Friday, May 16, 2008
Even now in my sincere attempt at Kommitting myself to Klassiks this year, my own personal obsessions and biases are still narrowing the possibilities of what I could (should?) be watching. I patted myself on the back for watching The General some time back, but I'm still neglecting silent films. And even worse than that, I haven't been watching any documentaries. I guess I'm not inherently a fan, which is a shame and really throws my credibility out the window.
King of Kong is not a klassik or great documentary, it's just a fun one from last year that seemed to get a lot of internet coverage. I liked it, but I didn't get caught up in the story like a lot of nerds on the internet seemed to. The movie really tries to work up a lot of drama over people playing Donkey Kong, clearly painting one guy as the hero and one as the villain. Well, I didn't much care about either, instead I would say that the message of this movie is "people take themselves way too seriously." And I don't mean that as criticism of the subjects... I mean, god forbid somebody filmed me doing one of my hobbies. This shit is embarrassing.
King of Kong is not a klassik or great documentary, it's just a fun one from last year that seemed to get a lot of internet coverage. I liked it, but I didn't get caught up in the story like a lot of nerds on the internet seemed to. The movie really tries to work up a lot of drama over people playing Donkey Kong, clearly painting one guy as the hero and one as the villain. Well, I didn't much care about either, instead I would say that the message of this movie is "people take themselves way too seriously." And I don't mean that as criticism of the subjects... I mean, god forbid somebody filmed me doing one of my hobbies. This shit is embarrassing.
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