” being ruined by the rustling of snack and popcorn papers….to the point that the poor horror film aficionado had to WALK out movie unwatched…I’d say some perspective is in order.
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August 8, 2013 at 1:28 pm
Francois Tremblay
I think this is too similar to the “your dissent should be silenced because others have it much harder” Dawkins style of arguing against feminism. I know that’s not how you meant it, but I think it’s altogether too easy to go from one to the other.
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August 10, 2013 at 11:21 am
The Arbourist
@Srybal
I would argue that there isn’t much in the horror genre to be an aficionado about. Watching people being killed in gruesome ways is not something one should aspire to become a connoisseur of.
Agreed. Given the digital nature of entertainment these days one can choose a venue that is without distraction. It is a trade off when you to the movies, because rest assured, there will always be asshats who think that talking during a film is normal behaviour.
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August 10, 2013 at 11:23 am
The Arbourist
@Francois Tremblay
It is a delicate instrument and I do agree with you that it would be easy to abuse. Those without knowledge of power gradients and the structure of society could, very easily, use the images to ‘punch down’ and be dismissive toward the legitimate concerns of others.
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August 10, 2013 at 11:41 am
syrbal
Pretty much; I go to maybe one or two films a year in theaters….home IS better. I can BUY most films if I desire on i-tunes cheaper than the ticket price for two.
And I can be as “aficionado” as I want with my favorite alcoholic beverage and much cheaper snacks. Thus, the idea that perspective is a lost art(form) of its very own!
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